From: Steve Rindsberg on
In article <5B3463F1-8668-44A0-AC69-F0DA3BC4E52D(a)microsoft.com>, ChrisK wrote:
> I understand that using the control panel is the normal way to uninstall any
> application. That is only part of what the question asked. I also need to
> somehow release the license when I uninstall.

There's no provision for this; you simply uninstall on one PC, install on
another and call in to get a key if the online activation fails.

> I had to re-install on the same two machines for various reason's but indeed
> it is a new install / activation. Each activation has come several months
> apart, but it does seem to keep track of how many activations you have
> accomplished.
>
> Telephone activation is what was accomplished on the sixth install and they
> gave me a key that when any Office product is launched, the title bar
> displays "non-commercial use".

Might you have had a trial or home/student edition installed?