How to install the Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack on Windows 8 or Windows...
The current version of the Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack cannot be installed on machines running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012. Attempts to do so will result the error, "Unsupported operating...
View ArticleHow to setup Active Directory-Based Activation Host for Microsoft Office 2013
Overview:Active Directory-Based activation uses your existing Active Directory infrastructure to host activation for Microsoft Office 2013 Volume-Licensed (VL) clients, through their connection to the...
View ArticleHow to setup Microsoft Office 2013 KMS Host on Windows Server 2012
Overview:The KMS activation process for Microsoft Office 2013 is the same as what it was for Microsoft Office 2010. However, the interface to setup the KMS host for Microsoft Office 2013 on a Windows...
View ArticleHow to manage the Opt-in or First things first prompt when Microsoft Office...
OverviewLike the Office 2010 Welcome screen, Office 2013 shows the following First things first prompt, when a user launches an application for the first time:More InformationAdministrators can manage...
View ArticleHow to manage the First Run screens that appear when Microsoft Office 2013...
OverviewMicrosoft Office 2013 shows the following screens when an application is launched for the first time:More InformationBoth the Office Customization Tool (OCT) and Group Policy Management Editor...
View ArticleOffice KMS host setup error "0xC004F050 The software licensing service...
If you are attempting to set up an Office 2010 or Office 2013 KMS host by using the slmgr.vbs script, the "/ipk" switch, and a valid Office KMS host product key, the following error will occur:Error:...
View ArticleHow to manage the Start screen for all Microsoft Office 2013 applications
OverviewUnlike earlier versions of Microsoft Office, the Microsoft Office 2013 applications, when started, show a Start screen similar to the following, rather than opening the default blank template:...
View ArticleOffice 2013 installation hangs at "10% - Configuring..." when installing from...
The installation of the Office 2013 Click-to-Run version may appear to hang at "10% - Configuring..." when installing from a network share. The Click-to-Run installation uses a service to manage the...
View ArticleHow to install the MSDN/TechNet copy of Microsoft Office 2013 on a Windows...
BACKGROUNDFor Microsoft Office 2010, the MSDN/TechNet site provided a special key called the "Terminal Service enablement for Office 2010", to install Microsoft Office 2010 on a Windows Server running...
View ArticleHow to setup Microsoft Office 2013 KMS Host on Windows Server 2008 R2
Overview:The KMS Host installation and activation process for Microsoft Office 2013 is similar to the one for Microsoft Office 2010.Prerequisites:Installation of the update that adds support for...
View ArticleWindows CMID is returned by OSPP.VBS script when running Office 2013 on...
BACKGROUND:As part of Office 2010 and Office 2013 KMS activation, one important step is to ensure that each client computer has a unique CMID. When systems are created from an image on which the...
View ArticleHow to automate the uninstallation of Office 2007 products via command line
When automating the removal of Office 2007, we need to call setup.exe to perform the work. Because Office 2007 is a multi-msi based product we cannot use msiexec for the installation, nor the...
View ArticleHow to obtain and use Offscrub to automate the uninstallation of Office products
Sometimes you cannot uninstall the existing 2003, 2007 or 2010 Microsoft Office suite on your computer by using the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel of Windows XP or the Programs and...
View ArticleGetting invalid product key error when trying to input MAK key for Volume...
There are a couple common scenarios that occur that can cause an invalid product key error with Office 2010 volume license edition when attempting to install the VL MAK key. 1. After purchasing a...
View ArticleHow to extract the contents from an .ISO file without burning the .ISO to disc.
When Office products are downloaded from the Volume License Service Center they come down as .ISO files. .ISO is not a file format that Windows can open natively. An ISO file is an image of a CD/DVD....
View ArticleHow to automate the uninstallation of an Office patch programmatically
We can automate the silent uninstallation of Office patches via a command line like so: %windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /package {Office GUID} /uninstall {Patch GUID} /QN First we will need to determine...
View ArticleHow to programmatically install the Outlook 2007 hotfix related to KB2512788...
After installing the April 2011 Public Update for Outlook 2007 (KB2509470), some users have reported difficulty with print previewing messages. The KB2512788 hotfix was created to address these issues....
View ArticleHow to programmatically install the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix related to...
If you have installed the KB2464588 update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, which is related to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-022, you may be aware of/experiencing the following known issues:When you...
View ArticleMSI Restart Manager - How it relates to Office updates and application restarts
Windows Installer 4.x and later includes the “MSI Restart Manager” which is designed to reduce required operating system reboots during Installer maintenance mode operations, by restarting applications...
View ArticleOffice 2010 Service Pack 1 and version 2 of the Office 2010 policy...
The 32 and 64-bit versions of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office 2010 are now available!Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2460049) 32-bit...
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