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i recently had to have my computer re formatted but the windows auth code wont go in so i cant use word etc any ideas .

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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    What do you mean by won't go in? Is it refusing to activate? If so then just go through the activation procedure and phone Microsoft.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • exup
    exup Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    Windows XP has a different code to Word.
    Microsoft Word is part of microsoft office - and is a different software package to the operating system -
    Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig
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