I have microsoft office on my old computer but it will not let me aruthorise it on my new computer how can i do this

Short answer, activate by phone not on the internet.

Uninstall Office 2007 from your system. In turn reinstall Office on the system which you want. Please read the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) should you have any questions. The EULA will answer all specific questions. Please repost should you have any questions. I will include the directions for telephone activation should you encounter any complications.


“Activate by using the telephone” option. To activate the product this way, follow these steps:

1) Start any Office program.
2) In the “Office Activation Wizard”, click the “Activate by using the telephone” option, and then click Next
3) Read the “Microsoft Office Privacy Policy” page, and then click “Next”.
Note You are not required to read the Microsoft Office Privacy Policy to continue these steps in Microsoft Office 2007. A link to the Microsoft Office Privacy Policy is provided so that you can read it at any time.
4) In the “Select your location” list, select a country or region. Call the telephone number that is listed on line 2. The customer service agent will ask you for the installation ID and will give you a confirmation ID in return. Type the confirmation ID in the boxes provided.
5) Click “Next”.
6) On the “Activation Complete” page, click “Finish”.


Please reference the following KB Article should you have any problems http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903275/en-us. Here you will find links for various resolutions which you may encounter. Also reference the following site for various telephone activation centers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326851.