Microsoft Office Activation
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 ever need to do this for continued use of Microsoft Office. The only time this will be needed 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 and obtain a new 180 day license, you will first need to connect to the campus network, if you have a laptop you can do physically connect it to the UMIACS proxy when you are on campus, or if you need to activate on a machine at home, you can connect to the UMIACS VPN. Once you are connected to the campus network follow these instructions:
- Open the Command Prompt as Administrator
- Run one of the following two commands to set the correct KMS server:
- For 64-bit Windows:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /sethst:kms.umd.edu
- For 32-bit Windows:
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
- For 64-bit Windows:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /act
- For 32-bit Windows:
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 Plus are installed along side of the standard Office installation.
- For 64-bit Windows:
cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus
- For 32-bit Windows:
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus
- File:Activate Office Screen 4.jpg
