Issues with Office 2010 activation
Issues with Office 2010 activation
I have a spare desktop with Office Pro Plus 2010 installed, but it won't activate. The product key claims it's not valid and isn't for Office 2010, and phone activation isn't supported. Can you find out what product this key is meant for? It has been activated before.
You can simply contact microsoft and inform them about your issue, since the office pro plus 2010 is suitable for both personal and business use. If it's for business, you shouldn't use it at home.
The activation servers for that product have been taken offline, and Microsoft will no longer offer activation support. Those items already installed and activated will keep working. New or reinstalled versions cannot be activated. The subscription model is now the only option.
i still use office 2007
it never had an activation server so it's still fine. does what i need to do
you can run office 2016 unactivated if you need something quickly. it just shows a window saying it is unactivated. close it and then continue working.
another choice is to use the free office browser version. log in with your MS account at office.com and you can access basic apps and features online for free. it saves to onedrive by default but you can download your file to your local pc for other purposes if required.
If you search thoroughly online, you can locate the previous phone number to use for activating 2010 software via phone. I discovered it earlier this year when I needed to activate my version of Visio Pro 2010. After installing the software multiple times, phone activation wasn't supported for this product. A quick search on the web revealed the old number and allowed me to reactivate the software. I did this at the end of March, so unless there have been recent changes to the activation servers, you should be able to call... if you can find the number. However, it seems you might have other problems, as you don't have the correct key for the software. You'll need to resolve that first before proceeding.
Are you referring to activation servers being shut down for 2010 and earlier models, or just for the year 2010? I usually receive them from amazon or ebay and confirm they are CD versions. The installation from 2010 isn't on any other machine. If the wrong key was used, is there a method to determine what version that key corresponds to? I’m also unsure why it would allow installation with an incorrect key, especially since I don’t have the key listed in my software compatibility list. I’m trying to trace where I obtained it.
you can start some serious searching and see if someone out there has documented the structure of the various keys. but no guarantee someone has. i recall back in the day you could find the structure for the many win XP keys that were out there. oem, retail, media center edition and so on.
you might get lucky though and be able to figure out if it is even an office key.
I searched for the key in question and discovered several matches that reference the same key. It seems to be a Windows OS key, likely for Windows 7. One comment mentioned it could be a generic key used by OEMs to activate many systems, making it ineffective for actual activation.