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Deploying Office with XML without PIDKEY

Anonymous
2020-08-12T14:04:56.173+00:00

I am trying to install Office Professional Plus 2019 using the deployment tool and installed successfully but when I run the applications is asking for an email and all I have is a key "#####-#####-#####-#####-#####" , I know that I can add the key with the option PIDKEY but I don't want to add that to the configuration file so why is not allowing me to enter the key after the installation ?

<Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Monthly">
<Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
<Language ID="en-us" />
<Language ID="es-es" />
</Product>
</Add>

Thanks

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  1. Emily Hua-MSFT 27,551 Reputation points
    2020-08-13T04:39:19.447+00:00

    Hi Dennis,

    The configuration file above is to install Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise which is activated via account with license.

    To install Office Professional Plus 2019, you may try the following configuration file.

    <Configuration>
    <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2019">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2019Volume" >
    <Language ID="en-us" />
    <Language ID="es-es" />
    </Product>
    </Add>
    </Configuration>

    Do you have a MAK key for the Office Professional Plus 2019? If yes, you may activate Office by using the product UI after finishing the installation.

    Besides, running ospp.vbs script is also helpful. Please search CMD, right-click the Command Prompt and run as administrator. Then copy and paste the command, click Enter at last:
    cscript.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /inpkey:AAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDEEEEE
    cscript "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /act

    And then enter cscript.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus to check the activation status.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-14T23:38:15.92+00:00

    Hi Emilyhua this is the message :

    PRODUCT ID: 00414-50000-00000-AA602
    SKU ID: 85dd8b5f-eaa4-4af3-a628-cce9e77c9a03
    LICENSE NAME: Office 19, Office19ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE edition
    LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 19, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
    LICENSE STATUS: ---OOB_GRACE---
    ERROR CODE: 0x4004F00C
    ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the application is running within the valid grace period.
    REMAINING GRACE: 28 days (41213 minute(s) before expiring)
    Last 5 characters of installed product key: 6MWKP
    Activation Type Configuration: ALL
    DNS auto-discovery: KMS name not available
    Activation Interval: 120 minutes
    Renewal Interval: 10080 minutes
    KMS host caching: Enabled

    ---------------------------------------

    ---------------------------------------

    ---Exiting-----------------------------

    But when I went to File- Account I saw an activate office and was able to enter the key , with that I as able to activate the product.
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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-13T14:41:46.977+00:00

    Thanks Emilyhua

    "Do you have a MAK key for the Office Professional Plus 2019? If yes, you may activate Office by [using the product UI][1] after finishing the installation"

    The problem is that after installation de product UI only ask for an email option and not de MAK key, I tested your configuration and gave me the same behaviour , not allow me to enter MAK key only email.

    Thanks

    This is the options I'm using :

    <Configuration>

    <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2019">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2019Volume"> PIDKEY="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx">
    <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    </Add>

    <!-- <RemoveMSI All="True" /> -->

    <!-- <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" /> -->

    <!-- <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="1" /> -->

    </Configuration>