Philipk
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Identify which version of office is installed
A client of mine has office 2000 pro installed on her laptop. She has a license for it but doesn't have access to the disks. How do I identify which version exactly is installed i.e. upgrade, full, oem etc.
I've looked in add remove programs and the following is listed:
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Office 2000 Disk 2
In the programs menu the following are listed:
MS Publisher
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Access
MS Powerpoint
MS Office Small Business Tools
MS Office Tools
Thanks in advance!
Phil
I've looked in add remove programs and the following is listed:
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Office 2000 Disk 2
In the programs menu the following are listed:
MS Publisher
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Access
MS Powerpoint
MS Office Small Business Tools
MS Office Tools
Thanks in advance!
Phil
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Thanks, unfortunately this doesn't tell me what type of license office is. It does give me the PID, but I know that already!
ASKER
Unfortunately that doesn't seem to work for office 2000. I'm sure there must be a way of viewing the eula, but I can't find it!
Hi Phil,
You may find the information retrieved by Belarc Advisor to be of use in solving your client's problem. Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Besides telling you the version numbers for all the software on your computer, it will also tell you the Product Serial number for Office 2000. If this number contains OEM in the middle, then your client has an OEM version installed. I don't believe if it will distinguish an upgrade from a full version, however.
Hoping to be helpful,
Brad
You may find the information retrieved by Belarc Advisor to be of use in solving your client's problem. Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Besides telling you the version numbers for all the software on your computer, it will also tell you the Product Serial number for Office 2000. If this number contains OEM in the middle, then your client has an OEM version installed. I don't believe if it will distinguish an upgrade from a full version, however.
Hoping to be helpful,
Brad
Hi Phil,
You can also look in the registry for that information. Just go to Start - Run and type in regedit.. The path you would look for is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
Now you may or may not have the "11.0". I have version 11 on my machine. But I must give you one WARNING. Be very careful if you decide to use regedit. One false entry and you'll be looking at a very high-tech paper weight!
Flyster
You can also look in the registry for that information. Just go to Start - Run and type in regedit.. The path you would look for is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
Now you may or may not have the "11.0". I have version 11 on my machine. But I must give you one WARNING. Be very careful if you decide to use regedit. One false entry and you'll be looking at a very high-tech paper weight!
Flyster
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Hi,
I've look in the registry and there is an 8 and a 9 but no 11. Under 9\Common there is no entry for product version.
I've look in the registry and there is an 8 and a 9 but no 11. Under 9\Common there is no entry for product version.
OK, then you can try regedit, go to Edit - Find. Look for either "ProductVersion" or "LastProduct" You can use F3 to advance to the next listing. Make sure you check to see which folder in the left side is open, as there should be several "ProductVersion" entries.
ASKER
I searched through the registry as you suggested but the results it found were for different applications. Thanks all for your suggestions but so far I have not found a sollution. If there are no objections I will class the question as unanswered. I'll leave it open for a few more days in case anyone else would like to post a comment.
Phil
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I have since returned the computer to the client. I forwarded the last post and the client informed me that it answered her question. Thanks!
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you could look in the help | about of each program which will give you a hint of exact version number and service pack
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bruintje