If the CD is not a genuine Microsoft CD, but a copy made by your neighbour, then you are using pirated (stolen) software. From what you've said, probably both you and the person who supplied it to you have been breaking the law. The penalties for this can be quite severe. I find it hard to believe that, with so much publicity about software piracy in recent years that anyone using a computer wouldn't be aware of the issues.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]