Every computer I have ever purchased had either trial versions of a product or
partial versions of a product installed. I know that going in from the computer
specifications and description. The first thing I do when I get the computer home is
uninstall all these so-called "goodies." Your vendor makes a partnership choice with
Microsoft to include a trial; it is your choice to delete it.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
"Me" wrote in message
...
It's called Bait and Switch, possibly fraud, misrepresentation--who knows.
The problem is that the job I'm trying to get requires it. If I don't need it
at home why would I buy it?

"Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:

Who's forcing you to buy it?
What's fraudulent about a trial product that you didn't buy the full version
of?

Buy something else and move on.




"Me" wrote in message
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|I just spoke with Microsoft and was told--"We don't provide support for
trial
| versions. You have to purchase the full version." I proceeded to tell him
| that the Attorney General for the state of Arkansas is going to have a
FIELD
| DAY with the class action suit which will be filed shortly. Fraud and
| misrepresentation are the first charges that come to mind. Forcing people
to
| buy a product is against the law--PERIOD! Good luck.
|
| "jennifer" wrote:
|
| i just downloaded my trial of microsoft and i cant activate
either...when i
| click on "I want to activate the software over the internet" it
saids..."The
| activation wizard is unable to find a connection to the internet. Please
make
| sure that your connection is working properly and then retry in a few
| minutes." but when i check to see if my internet connection is working
it's
| working fine.. i can even "connect to microsoft office online" on one of
the
| programs (which i cant even use because i havent activated it) so what
could
| possibly be the problem!!!!!! if i could please get a response ASAP
because i
| need this for a school project as well!