Office 2007 is out, everyone rush out to go and buy it… right? Well why buy it when you can download it for free? I know you are likely asking, “How will I activate it?” Simple, edit one line in one file, and boom, your Office 2007 is working like a charm. Intrigued? Well here is how to do it:

  1. Click this link to download Office 2007 Enterprise Edition: Download Here
  2. Install the program like normal. When asked for a serial leave it blank.
  3. After install browse to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\proof.en
  4. Open the XML file that lies within that folder in notepad
  5. Near the bottom find:
    <Feature Id="SetupXmlFiles" Cost="1248">
    <OptionRef Id="AlwaysInstalled"/>
    </Feature>
  6. Replace that with:
    <Feature Id="SetupXmlFiles" Cost="1248">
    <OptionRef Id="NeverInstalled"/>
    </Feature>

  7. Save the file
  8. Run Office like normal.

This is why Microsoft earns no respect with people. From a programming standpoint, having a single word in a XML file dictate whether you can bypass activation or not is bad practice.

Note: I simply provide the information, I am not responsible for how it is used.