Insider Channel ( = Insider FAST) still has errors (404 file not found) on version 16.0.8625.2055. If you update an installed Insider FAST version using internal Office update, you get 16.0.8530.1000 (?) I couldn't believe it, but Control Panel - Programs and Features and function (A) in O2016RTool show this older version. Monthly Channel Targeted ( = Insider SLOW) detected 16.0.8625.2055, too. 1.) test: Fresh download, install and 2.) test: internal Office update. Both succeeded. Still investigating, what's going on here...
Not sure if this connects with the last message, or whether this is just me, but I'm seeing something unusual: On Insider 8613, checking for updates within Office does not show anything new despite 8625 being released yesterday (according to MS). O2016RTool shows what I think is correct, but perhaps something has just been flipped on the server side due to the dropping of the word "Fast"? That is, the server no longer thinks I'm on Insider?
Microsoft corrected their faults on InsiderFast content delivery servers! Download of 16.0.8625.2055 using O2016RTool is possible as usual. Wished, they invest more effort in quality assurance. I should send them a bill about my time searching for errors in O2016RTool which don't exist.
Just tested. No problems here. Download from "Monthly (Retail)" channel succeeded. "ERROR 403: Forbidden" is either send from Microsoft server or from your proxy/firewall. 58.51.150.145 is not a Microsoft Server IP, but: Code: inetnum: 58.48.0.0 - 58.55.255.255 netname: CHINANET-HB descr: CHINANET Hubei province network descr: China Telecom I'm sure, the access is restricted by your provider. A VPN-connection should circumvent this.
Am looking for old version of Office Deployment Tool Current version on Microsoft site is officedeploymenttool_8529.3600 and it can't convert Volume version of Office (ProPlusVolume) to App-V format. Saying Invalid product ProPlusVolume specified) It allows to download CABs, but fails to convert them. I hope that an older version would be able to convert it, so hope someone has old ODT. Update: Thanks, found an old one.
Sorry, I didn't get what you mean. "dropped" = "released, dropped in" ? -> Use this thread for announcements! "dropped" = "will not install, get dropped" ? -> To avoid "wild guessing", your problem report (if it should be any) must contain more info than 3 short words.
Hello. Thanks for the tool. Just for sure, if I convert C2R to VL, is there any risk that it will go "back to retail" with updates? Also is there any options to switch to VL channel in downloader? There is no option, but in post with version you have it... Thank you
KMS-activation was created by MS to help business companies to mass activate their Windows and Office licenses. To make KMS work, you need a Volume license capable product. You can either use native Volume license Office or you can "enhance" a Click2Run (C2R) Office by adding Volume license certificate files. But it will always remain a Click2Run version. It can't be changed into a native Volume (MSI) version. "Enhancement" (= Retail2VL conversion) can be done by O2016RTool or you take automated conversion script by abbodi1406. Compared to Click2Run Office, native Volume Office is a complete different product. Volume is -featurewise- far behind Click2Run and has only one distribution channel. Click2Run Office is distributed on 5 public channels: - Insider FAST (Insider Channel) - Insider SLOW (Monthly Channel Targeted) - Retail/OEM (Monthly Channel) - Business (Semi-Annual Channel) - Business Insider (Semi-Annual Channel Targeted) O2016RTool can change Office distribution channel. But only from the 5 Click2Run channels above. It can't change C2R to native VL. Insider "FAST" has the most and newest features and more than 2 updates/month (and therefore bugs could occur). C2R "Business Channel" is meant for production use and is updated twice a year. But C2R "Business" is not the same as "Volume". Hope this will help distinguishing between "Volume" Office and "Click"Run" Office and what O2016RTool can do.
I already had MAK key activated product (VL office 2016). Can I do the below: 1> Uninstall my VL office 2016. 2> Use O2016RTool tool to install C2R "Business Channel". 3> Use Retail2VL to convert office 2016 retail to volume 4> Apply my own MAK key instead of KMS. Thanks!!
Thank you! I successfully installed latest monthly_channel (16.0.8625.2121) and applied my own MAK key. Can you make one option to start O2016RTool without checking new updates? Sometime I just want to use the tool without checking for new office updates. One issue: With my own MAK key, it shows "LICENSED" when I check license status with command: "cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus". But with O2016RTool: SHOW CURRENT ACTIVATION STATUS shows: Activation Status: 0 (---UNLICENSED---)
Will add commandline-switch -NRC ( = no release check ) to the next O2016RTool version. Primary goal was to show KMS-status and remaining KMS-activation period. I will check, how to deal with MAK-key / Retail-key activation.
A new O2016RTool version (2017/November/13) was released today Error correction: Changed function (A) SHOW CURRENT ACTIVATION STATUS to show correct info of permanent MAK- / Retail-key activated Office products. Feature enhancement: Added command-line parameter -NRC By using parameter -NRC, O2016RTool skips check for new releases and goes straight to main menu. No other changes were made. Download-links and checksums in OP were updated.
It seems that something breaks. I've tried it already on few machines. New or old package of the script is crashing out of nowhere. Also seen that antivirus (bitdefender) is blocking csscript and even version check txt file in temp directory. And it was never belocked by anything, in past. Everything was working fine until Today i guess. Perhaps something changed on MS side, on their servers. EDIT. Script breaks whenever it has to do the version check. Sure that you can skip initial check, but then upon downloading, it makes a check again and breaks. Sometimes it will not run at all.