@XiaoTong @pottzman 's EllipticCurveTool -> https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1820751 Office XP on Windows 98, works like a champ Spoiler
No you do not need to activate 2003, running it now, no activation required. You just need the correct serial
@Oz It was just a "show off" I think it's awesome what the guy's behind the Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) research has managed to solve, in terms of retail activation. My hats off and on my knees...
el_office_2003_pro.iso el_office_professional_enterprise_edition_2003_united_states_x86_cd_490413.iso Retail activation: ./umskt.exe -b 72 -c 700 ./umskt.exe -m OFFICE2K3 -p ProductID -i InstallationID ProductID (-p) where to find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration\{foo}\ProductID HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration\{foo}\ProductID OR on product info on options OR easier VL keys that don't require activation: ./umskt.exe -b 72 -c 640 el_office_2003_frontpage.iso el_office_2003_project_pro.iso en_office_2003_visio_pro.iso Retail activation: ./umskt.exe -b 6E -c 700 ./umskt.exe -m OFFICE2K3 -p ProductID -i InstallationID ProductID (-p) where to find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration\{foo}\ProductID HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration\{foo}\ProductID OR on product info on options OR easier VL keys that don't require activation: ./umskt.exe -b 6E -c 640 More complete info on BINK + Channels: Office 2003 SKU Mappings: BINK 6E (Hex) / SKU 110 (Dec): Office 2003 Applications Retail (RET_APP) BINK 6F (Hex) / SKU 111 (Dec): Office 2003 Applications OEM (OEM_APP) BINK 70 (Hex) / SKU 112 (Dec): Office 2003 Small Business and Student/Teacher Retail (RET_SUITE_LOW) BINK 71 (Hex) / SKU 113 (Dec): Office 2003 Small Business and Student/Teacher OEM (OEM_SUITE_LOW) BINK 72 (Hex) / SKU 114 (Dec): Office 2003 Professional Retail (RET_SUITE_HIGH) BINK 73 (Hex) / SKU 115 (Dec): Office 2003 Professional OEM (OEM_SUITE_HIGH) Retail Perpetual (RET_PERP) Channels for all above SKUs: 700 to 720 745 to 760 761 to 776 777 to 797 798 799 Volume License (VL) Channels for all above SKUs: 620 to 624 626 to 639 640 to 699