Office 365 subscription, unable to activate on Mac computer "Error code:0x80072f17"

Anonymous
2013-02-04T18:59:13+00:00

If I try to activate using the Product key, I get invalid product key error. If I tried to activate by signing into Office 365 subscription I get the below error

Error  "Sorry, there was a problem while trying to connect to your account. (Error code:0x80072f17)"

I am able to login to www.office.com/myaccount using my email address and password. I even changed my password and tried to activate using the new password but no luck.

Any suggestions?

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Anonymous
2014-05-08T19:20:02+00:00

Hi There,

There was an issue with activating Office 365 subscription on Mac with the associated error 0x80072f17.

At Microsoft we were able to find the root cause and have fixed the issue.

So I would like to inform you to attempt the activation again now and see if it works.

Thank you for patiently waiting for the resolution.

Ashutosh

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-09T10:57:02+00:00

    Reply back in case it has been resolved with a probable steps performed to resolution. which could help other who are still facing the issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-09T13:10:33+00:00

    I have exactly the same Problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-14T01:41:32+00:00

    try to call the microsoft store.

    microsotstore.com and go to contact us to get their number so they can verify the status of your subscription.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-24T02:47:00+00:00

    I am having the same issue and can't get through to tech support...

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