Is there anyway to activate Office 2013 on Windows 8.1 Pro?

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by ady199, Aug 30, 2013.

  1. moonraker86

    moonraker86 MDL Novice

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    And a legitimate key is WHAT?

    I activated office 15 on windows 8 pro via my MAK key and when i upgraded to 8.1, its asked me if i wanted to activate

    over the internet or via phone. So hmmm, not sure of what ur talking about,
     
  2. Myrrh

    Myrrh MDL Expert

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    OK, it's understood that KMS activation of Windows 8.1 isn't working/available yet. Also, Windows 8.1 cannot KMS activate an Office VL installation which was previously KMS activating under Windows 8 because Office is also using Windows to activate.

    Assuming it's going to be a while, which is probably a safe bet, is any functionality lost in the VL editions? I can live with it nagging me and telling me it's not activated, if everything still actually works. If some functionality will cease working, I need to logon to my company network and locate my list of valid MAK keys for Office and try to activate with that.
     
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  3. EFA11

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  4. hadareanrares

    hadareanrares MDL Novice

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    #44 hadareanrares, Sep 6, 2013
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    use this VL key, it still has activations:


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    activate online, not by telephone.
     
  5. EFA11

    EFA11 Avatar Guru

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    you should probably edit your post and put the key in pastebin.com and allow others to get it via link. (6963 activations left btw)

    and quoting the key helps nothing lmao
     
  6. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    fast moderation :D chapeau
     
  7. Rock Hunter

    Rock Hunter MDL Senior Member

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    Meanwhile while waiting for a way to activate Office 2013, Office 2010 can be activated with MTK on Windows 8.1.
     
  8. TGNT

    TGNT MDL Member

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    You're right!
     
  9. PGHammer

    PGHammer MDL Senior Member

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    That is because, unlike Office 2013, Office 2010 uses KMS v5 regardless.

    (Yes - there IS an x64 version of Office 2010 as I crossgraded to x64 with that version; however, you still need the Hotmail/Outlook.com Social Connector to use Outlook 2010 with either Hotmail or Outlook.com accounts.)
     
  10. HarshMDL

    HarshMDL MDL Novice

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    Its internet speed problem Due to slow internet speed, your keys are not received by them. Try at faster connection. I have been successfull thus.
     
  11. Cyrm

    Cyrm MDL Novice

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    Incorrect. It was actually because a microphone wasn't connected.
     
  12. HarshMDL

    HarshMDL MDL Novice

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    Maybe. But whats the relation between keypad not working when microphone not connected. Just Curious to know.
     
  13. HarshMDL

    HarshMDL MDL Novice

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    Thanks Dear. I actually never knew that. Corrected my mistakes.
     
  14. kliver

    kliver MDL Novice

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    Enabling "Stereo Mix" will work too... ;)
     
  15. birddseedd

    birddseedd MDL Novice

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    any fix yet? Got 8.1 activated. would be nice to have office.
     
  16. gromacs

    gromacs MDL Novice

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    I've tried the phone method with at least half a dozen keys already. First retail, then uninstalled it and tried VL. Every time the British lady tells me that I'm a victim of software piracy. Is this because the keys I'm using are too old, or am I doing something wrong?
     
  17. Super User

    Super User MDL Addicted

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    Download Microsoft Toolkit 2.4.9 and use it to check your keys. If it says that remaining activation count is 0, you can still activate by phone. If it says that activation count is 0 and key is blocked, then try to find another key.
     
  18. coleoptere2007

    coleoptere2007 MDL Guru

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    The toolkit is not designed to Windows 8.1 , so no way.
     
  19. endbase

    endbase MDL Guru

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    #60 endbase, Sep 24, 2013
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    I remember there is a microsoft program that can manage keys you have installed but don't know the name of the program anymore :(

    Update found it Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0

    Greetz Base
     
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