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
    2013-06-13T05:00:23+00:00

    "Run as Administrator" is not an option with Right-Click for Office 2013 on my Windows 7 Pro machine.

    I've "repaired' and performed sfc /scannow and still can not register this software.

    Any help is appreciated.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-28T13:48:41+00:00

    It is this type of time wasting wild goose chase advice that causes so much frustration with users, and me in particular.

    Why would you assume that the users environment is the problem and not the obscure run as admin issue that has been tripping up many users. Thanks to Di Ciano the fix is 10 seconds and not several hours of time wasted.

    Hi Lozano,

     

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft community. We are glad to assist you with your concern.

     

    As per the description provided, it looks like you are having issues with activating Office 2013 and receive an error message.

     

    Before we proceed I would require some more information to assist you better.

     

    1. Do you have any previous version of Office installed on the computer?

     

    1. Is the Computer connected to Internet using a proxy server?

     

    To resolve the issue let us try the following steps and verify the results.

     

    Step 1:

     

    Restart the computer and then try activating Office 2013.

     

    Step 2:

     

    Repair Office 2013 installation and then try activating Office and check if it helps:

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/project-help/repair-or-remove-office-HA010357402.aspx

     

    Step 2:

     

    Restart the system in Windows 7 clean boot and try activating Office 2013.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

     

    Note: Make sure to restart the system back to Normal mode after troubleshooting.

     

    You may also refer to the following link ‘Activate Office 2013 programs’ and check if it helps:

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/activate-office-2013-programs-HA102819770.aspx

     

    I hope this fixes the issue. If not, reply and I will be happy to assist you further.

     

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-24T03:39:30+00:00

    Cheers Guys,

    Above solution worked for me.

    Regards,

    narendra

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-10T05:16:39+00:00

    Thanks Mark!!!!!

    I'm up and running.

    Best.

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