From the left side panel, click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" followed by "Software". Type "Regedit" and hit Enter to launch the Registry Edit window. Click on Start and type "Run" to launch the run window. If that is the case, then simply use the following instruction to retrieve your product key. Registry files often stores the product installation key if Microsoft Office was pre-installed on your computer. Solution #2: Recover MS Office Product Key from Registry Entries The email may hit your spam folder as well so don't forget to check that either.īut if you still can't find the product key then skip to the next method. Simply open the email and check the entire letter to find the product key. On the other hand, if you have purchased MS Office online, then there is a high probability that you have received a confirmation email with the product key in it. Secondly, if you purchased a CD/DVD then the product key is usually located on the back side of CD case, simply flip the CD/DVD case and the product key should be written there. In some cases, the product box may contain some label cards that contains the product key. If you have purchased MS Office from a store then there is a high chance that the product key is written on the backside of the product cover. Solution #1: Check the Product Box or E-mail to Find Office Product Key
If this process doesn’t work, you’re likely going to have to call Microsoft Support.
Run Microsoft Office and Enjoy!īe sure to uninstall your copy of Office 2011 off the old computer and keep the above files available in case you need to reinstall Office 2011 Mac again. Open Library, and then open PrivilegedHelperToolsĭrag .helper from an external hard disk or USB key. If the file exists, replace it.ĭrag .plist from an external hard disk or USB key. If the file exists, replace it. Open Library, and then open LaunchDaemonsĭrag .ist from an external hard disk or USB key. Click on the desktop or make sure your Mac menu is on “Finder”
Install your copy of Office 2011 on the new Mac computerĢ. Open Library, and then open PrivilegedHelperTools.ĭrag .helper to an external hard disk or USB keyĭrag .plist to an external hard disk or USB keyġ. Open Library, and then open LaunchDaemons.ĭrag .ist to an external hard disk or USB key Click on the desktop or make sure your Mac menu is on “Finder”ĭouble-click your hard disk icon. Take this process slowly, move through each file one at a time, not missing anything. I should note too, these files and folders are named in very similar ways. Update: Also, some of these folders are hidden, to show them in Finder on MacOS Sierra and above, use the key combination of CMD + SHIFT +. If you don’t have one (as shown in the photo below), there is no need to worry.
I’ll take you through the dead simple step-by-step process of how to do this.īriefly: With this process, you’ll be able to effectively transfer a valid, activated license from one OS X computer to another. So far this process has worked on every computer I have tested it on, please let me know (in the comments) if this works for you too. You can find the installation disk, but how do you move the license? Believe it or not, it is actually possible to transfer Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac’s license from one machine to another – and it’s just a matter of copying a few files.
But, you don’t have Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 installed on the new computer. So, you have a new Mac with OSX and you’re excited to use it.