Microsoft Office product key question

[Sainters7]

So I'm sure this is a noob question, but is there any way of getting the 25 character product key code for my Microsoft Office 07 disk, aside from the box?

Lent my buddy a DVD from a box set awhile ago, so he took the Microsoft Office box to hold it in, and I shoved the disk in with another one. A little while later I got a virus on my computer and had the whole thing wiped, so I was installing everything again, and when I inserted the disk, its asking for the product key from the box...which my buddy has now lost, along with the DVD (this is why I don't lend things out anymore).

I've only got 2 log-in's left before its going to lock me out of Word until I enter it. Just don't really wanna have to buy a whole new Office package when this one's relatively new and works great. Thanks if you can help!

[rbochan]

http://www.libreoffice.org/download/

[Sainters7]

Thanks dude! Back in the game...

...and I'm guessing the Microsoft Office product key retrieval thing is a no-go then?

[TorqueDog]

You'd need an installed copy somewhere in order to use a tool like ProduKey to recover the key from the registry. Otherwise, no, there's really nowhere else your key is stored.

Fun fact: Office 2013 can store your product key in your Microsoft account so scenarios like this aren't a problem.

[Sainters7]

Ah, 10/4, kinda what I was expecting. That sucks, kinda surprised a # that important wouldn't be on the CD itself. Thanks guys, at least I have a new Office type program again now.

[Rathji]

Did your buddy ever install it? You could pull the product key from his install

[Sainters7]

No, he was just taking the case to keep disc 3 of Band of Brothers in. I kept the disc. Then he lost the DVD and my Microsoft Office case like a big dummy.