retrieve product key for office 365

Anonymous
2013-08-30T15:14:08+00:00

how can I retrieve a product key for Office 365 that was lost

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Anonymous
2013-08-31T10:40:57+00:00

Hi Helen,

I would need more details to assist you:

How was Office 365 purchased and from where?

Which Office 365 product did you purchase?

Did you register for Office 365 suite using the product key for the first time?

Are you installing Office 365 for the first time?

If not, a Product Key is only needed to set up your Microsoft account for the first time. Once you’ve set up a Microsoft account, you can install or reinstall Office at any time by visiting office.com/myaccount and signing in with your Microsoft account.

Let us know the details and hope the information is helpful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-07T22:33:58+00:00

    Without that "little red card", as far as MS is concerned you have to buy a new license.They consider it functionally equivalent to you losing a $100 bill in the street. Sorry.

    As far as MS is concerned, what you are paying for is the 25 character product key, which proves to them that you have a valid license.  Without that key, you are locked out.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-25T23:15:42+00:00

    I purchased on line following the reactivation links. It sent me an email with the receipt number but no activation key.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-26T12:47:37+00:00

    Hello Aldo,

    Kindly provide more information to help you better.

    1. Which edition of Office suite did you purchase?
    2. Do you find the Office suite listed on the following My Account page on Office.com?

    www.office.com/myaccount

    Let's refer to the following article for information on how to install the Office suite and see if it helps.

    https://support.office.com/en-in/article/Download-and-install-Office-365-Home-Personal-or-University-on-your-PC-or-Mac-7a28382b-7015-4b5a-9d9b-650d15742c95

    I look forward to your reply to assist you further.

    Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-06-13T10:27:49+00:00

    i have purchased new laptop 2months ago by dell , I want install Microsoft office but I lost the product key which was on the packaging I need help

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