A while ago I downloaded a torrent of Office and that worked for a while, but now that I'm at college it doesn't allow more than one person to use the same product key on the same network. So I went out and bought Office 2004 but it still thinks the old product key is the product key. How do I completely erase everything Microsoft Office-related on my comp? All I did was drag the Office and Microsoft Update icons in Applications to trash. Thank you in advance.
Need help with deletion/installation of Microsoft Office
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1. Use a utility like File Buddy ) to make the file "OfficePID" visible. This is usually located in /Applications/Office v.X/Office/OfficePID
2. Move this file to the trash. (or use terminal.app if you are UNIX savvy)
3. For each user who has run office, remove the following preference files:
Carbon Registration Database
Office Registration Cache X
Microsoft Office Settings (10)
These are all located in $HOME\Library\Preferences\Microsoft
4. Re-launch any of the Office v.X apps and you will prompted to re-register them. Make sure you have your serial number handy at this point.
2. Move this file to the trash. (or use terminal.app if you are UNIX savvy)
3. For each user who has run office, remove the following preference files:
Carbon Registration Database
Office Registration Cache X
Microsoft Office Settings (10)
These are all located in $HOME\Library\Preferences\Microsoft
4. Re-launch any of the Office v.X apps and you will prompted to re-register them. Make sure you have your serial number handy at this point.
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