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===How to Activate Office=== | ===How to Activate Office=== | ||
In order to activate office you need to connect to the UMD campus network. You can do this either by physically connecting your machine to the campus | In order to activate office you need to connect to the UMD campus network. You can do this either by physically connecting your machine to the network while on campus, or by using the [[Windows7VPN|UMIACS VPN]]. | ||
Once you are on the campus network follow these instructions: | Once you are on the campus network follow these instructions: | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 2 May 2012
This article is about how to manually force Microsoft Office 2010 to activate and obtain a license from the university KMS server.
When do I need to do this?
Most users will not need to do this in order to use Microsoft Office. The only time this will need to be done is if Office is installed on a host that goes an extended length of time (180 days or more) without connecting to the campus network (either physically or through a VPN) and needs to be activated in a hurry.
How to Activate Office
In order to activate office you need to connect to the UMD campus network. You can do this either by physically connecting your machine to the network while on campus, or by using the UMIACS VPN.
Once you are on the campus network follow these instructions:
- Open the Command Prompt as Administrator by opening the start menu and navigating to "All Programs->Accessories", right clicking on Command Prompt and clicking "Run as administrator"
- Run the following command to determine the architecture of your machine:
wmic os get osarchitecture
- File:Windows Get Architecture.jpg
- Run one of the following two commands to set the correct KMS server:
- If 64-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /sethst:kms.umd.edu
- If 32-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /sethst:kms. umd.edu
- File:Activate Office Screen 2.jpg
- Run one the following two commands to force an activation against the KMS server
- If 64-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /act
- If 32-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /act
- File:Activate Office Screen 3.jpg
- You can use one of the following two commands to check the license status, this example shows 3 licenses because Viso and Project Pro are installed along side of the standard Office installation.
- If 64-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus
- If 32-bit Architecture:
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus
- File:Activate Office Screen 4.jpg
