will not accept 25 digit activation code

Question

will not accept 25 digit activation code   also gives error click to run  can not remove or change

Answer 1

"This is not a valid Office product key. Verify that you have the correct key and retype it."

This behaviour occurs for one or more of the following reasons.:

• Check the numbers and letters on the product key. Sometimes the number eight (8) can resemble a capitalized B, and a number zero (0) can resemble a capitalized O. Copy the product key from an email message to avoid typing errors.
• Make sure that you are not using a product key from an older version of Office. These product keys will not work with Office 2010.
• Do not use a product key that might be attached to the bottom of your laptop, or on the back of your desktop computer. These are usually the Microsoft Windows product keys and will not work with Office 2010.
• If a Product Key Card was purchased at a retail store and activated at the register, do not use the key that is inside the card to unlock Office 2010. You must logon to the website listed on the card and follow the instructions to obtain the actual product key for the version of Office that you purchased.
• A product key for an Office 2010 stand-alone product (such as Microsoft Visio Professional 2010) will not be accepted as a product key for an Office 2010 suite. It is important to match the product key to the product for which it is specified.
• Volume License product keys will not be accepted for a retail Office 2010 product.

If none of the ideas above solve your problem, try the suggestions in this tip:

"Invalid product key" message -http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836178

If that doesn’t work, then try running an app as admin and doing an activation

FAQ about Office Activation Wizard 2007 2010 -http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927921

If those tips don’t work, try running an app as admin and doing the activation. Sometimes windows mistakenly does not give you appropriate access rights in the registry. Running As Admin often solves that problem.

Run As Admin

Your problem is probably with the registry. There is an error where your userid is not being allowed to update the activation information.

What you need to do is "runas admin":

• Go to the start menu and find the program icon you want to start
• <Shift> <Right Click> on it
• Select “Run as …”

If that doesn’t work try this:

• In the start menu, right click on the shortcut for any Office app, select “RunAs Admin”

If runas does not appear, right click and drag the shortcut to the desktop

• create a shortcut on the desktop.
• Right click on the desktop shortcut,
• runas admin should be there.

Activate the application/office:

• 2007 Office button / 2010 File tab
• Help
• Click on “Activate the Application”
• Follow prompts to enter product key
• Close the app
• Restart app normally

If that doesn’t work, try rebooting into Safe mode to do the install/activation.

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP -http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222

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Answer 2

Specifically what error messages are you getting?

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-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Using Microsoft Publisher 2010"