How to Back Up Office 2007 Activation
Most programs installed on a Microsoft Windows-based computer will require some sort of activation. This may be performed by inputting a serial key, or by filling out a claim online. One such program is Microsoft Office 2007, which will not be usable unless you activate the program. For those users who want to back up their activation, it is possible to do so. This can be a wise idea, just in case the hard drive crashes and Microsoft Office 2007 needs to be reinstalled and reactivated.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Open "My Computer." Do this by double-clicking the desktop icon or by selecting "Start" and clicking on "My Computer."
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Double-click on the "C:" drive. This will bring up a list of main folders on the drive. Open "Documents and Settings," then select "All Users," "Application Data," "Microsoft," "Office" and finally "Data."
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Navigate to the file "data.dat." Right-click the file and choose "Copy."
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Chose a location on either the hard drive or a removable memory drive and right-click. This will bring up a pop-up window. Choose "Paste." A copy of the file will be created.
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Repeat the copy-and-paste procedure for files "OPA11.bak" and "opa11.dat." Once this has been done, the backup of Office 2007 Activation will be complete.
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