Darth Chaltab said:
Well, I got the latest version of Open Office, so the problem is solved, though it still annoys me that after all that money went to Office, we can't use it because of a blasted serial number.

As for my crashed computer, it's under warranty, so it will be fixed eventually.

You could still try loading the hard drive from the other system on the working system. Even if it doesn't totally load right, you only need a minimally functioning system to get in, run a keyfinder, and then write down the key.