I've just imaged over 200 PCs with Windows 7 and Office 2010, Office 2010 is showing a red banner at the top with 'Product Activation Failed'. Can I fix this using Group Policy or a script?
Thanks
Sean
Just deployed Office 2010 using an image and it’s showing ‘Product Activation Failed’, help!
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Best Answer
You're a bit lacking on the details but it sounds like you just need to properly activate them. You have 2 simple options:
You can install a KMS server, which will become discoverable by the devices and so they should just start activating. If you need to force an activation at login, you can run this command via a script
Your other option is to use Microsoft's Volume Activation Management Tool to connect to the computers, install a MAK product key, and activate all of them.