Getting error 0x8007005 Office 2013 H&B activation key

Anonymous
2013-02-17T10:21:11+00:00

MS Office 2013 guru's

Does anyone have the fix to the following:  Activation for Office 2013 Excel, Word etc.

 How do you want to activate your software?

  • I want to activate the software over the internet. (recommended)

Here is the error: Microsoft Excel

We're sorry, something went wrong and we can't do this for you right now. Please try again later. (0x80070005)

thanks

David

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows

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Anonymous
2013-04-18T11:24:54+00:00

Hi David,

In case you haven't already found the solution right click on Excel 2013 (or any other Office 2013 application) and select 'Run as Administrator' then follow the steps to activate online

Regards

Mark

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-29T14:00:17+00:00

    Why? Why is this happening? Microsoft are you listening? Your OS, your software, and you have to do this workaround? Everything about this is a PIA...  installation via the web and an account ... keys that morph into different keys .... activation that does not work .... Windows 8 ... J.F.C.  just make it SIMPLE.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-28T14:23:22+00:00

    Hi David,

    In case you haven't already found the solution right click on Excel 2013 (or any other Office 2013 application) and select 'Run as Administrator' then follow the steps to activate online

    Regards

    Mark

    It worked superbly... Microsoft took several hours try uninstalling, cleaning registry, repairing and reinstalling for this quickest couple seconds fix.

    Bravo Mark!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-21T13:43:53+00:00

    Hi Mark,

    Thanks for the big help! It worked perfectly!

    Best,

    Cristina

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-05-10T18:55:02+00:00

    The above solution is not working at all, also I do not get an option Run As Administrator, Do you know a site where it can allow me to download an iso image.

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