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I made two cd's one for Office Pro 2007, first link (Core Office Pro 2007 apps) and second for add-ons (Business Contact Manager, etc..second link). Thanks!.

Here are the direct links to the files:

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 PROFESSIONAL minus Business Contact Manager for Outlook et. al.

http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/ms...6/X12-30196.exe

MICROSOFT 2007 Business Contact Manager for Outlook et. al.

http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/ms...0/X13-40150.exe

And the MD5s for reference:

63755d66246f105ced224979c0df77c6 *msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msoffice/pub/X12-30196/X12-30196.exe

0c4705c56b3f68f2bf3dc8eaee9ee7e9 *msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msoffice/pub/X13-40150/X13-40150.exe

There is suppose to be two downloads but they forgot part 2 on the sleeve that they mailed out.

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If you want to make CD's for Office 2007 do the following, download the installers from Microsoft... Run them until you get to the CD key entry screen... now go to %TEMP% and there should ge a folder in there called OWP206.tmp or something similar... open that folder, copy the contents and burn it to a CD and now you have exactly what comes on the retail CD with auto play and all

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the biz key wont work with ultimate right?

This is a no-brainer, but I'll answer, anyway. No.

It'll cost $139 for the Anytime Upgrade. I'm still debating whether or not I actually need Ultimate, but that's a pretty good price, cheaper than the OEM Ultimate. Personally I think it should have been $100, because that's the difference in price between the retail versions, but it's hard to bitch when you got Business for free.

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hmmm..barneyt mentioned (post # 1317) that he downloaded the 64-bit version, and it worked with the key he got with the 32-bit edition. Wonder what that link is...

More than likely downloaded it via a torrent or newsgroups.

It's called capitalism and I think it's going to do well. Besides why should Microsoft make billions and then look down on other people who try to scrape by.

Because these Vista discs are very clearly labled "Not for resale". That makes selling them a violation of the license agreement, and possibly illegal.

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More than likely downloaded it via a torrent or newsgroups.

Because these Vista discs are very clearly labled "Not for resale". That makes selling them a violation of the license agreement, and possibly illegal.

I'm sorry, but why is it more then likely a torrent or newsgroup? How many tens of thousands of beta testers got a free copy of both 32 and 64bit iso's they downloaded from MS? The ISO has ALL versions on it, your version is determined by your key... so more then likely they got it from MS in a legit way at the current point in time

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It's called capitalism and I think it's going to do well. Besides why should Microsoft make billions and then look down on other people who try to scrape by.

Well, I have no plans on selling my Vista and had no plans on selling Office. But, after seeing so many on Ebay, I'm considering selling Office (since it doesn't appear to have any NFR restrictions on the packaging) just to help pay for an upgrade to Vista Ultimate.

Doesn't MS usually have Ebay stop any auctions they feel are not legit?

At least I wouldn't feel as bad since the money would really end up going back to Microsoft to pay for the Anytime Upgrade.

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If you want to make CD's for Office 2007 do the following, download the installers from Microsoft... Run them until you get to the CD key entry screen... now go to %TEMP% and there should ge a folder in there called OWP206.tmp or something similar... open that folder, copy the contents and burn it to a CD and now you have exactly what comes on the retail CD with auto play and all

Or you could simply take the file you downloaded and open it with WinRAR. You'll then see the same exact contents while skipping a few of your steps. Extract them all to a folder and burn them. It'll run fine with autoplay and everything.

Still haven't received Office here in Cincinnati.

I'm right across the river from you in Newport, KY. Hello neighbor :laugh:

We might get ours around the same time

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It's called capitalism and I think it's going to do well. Besides why should Microsoft make billions and then look down on other people who try to scrape by.

Its called stealing. It could come under an example of a person biting from the hand which feeds them. Why should Microsoft do anything like this in the future if so many people are going to abuse it?

Its just wrong! reguardless of how people want to justify themselves.

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Or you could simply take the file you downloaded and open it with WinRAR. You'll then see the same exact contents while skipping a few of your steps. Extract them all to a folder and burn them. It'll run fine with autoplay and everything.

I'm right across the river from you in Newport, KY. Hello neighbor :laugh:

We might get ours around the same time

When I opened it in WinRAR (latest version), it didnt open as an archive... came up and asked me how I want to compress it as a rar... not sure why

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Charlotte, NC here!

Today in the mail (USPS), I received Vista Business and Office 2007 Pro from the PowerTogether promo.

I did both offers and faxed in my W-9 the second day the fax could be accepted (after receiving the email about filling out the W-9).

Last name begins with "E".

Special thanks to Mark Brown, Microsoft, and Catalysis for a successful promotion! :D

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