It's all about the rearm count. If you have zero you have to do what I said, as a reinstall of office 99% of the time won't help. You have two activation choices which are KMS or AutoRearm/IORRT and both require you to do the license repair and activate, and the only way you can "activate" is to convert to VL. I don't know how to make it any clearer that you have put yourself in a position where you absolutely have to go VL regardless of what tool you want to use, because you have zero rearms and cannot activate your retail in any way as a result.
Sure, ist this the key fact. But the rearm thing is already cleared! I have 5 rearms!!! Both? Have you ever tried with retail? I affirm - NO!! If you have retail licence and 1-5 rearms - then install AutoRearm - AutoRearm will change retail licence to prof plus licence and then install himself! After install AutoRearm you have pro plus licence and NO(!!!) H&B licence. For somebody who don't want pro plus license not the right solution. That's the (half) truth...because in retail AutoRearm doesn't work!! (AutoRearm change retail to VL automaticly!) If you want or not!!! Edit: For understanding: I don't want to "activate" office 2010 - I "only" want infinite trial - close to the 5 "basic-rearms" that office brings basicly befor you have to regular activate by Inet or phone. With just the nag on every startup, that this copy of office ist not activated and you habe to activate now. I don't want to change retail into VL.
You can disable the AutoRearm conversion in Settings AutoRearm Tab. It is the only setting for AutoRearm. How did you fix your rearms without converting and KMS activating though?
Yes, just disable that setting and install AutoRearm and it won't convert. You'll have to click out of the nag everytime you open an office app but it should keep it in grace mode forever.
Okay fine! But which setting in AutoRearm - I don't find the right one! Edit: Okay got it! Sorry - the settings tab is a bit hidden ;o)
This simple solution was the right solution! Now I had infinite trial with retail and no VL needed. Greets to timesurfer...
Have you ever read my postings? NO!!! Many times I wrote, that the nags doesn't bother me!! I am VERY happy!
Thanks, I'll be 20 on the 5th. If I recall Office 2010's RTM GA 1 year anniversary is the 27th of May and a SP is coming soon.
Firstly, happy birthday to the tool and many thanks to developers (it's amazing your dedication and support to newbies like many of us!!) I recently bought a PC and it had preinstalled Microsoft Office 2010 but it allways asked me for an activation key I did not have. As I needed Word urgently, I installed Windows Starter (Word and Excel 2010) and started working with it but now I would like to switch to Full Microsoft Office 2010 suite so I found your toolbox and tried to activate MS Office 2010 licence but with no success. After EZ-Activator button, i got this: Getting Office License Configuration Information. --------------------------------------- Backing Up License Info In Case Of Failure. License Backup Failed! Here is a more detailed description about the error: Impossible de trouver le fichier 'C:\Users\Administrateur\AppData\Local\Temp\Backups\EZ-TEMP\Registry\Registration32.reg'. --------------------------------------- Changing any Unactivated MAK Keys to KMS Keys. --------------------------------------- If You Have Starter Subscription It Will Now Use Permanently Activated Key. --------------------------------------- Converting Unactivated, Trial, Or Subscription Retail Versions of Office to VL. --------------------------------------- Removing Any Unactivated Retail Keys Left Installed After Conversion To VL. --------------------------------------- Getting Office License Configuration Information. --------------------------------------- Attempting To Activate Office 2010 KMS Products. --------------------------------------- Office 2010 was succesfully activated. but when i go to Activation Tab, Check Office 2010 Activation Status: --------------------------------------- SKU ID: 2745e581-565a-4670-ae90-6bf7c57ffe43 OID: 006546-732931-454956-284905-407774-614235-308004-125190-425995 LICENSE NAME: Office 14, OfficeStarter-ByPass LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 14, RETAIL channel LICENSE STATUS: Activated ERROR CODE: 0 as licensed Last 5 characters of installed product key: CHBD6 REMAINING GRACE: 0 days (0 minute(s) before expiring) and when I try to launch MS Office 2010, it keeps asking for the activation key Should I uninstall Windows Office 2010 Starter? My appollogies if all this sounds pretty obvious but I would really appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance, SQL
Ok, we need to work on the user friendlyness of the Channel Conversion of the Toolkit, since it's hard even for me to use it, lol