Microsoft office can't find your license for this application. a repair attempt was unsuccessful or was cancelled.

Anonymous
2013-05-14T07:38:18+00:00

I am getting the following error in Office 2013. My software is licensed but it gives this error and exit:

Microsoft office can't find your license for this application. a repair attempt was unsuccessful or was cancelled.

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Anonymous
2013-05-31T03:51:10+00:00

Hi Michael, 

My problem was solved after restarting/starting SOFTWARE PROTECTION service in windows 8, that service was stopped and its behaviour was Automatic(Delayed Start). So i just start that service and error gone. YOu try this as well.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-20T15:21:11+00:00

    Open "Services" 

    Scroll down and find "Software Protection" 

    Start software protection manually.

    As post above suggested, you might have to close and reopen the application after manually starting the software protection service.

    So:

    Close Word.

    Open "Services" 

    Scroll down and find "Software Protection" 

    Start software protection manually.

    Reopen Word

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-20T15:15:00+00:00

    Yes

    This is the error message I'm getting.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-05T15:32:01+00:00

    Thanks for your reply. I tried this and a host of other suggestions. Nothing really worked. Then, one day, I tried to launch the application, and it finally worked! I have no idea of what cured the problem, but perhaps it was one of the required system updates for Windows 10. Anyway, the problem is resolved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-05T10:54:49+00:00

    how to fix it

    ?

    Open "Services" 

    Scroll down and find "Software Protection" 

    Start software protection manually.

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