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You can also pretty easily set a MAK using the Office Customization Tool which is built into the setup executable on the volume CD - just run setup.exe /admin . We have ours set to operate on a network share with a MAK for automatic activation. ---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 On 6/27/11 8:48 AM, "Ryan M. Finn" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >1. You don't have to enter a code when initially installing Office 2010. >You get a 30 day "crack sample" in which to hopefully get hooked. > >I believe what's actually going on is that Office 2010 is installed with >a KMS key by default, just like Windows 7 Enterprise. If a KMS server is >found in your organization, you don't need to do anything. If you don't >have KMS, you need to supply a different key, like a MAK. > >Ryan M. Finn >Network Administrator >Michigan State University > >-----Original Message----- >From: STeve Andre' [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:00 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] How does Office 2010 deal with licenses? -- >enlightenment! > >Thanks to folks here and some ATS folks, I now understand whats going on: > >1. You don't have to enter a code when initially installing Office 2010. >You get a 30 day "crack sample" in which to hopefully get hooked. > >2. The 5 x 5 code on the back of the CD is wrong, for MSU bought site >licenses. The proper code you get when you order stuff. > >3. MS has changed all this in order to keep confusion at a high level. > >Thanks to all... > >--STeve Andre' > >On 06/24/11 15:14, STeve Andre' wrote: >> OK, I'm confused. I don't understand how Office 2010 does license >> authorizations. >> >> I installed Office 2010 on a system and all seemed well, but then the >> user started getting a screen that asked for a license code. When I >> got to the machine I entered the 5 x 5 code that was on the back of >> the CD, but I got an error message saying that the code was invalid. >> >> So... Does Office 2010 bind however many licenses you bought to a >> particular 5 x 5 code? >> >> If you decide you need more licenses, do they get added to the >> original 5 x 5 code? >> >> The user who has this pop up is one of my first 2010 users, and really >> can't afford to not have Office running this weekend. How long does >> this crabbing message get displayed before Office stops working >> completely? >> >> Thanks! >> >> --STeve Andre' >>