I had to run a recovery on my pc and I lost microsoft word.
I have reinstalled office 2000 but when i try to open uip microsoft word it asks me for a 25 digit number.
word was pre installed on my computer when i bought it from the shop so does anyone know where i get this 25 digit number from??
I did use a 25 digit number to put office 2000 on but it does not recognise this number for the word instalation.
has anyone got a 25 digit number i can try??
A.T.B.
Ian
p.s. my pc still sounds like a police car with the noise when i start up!!

If its the registration/key code, you should contact your seller and explain to them what has happened.

p.s. in another thread, you were asked what sort of siren it was. two-tone type, air-raid type etc.

this happened to me too(i lost the 25 digit codefor microsoft word) , if you find a way around this then please let me know. You can e-mail me at kavemanlax@aol.com

No one here is going to help either of you get around MS software licensing. Contact the PC vender or contact Microsoft. If as you said it came preinstalled the PC vender is your best bet.

The Moderators here at D-A-L do not condone software piracy in any form. This is from the Windows 98 forum it's a quote from D-A-L moderator DJNafey.

"Please note that this site will NOT help anyone asking for assistance with illegal, counterfeit, unlicenced, copied or otherwise unlawfully free copies of software.

Any threads including problems because .........

- "I borrowed my mate's Windows 2000 because I've only got Win95"

- "I downloaded Windows from this site that a bloke down the pub told me about"

- "The seller on Ebay told me there's no CD or licence pack because it's already installed on the PC"

.......... are likely to be deleted without a response.

If you would like further information about what constitutes illegal Microsoft software, please visit www.Microsoft.com/piracy."

Whilst as Bear said we will not assist with any questions relating to piracy, which this may or may not be, I would strongly suggest as quoted here that you contact your manufacturer and ask for assistance.

Originally Posted by jen.eric

If its the registration/key code, you should contact your seller and explain to them what has happened.

p.s. in another thread, you were asked what sort of siren it was. two-tone type, air-raid type etc.

You could try this program, it will search your registry for the number so you can reinstall it. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ&sdn=pc...eyfinder.shtml