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Old January 11th, 2006, 01:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Default i cant avtivate either!!

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!
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Old January 11th, 2006, 02:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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I don't think there is a downloadable trial of Publisher 2003., I think its
only on trial CD.



"jennifer" wrote in message
...
|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!


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Old January 11th, 2006, 03:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Jennifer ...

I was the person who originally posted this message and I never did get the
trial to work. The only thing I found out was that it *might* have been due
to having had installed a previous version of the software (or some version
of Microsoft Office).

Microsoft never responded to my request for support and I finally just gave
up and got a copy of a program called Page Plus ... and it seemed pretty good
although I ended just farming the project out to my typesetter instead!!

I wonder how many sales Microsoft lost by failing to provide help for people
who wanted to buy their product but couldn't activate the trial?

Anyway ... .good luck!

Barbara

"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!

  #4  
Old January 11th, 2006, 04:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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I don't know what this is, because I didn't know there were trial versions
of Office.

But, I know from using other trial versions, some (a lot) only let you have
one trial. If you try and put it in again, it has set a reg key or
something, that tells it and doesn't let it go in again.

Maybe if you wiped the hardrive and reinstalled Windows, you could
again. And, I don't know if this applies to this problem of installing trial
versions and activating them.

~ Carrie


"B Bigham" wrote in message
news
Jennifer ...

I was the person who originally posted this message and I never did get
the
trial to work. The only thing I found out was that it *might* have been

due
to having had installed a previous version of the software (or some

version
of Microsoft Office).

Microsoft never responded to my request for support and I finally just

gave
up and got a copy of a program called Page Plus ... and it seemed pretty

good
although I ended just farming the project out to my typesetter instead!!

I wonder how many sales Microsoft lost by failing to provide help for

people
who wanted to buy their product but couldn't activate the trial?

Anyway ... .good luck!

Barbara

"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!



  #5  
Old January 11th, 2006, 05:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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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!

==================================
Since there is no download for MS Publisher I'm
guessing you ordered the CD and are trying to
install / activate it?

Have a look at these articles:

(828958) How to activate a license in Office programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828958/en-us

(326851) Activation and Registration of a
Microsoft Product
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326851

--

John Inzer


  #6  
Old January 11th, 2006, 07:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Default i cant avtivate either!!

Apparently the problem was a pre-installed full, purchased version of MS
Office -- not a trial program. Crazy, huh?

Barbara

"Carrie" wrote:

I don't know what this is, because I didn't know there were trial versions
of Office.

But, I know from using other trial versions, some (a lot) only let you have
one trial. If you try and put it in again, it has set a reg key or
something, that tells it and doesn't let it go in again.

Maybe if you wiped the hardrive and reinstalled Windows, you could
again. And, I don't know if this applies to this problem of installing trial
versions and activating them.

~ Carrie


"B Bigham" wrote in message
news
Jennifer ...

I was the person who originally posted this message and I never did get

the
trial to work. The only thing I found out was that it *might* have been

due
to having had installed a previous version of the software (or some

version
of Microsoft Office).

Microsoft never responded to my request for support and I finally just

gave
up and got a copy of a program called Page Plus ... and it seemed pretty

good
although I ended just farming the project out to my typesetter instead!!

I wonder how many sales Microsoft lost by failing to provide help for

people
who wanted to buy their product but couldn't activate the trial?

Anyway ... .good luck!

Barbara

"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!




  #7  
Old January 12th, 2006, 02:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Default i cant avtivate either!!

John,
She's having problems "avtivating" not activating :-)


"John Inzer" wrote in message
...
| 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!
| ==================================
| Since there is no download for MS Publisher I'm
| guessing you ordered the CD and are trying to
| install / activate it?
|
| Have a look at these articles:
|
| (828958) How to activate a license in Office programs
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828958/en-us
|
| (326851) Activation and Registration of a
| Microsoft Product
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326851
|
| --
|
| John Inzer
|
|


  #8  
Old January 12th, 2006, 04:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Rob Giordano (Crash) wrote:
John,
She's having problems "avtivating" not activating :-)

================================
I post more than a few typos myself...
c is adjacent to v afterall.

--

John Inzer


  #9  
Old January 20th, 2006, 11:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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Hi. I've been trying for three days to get the trial activated. I very
possibly have just lost a job over the whole thing. When I bought the
computer it had a 60 day trial installed--I never activated it--I was told it
had expired when I contacted them 3 days ago. How can something that has
never even been accessed expire? You are right--Microsost will be losing
business at a far greater rate than they think. Not providing tech support
for your own product is inexcusable. Thaks for letting me rant.

"B Bigham" wrote:

Jennifer ...

I was the person who originally posted this message and I never did get the
trial to work. The only thing I found out was that it *might* have been due
to having had installed a previous version of the software (or some version
of Microsoft Office).

Microsoft never responded to my request for support and I finally just gave
up and got a copy of a program called Page Plus ... and it seemed pretty good
although I ended just farming the project out to my typesetter instead!!

I wonder how many sales Microsoft lost by failing to provide help for people
who wanted to buy their product but couldn't activate the trial?

Anyway ... .good luck!

Barbara

"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!

  #10  
Old January 21st, 2006, 12:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.publisher
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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!

 




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