He purchased Office 2011 a few years ago but cannot find the box that contains the key.I know that I can probably follow this up with Microsoft, but I was hoping to get this laptop to him today.Can anyone recommend a piece of software for OS X that gives the product key for his Office 2011.
To get there, in the Finder click Go--Computer--name of the hard drive that has OSX installed.usually Macintosh HD.then look for the following folders: ApplicationsMicrosoft Office 2011 folder (copy the entire folder, with all its contents) LibraryLaunchDaemonscom.microsoft.office.li censing.he lper.plist LibraryPrivilegedHelperT oolscom.m icrosoft.o ffice.lice nsing.help er LibraryPreferencescom.m icrosoft.o ffice.lice nsing.plis t I hope this helps. Is there a location online that you can get the installer from. Office 2011 License To AnotherThe instructions Emmanuel gave will allow you to transfer the license to another Mac. You also need to copy the Microsoft programs from the Applications folder. One thing you can also try is to just run Migration Assistant and have OS X copy all the system files over. When I run Word, I just get the option to either enter a product key or purchase a product key. If Office 2011 is already on the new system, you really only need to copy the 3 license files from the old system to the new one. LibraryLaunchDaemonscom.microsoft.office.li censing.he lper.plist LibraryPrivilegedHelperT oolscom.m icrosoft.o ffice.lice nsing.help er LibraryPreferencescom.m icrosoft.o ffice.lice nsing.plis t That should be all thats needed to make it work. If it doesnt, then its possible that Microsoft patched Office 2011 and broke that. The license files generated are tied to the system ID, so when you move it, you need to enter a new key to generate a new license file. Are you sure the user has Office 2011 Office 2011 has the rounded letter Icons for the Applications. The newer Office has solid boxes with the letters in it that look sort of like a notebook opening. I think his only remedy at this point is to purchase the newest version. Too bad - on the PC side Ive always had great luck with ProduKey to easily retrieve product keys, but havent found a tool on the Mac side that gets me the Office 2011 key. Become a member today and access the collective knowledge of thousands of technology experts.
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