I'm so confused

[mkcorter]

I can't do anything what so ever with my microsoft word processor.
Everything is grey and can't be clicked. Will someone please explain to me
why this might be happening?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi M.K.,

If the status bar at the bottom of Word 2007 is showing a message about being locked for modification it's possible that you have a
60-day trial copy of Microsoft Office that has reached the end of the trial period or was not activated.

Check in Office Button=>Word Options=>Resources=>Activation

If it's not a trial, see if it works if you start Word in safe mode (holding ctrl key when starting Word).

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I can't do anything what so ever with my microsoft word processor.
Everything is grey and can't be clicked. Will someone please explain to me
why this might be happening? >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[mkcorter]

hey bob,
How do i get a product key?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You buy one from Microsoft - ideally by buying the product from a third
party reseller as then you might save some money and you will have the disc
to reinstall the product should it become necessary at some future date.

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[grammatim]

If only -- the Vista Home Premium Upgrade is $129.99 everywhere. (I
bought it at Office Depot because both Target and Staples were sold
out -- those three stores happen to be in NJ "enterprise zones" where
the sales tax is 3.5% instead of 7%, and at these prices, that's
significant. And the Office Depot register generated a $10 coupon good
on any purchase during September!)

OTOH, at Sam's Club they have some on the shelf at the old price of
$158.99 (which looks like it might have been discounted from an
earlier list price; but they seem not to have gotten the message.)

 

[Graham Mayor]

Vista? I thought we were talking about Office 2007?

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[grammatim]

We're talking about MS's pricing practices.

Vista? I thought we were talking about Office 2007?

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My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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[C]

Hi M.K.,

If the status bar at the bottom of Word 2007 is showing a message about being locked for modification it's possible that you have a
60-day trial copy of Microsoft Office that has reached the end of the trial period or was not activated.

Check in Office Button=>Word Options=>Resources=>Activation

If it's not a trial, see if it works if you start Word in safe mode (holding ctrl key when starting Word).

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I can't do anything what so ever with my microsoft word processor.
Everything is grey and can't be clicked. Will someone please explain to me
why this might be happening? >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Thanks a ton! The same thing happened to me, and I was thinking, "Wtf?" Now
I can finally get back to my typing. =)