Okay, let me change my question then.

Could someone recommend me a reliable 32GB USB flash drive that works with Windows 7 for a good price?

Also, does anyone have any preferences as to what brand I should buy and where I should buy it from? I want something inexpensive, but not at the expense of quality.

There is something on Amazon that I want and costs $24.99. If I spend just one more cent, I can get the free shipping option.

Does anyone know of anything on Amazon.com that I can buy for around a penny? It has to be either sold by Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon.

Last year, I bought an HP desktop that came with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 on a separate installation disc.

Yesterday, I had to do a factory restore so today I am trying to reinstall Microsoft Office using the disc.

The problem is that the disc is not being recognized. I know the disc drive works because other DVDs and CDs work fine.

So, instead of using the disc, I just opened the Microsoft Office application from the Start Menu (Windows 7). When I opened it that way, it asked me if I already owned Office or not. I said yes and entered the Product Key from the back of the disc packaging.

It appeared to install properly, but when I opened Word and Excel for the first time after reinstalling, the system did not ask me to activate the software.

Should I be concerned about this? The instructions on the disc packaging say that if I do not activate the software within 30 days, it will be downgraded to the trial version.