windows office: After an update, my computer deemed my product key for my old windows 2007 office invalid. After explaining to my friend, he came over and installed a new windows office 2007 to my computer and the only difference I saw was that his was an enterprise. I asked him about it and he said he got it from a guy he new that worked with Fedex and that it was like a business version that could be installed into computers multiple times (he didn't even put in a product key). Can anyone explain how his version was able to do this (bypass product key and install on multiple computers?) I did some search on enterprise and I still find that it is limited to a certain amount of installations, so how come his isn't limited. Or am I not fully understanding the enterprise version|||It's not *hacked*, your friend has an OPEN or CORPORATE LICENCE. This is for large organisations who just buys one product key and copy for the software but can install it on multiple machines without activating it. They just have to make sure they buy the correct amount of licences it has installed on computers. For example, they would by 100 licences and install it on 100 machines. They could also install it on 200 machines if they wanted to and the product won't expire. However, Open or Corporate Licences are generally AUDITED randomly by a company contracted by Microsoft. So they do check up on the licences ever so often. The idea behind OPEN/CORPORATE licences is that IT Staff can do massive roll outs of Office on company computers withint having to go and activate every single copy! Ie: Installing it on 200 computers and having to activate it all 200 machines would be a nightmare! The software DOES REQUIRE a product key, but their IT staff would have packaged the product key INTO the install file so to make installation quicker. Hence why it looks like he's bypassing the product key - cause it's already 'wrapped' into the installation. Your friend is therefore essentially 'stealing' his company's copy of Office. There may be a chance that later down the track, if this copy keeps on 'spreading', Microsoft will detect that there are 1000 copies of this product and it's key being used from multiple locations when Fedex only has 100 licences and will blacklist the product key (through Windows and Geniune Updates). This is what could potentially happen. Hope that helps answer your question.|||His copy was hacked so it wouldn't ask for a key, happens all of the time. Illegal though.