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System restore wiped out Microsoft programs

xJohn — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:36:17 GMT

I got the blue screen and brought my laptop to repaird place. They used a system restore and this wiped out all except my data. There were some Microsoft programs included as purchase. I didn't get any disks. How can I get them restored? thanks

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Re: System restore wiped out Microsoft programs

Nikhil_HP — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:03:24 GMT

Microsoft programs that go with the unit are trialware and you need to buy them directly from microsoft to use them after completion of the trial period.

Re: System restore wiped out Microsoft programs

xJohn — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:16:17 GMT

How long does this trial period last. I had them on one computer [HP]for a year and a second computer [Lenovo] for over 2 years and still going. ???? I'd like this trial period to continue. thanks,

Re: System restore wiped out Microsoft programs

Lucky — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:00:04 GMT

Hi ,

Any microsoft program trial pack usually lasts for a trial period ( ex : 30 days ).

But i am sure doing a restore to previous time will not affect applications .

Doing a system restore to factory settings will affect your programs as it will wipe out data and do a fresh installation.

Kindly rerply with more details for further references.