Microsoft Word Test drive

Hi,
My test drive of of word that came installed on my computer has expired but I am unable to uninstall it.
It says "You do not have permission to remove Office"
"Log in to the same Mac OS user account that you used to install Office, and then try again."
I am logged into the OS X account that I created when I first started up the computer.
This is my first Mac so, any help would be greatly appreciated.
MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6) 100GB 7200RPM, 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo and 15" display

Perhaps you can double-check these steps:
Preferences/My Account and ensure that you are in fact logged in as the Administrator and you didn’t inadvertently log in under a different account. Then verify that you accessed the uninstaller via this route.
…Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Additional Tools/Remove Office Folder (folder) /Remove Office (click orange arrow)
Regards,
MBP-15" / 2.16 / W8612... Mac OS X (10.4.6) G4 Tower (OS 9/10), Dell 620 WorkStation (XP Pro), Gateway P4 (XP Home)

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