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Egnever

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1. Not unless you bought it from someplace that has a record of it

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 06:34 PM

Nov 2016

There are some programs out there that supposedly will find the key from a current install but my success with them has not been good.

That said google docs will open word files and allow you to save them as word docs as well. It does not have all the bells and whistles but the price is right.

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Product key on old computer [View all] brettdale Nov 2016 OP

Not unless you bought it from someplace that has a record of it Egnever Nov 2016 #1

Theres a medical form I have to open brettdale Nov 2016 #3

yup should be no problem Egnever Nov 2016 #5

Have you tried LibreOffice? neeksgeek Nov 2016 #2

It also allows one to open & access old Microsoft Works programs.. Historic NY Nov 2016 #8

I've used this free program a few times discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author douglas9 Nov 2016 #6

Try Nirsoft ProduKey... Earth Bound Misfit Nov 2016 #7

Try Belarc Advisor csziggy Nov 2016 #9