How do I bypass activation wizard 2007?

Microsoft Office 2007 is an excellent suite of business applications for word processing and creating presentations, databases and spreadsheets. However, when installed on your computer, the software will require you to type in a registration key to activate it and register with Microsoft. Otherwise, if you do not have the key, you will only be able to view the files without any other great functions of this suite. However, there's a way to bypass and remove the activation process.

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Go to Start menu and click on "My Computer."

Double-click on the "Program Files" folder and then double-click the "Common Files" folder.

Double-click "Microsoft," then double-click the "OFFICE 12" folder, and then do the same for the "Office Setup Controller."

Microsoft Office 2007 is an excellent suite of business applications for word processing and creating presentations, databases and spreadsheets.
Double-click "Microsoft," then double-click the "OFFICE 12" folder, and then do the same for the "Office Setup Controller."

Double-click to open the "Proof.en" folder and right-click on the "Proof.xml" file.

Click on "Open With..." option and select "Notepad" as the program for opening the file.

Double-click to open the "Proof.en" folder and right-click on the "Proof.xml" file.
Click on "Open With..." option and select "Notepad" as the program for opening the file.

Scroll down to the following lines:

Highlight "AlwaysInstalled" and type "neverinstalled."

Click on "File" menu in the Notepad toolbar and select the "Save" option to save the file. Make sure that the file is saved in the same location as described above with the .xml extension.

Start any Microsoft Office application and begin work without having to go through the activation process.

The process described above is for educational and informational purposes only. You will not be able to receive any Microsoft Office automatic online updates until you obtain a registration key and activate the suite with it.

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This step-by-step article describes how to enable and disable Auto-activation feature in Windows Vista.

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Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

Disable the Auto-activation feature
To disable the Auto-activation feature, follow these steps:

Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit.exe in the Programs list.
Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL\Activation
Change the DWORD value Manual to 1.
0 = Allow Auto-activation (Default)
1 = Disable Auto-activation
Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Enable the Auto-activation feature
To enable the Auto-activation feature, follow these steps:

Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit.exe in the Programs list.
Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL\Activation
Change the DWORD value Manual to 0.
0 = Allow Auto-activation (Default)
1 = Disable Auto-activation
Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

If the end user chooses to automatically activate Windows online when he sets up his computer, automatic activation begins trying to active his copy of Windows three days after he logs on for the first time.