Asks for serial even though it is already registered

Hi, my problem is that i bought the serial and registered pages and keynote, and they were working great until yesterday (of course, when i really needed them). i opened keynote and it was acting as if i had never put in the serial number, basically just as if i took it out of the box. the only thing i can think of is that i had repaired the permissions and then downloaded and installed the java 5 release 4. everything was working perfectly just before i did this. i didnt try to use the programs until much later that night, and hadnt done much between those times. any help would be appreciated, thanks
Casey

It is highly unlikely that this is a result of installing another program & repairing permissions. Actually, you should repair permissions after installing anything that asks for your admin password.
Were you logged in as an administrator when you first entered the serial number? If not, iWork will not "remember" the serial number. If you were, it would appear that the com.apple.iWork06.plist in HD > Library > Preferences is corrupt. Delete this .plist & enter the serial number again. This is not the same as the com.apple.iWork.keynote.plist or com.apple.iWork.pages.plist that exist in each user's Library > Preferences.

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