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How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center

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Article ID	:	950929
Last Review	:	April 3, 2008
Revision	:	1.0

INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center to activate installations of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office suites and programs.

Note Telephone numbers for Microsoft Product Activation Centers are not listed in this article because there are many regional Product Activation Centers worldwide. However, you can use this article to find out how to contact the appropriate Product Activation Center.

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MORE INFORMATION

You can determine how to contact the appropriate regional Microsoft Product Activation Center by selecting the Activate by Telephone option in the Product Activation Wizard when you install a Microsoft product that requires activation. When you select your country or your region, the appropriate telephone number will be displayed.

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How to access the Product Activation Wizard

If the Product Activation Wizard is not open, follow these steps to start the wizard:

Windows Vista

1.	Click Start.
2.	Right-click Computer.
3.	Select Properties.
4.	Click Activate Windows.

Windows XP

1.	Click Start.
2.	Point to All Programs.
3.	Point to Accessories.
4.	Point to System Tools.
5.	Click Activate Windows.

Office programs, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and so on

2007 Microsoft Office

1.	Click Start.
2.	Point to All Programs.
3.	Point to Microsoft Office.
4.	Click any Office program.
5.	As soon as the Office program starts, click the Office button.
6.	Click `program_name` Options. (For example, click Word Options or Excel Options.)
7.	Click Resources.
8.	On the activate Microsoft Office line, click Activate.

Microsoft Office 2003 or earlier versions of Microsoft Office programs

1.	Click Start.
2.	Point to All Programs.
3.	Point to Microsoft Office.
4.	Click any Office program.
5.	As soon as the Office program starts, the Office Activation Wizard will be displayed.

For more information about how to activate an office product, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

828958 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=828958/) Resources to help you activate a license in Microsoft Office programs

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Additional information

For more information about product activation, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/mpa.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/mpa.aspx)

For more information about Product Activation, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

302806 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=302806/) Description of Microsoft Product Activation

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•	Customer Service and Support Information
•	Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
•	Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
•	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
•	Windows Vista Business
•	Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
•	Windows Vista Home Premium
•	Windows Vista Home Basic
•	Windows Vista Starter
•	Windows Vista Ultimate
•	Windows Vista Enterprise
•	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition KN
•	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
•	Microsoft Windows XP Professional
•	Microsoft Office Basic 2007
•	Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
•	Microsoft Office Standard 2007
•	Microsoft Office Professional 2007
•	Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
•	Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
•	Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
•	Microsoft Office Word 2007
•	Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
•	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
•	Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
•	Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
•	Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
•	Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
•	Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
•	Microsoft Office Excel 2007
•	Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
•	Microsoft Office Excel 2003
•	Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
•	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
•	Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
•	Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
•	Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
•	Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1
•	Microsoft Office XP (Setup) Service Pack 2 (SP-2)
•	Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
•	Microsoft Office XP Pack for Tablet PC
•	Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
•	Microsoft Office XP Proofing Tools Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
•	Microsoft Office Web Components
•	Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
•	Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
•	Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
•	Microsoft Office Access 2003
•	Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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INTRODUCTION

MORE INFORMATION

How to access the Product Activation Wizard

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Office programs, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and so on

2007 Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 2003 or earlier versions of Microsoft Office programs

Additional information

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