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Office 2016 activation issues

GuangP

abhijeet
Hi,
Please do the following steps:
Step 1. Run command prompt as administrator.
Step 2. Copy and run the command:

cd %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

If you see error, try this command:

cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

Then check activation status again.

Ps. Sorry. kms7.msguides.com server is currently down because I have had some trouble with establishing ipv6 but kms8.msguides.com&kms9.msguides.com server are up.

masoud77

hi
your script worked successfully on my laptop but won't work on my surface.here is the out put respond to the following command:

GuangP cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

---Processing--------------------------

Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: 95820f84-6e8c-4d22-b2ce-54953e9911bc
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_SubTrial5 edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, TIMEBASED_SUB channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: P7GPW

<Product activation successful>

Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F074
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
To view the activation event history run: cscript ospp.vbs /dhistorykms
NOTICE: A KB article has been detected for activation failure: 0xC004F074

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870357#Error0xC004F074

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Mohd

GuangP Its worked... Thanks

abhijeet

Thanks. It's done now.

GuangP

masoud77
Hi,
Pls run the command in #1 to clarify your issue.

masoud77

Thanks for your rapid reply
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cscript "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

---Processing--------------------------

PRODUCT ID: 00202-20804-58855-AA031
SKU ID: 95820f84-6e8c-4d22-b2ce-54953e9911bc
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_SubTrial5 edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, TIMEBASED_SUB channel
LICENSE STATUS: ---LICENSED---
ERROR CODE: 0x4004FC04 (for information purposes only as the status is licensed)
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the application is running within the timebased validity period.
REMAINING GRACE: 50 days (73139 minute(s) before expiring)

Last 5 characters of installed product key: P7GPW

PRODUCT ID: 00339-10000-00000-AA800
SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, 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: 25 days (36534 minute(s) before expiring)
Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99
Activation Type Configuration: ALL
DNS auto-discovery: KMS name not available
KMS machine registry override defined: kms8.msguides.com:1688
Activation Interval: 120 minutes
Renewal Interval: 10080 minutes

KMS host caching: Enabled

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GuangP

masoud77
Hi,
Please do the following steps:
Step 1. Run command prompt as administrator.
Step 2. Copy and run the command:

cd %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:P7GPW >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

If you see error, try this command:

cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:P7GPW >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

Then check activation status again.

masoud77

GuangP
awesome! solved .
Thank you Guang. Great job!

sammy

GuangP
Tried all variety of commands, first response was your version is not supported.
FOr this second command i got below response

C:\Windows\system32>cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act
The system cannot find the path specified.
Input Error: Can not find script file "C:\Windows\system32\ospp.vbs".

Blossom

hi, my first prompt command states that office 2016 was successfully installed, but I cannot access it, It wont go past the expired notification that keeps popping up for renewal. Can you help please?

GuangP

Blossom Hi,
Pls run the command in #1 to clarify your issue.

sammy

Blossom

same here
second command says, the path incorrect.

CornOfCob

Hi Guang,

I am getting the error below when I run the first command. I also tried the second command you provided in the thread. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

---Processing--------------------------

PRODUCT ID: 00200-70000-00000-AA034
SKU ID: d7279dd0-e175-49fe-a623-8fc2fc00afc4
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channel
LICENSE STATUS: ---NOTIFICATIONS---
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F009
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the grace period expired.

Last 5 characters of installed product key: KHGM9

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GuangP

CornOfCob please follow instructions this video:

and make sure you run batch file as admin.

sxs

GuangP wont let me run the document as administrator windows 10 pro

Shabbz

D:\Office\Office15>cscript "D:\Office\Office15\ospp.vbs" /dstatus
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host versão 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. Todos os direitos reservados.

---Processing--------------------------

<No installed product keys detected>

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GuangP

Shabbz sorry. office 15 is not supported.

porag303

---Processing--------------------------

PRODUCT ID: 00339-24560-15003-AA196
SKU ID: c47456e3-265d-47b6-8ca0-c30abbd0ca36
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_MAK edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(MAK) channel
BETA EXPIRATION: 01-Jan-1601
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: 29 days (41838 minute(s) before expiring)

Last 5 characters of installed product key: W2QMB

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GuangP

porag303 please follow instructions this video:

and make sure you run batch file as admin.

porag303

GuangP not execute this batch file. (Edition : Windows 10 Pro, Version : 1709, OS Build : 16299.125)

GuangP

porag303 You cant execute the batch file? pls give me more details.

Nickmfb

Hi, I run the 1click.cmd script and it gives me success.

#Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without software

#Supported products:
- Microsoft Office Standard 2016

- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016

Activating your Office...

<Product activation successful>

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#How it works: bit.ly/kms-server
#Please feel free to contact me at msguides.com@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
#Please consider supporting this project: donate.msguides.com

#Your support is helping me keep my servers running everyday!

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But in Office Account within, for example, Excel, it tells me that My Account Expires. Can you help please? Thx!!

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

---Processing--------------------------

<Product activation successful>

Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: d7279dd0-e175-49fe-a623-8fc2fc00afc4
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: KHGM9
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F017

ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.

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GuangP

Nickmfb Hi,
Pls run the command in #1 to clarify your issue.

ZeWinglessCupid

C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey7GPW >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /act

---Processing--------------------------

<Product activation successful>

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870357#Error0xC004F074

ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.

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HELP PLEASE T_T

GuangP

ZeWinglessCupid
Hi,
Pls run the command in #1 to clarify your issue.