microsoft office 2008 full reinstall

kevinj · kevinj #1 (**permalink**)

11-06-2009, 07:12 AM

How to totally reinstall it. so it cant remember my old keychain. i used from internet but now i bought one but it still has my old key and i cant change it. Any help?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

11-06-2009, 02:19 PM

Use the Office 2008 uninstaller to completely remove Office first before attempting a re-install. To use the uninstaller:

/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools/Remove Office/

Double click the "remove office.app"

Your serial key is not located in the keychain. MS encrypts it within an installation data file. Just use the remove office application as I described above. Note: You can not remove Office using conventional application removers as they do not remove all the necessary files such as the one containing the serial key information.

Regards.

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kevinj #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 06, 2009 Posts: 1	11-06-2009, 07:12 AM How to totally reinstall it. so it cant remember my old keychain. i used from internet but now i bought one but it still has my old key and i cant change it. Any help?
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,974 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	11-06-2009, 02:19 PM Use the Office 2008 uninstaller to completely remove Office first before attempting a re-install. To use the uninstaller: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools/Remove Office/ Double click the "remove office.app" Your serial key is not located in the keychain. MS encrypts it within an installation data file. Just use the remove office application as I described above. Note: You can not remove Office using conventional application removers as they do not remove all the necessary files such as the one containing the serial key information. Regards.
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