From: slew0302 on
A new version of Genuine Advantage was recently installed. Now whenever I
open an Office app, I am told I need to activate it. But I click on
Help->Activate and I learn my product is already activated. I'm running
Windows XP Professional v 5.1.2600 SP 3 Build 2600. My version of Word, for
example, is Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6856.6858) SP3. When I pull down
Help->About, I see that each product is licensed to me.

I believe I bought this copy of Office with my Dell desktop -- quite a long
time ago. I've never had issues with licensing or activation before.