From: Steve Rindsberg on 15 Apr 2010 12:07 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? |