Change Product Key Office 2013 Home and Business

Anonymous
2013-03-07T14:44:07+00:00
Please check out Change<br> your Office license or product key for the latest information on this topic.

I need to change the product key on a new installation of Office 2013 Home and Business. What is the procedure?

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Anonymous
2016-06-08T19:59:14+00:00

Hi everyone,

First off, on behalf of the Office team, thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Office community and providing solutions. We have published an article that specifically addresses this question: Change your Office product key.

Hope you'll find this helpful.

Thanks,

Michelle V.

The Office Team

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-06T19:19:21+00:00

    Your solution worked not

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-06T19:16:03+00:00

    Your solution worked not

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-26T00:45:06+00:00

    Hi all,

    I was able to replace the key by running office repair, after the repair once your re-open any office products it will prompt to enter new keys.

    Also I have found this helpful:                                     

    Office 2013 Client Software License Management Tool 

    Usage

    cscript ospp.vbs /Option:Value ComputerName User Password

         ComputerName: Name of remote computer. If a computer name is not passed local computer is used.

         User: Account with required privilege on remote computer. 

         Password: Password for the account. If a User account and password are not passed current credentials are used.

         Value: Required for outlined options. 

    Global /Options 

     Description 

    /act

     Activate installed Office 2013 product keys. 

    /inpkey:value

     Install a product key (replaces existing key) with user-provided product key. Value parameter applies.

    /unpkey:value

     Uninstall an installed product key with user-provided partial product key (as displayed by the /dstatus option). Value parameter applies.

    /inslic:value

     Install a license with user-provided path to the .xrm-ms license. Value parameter applies.

    /dstatus

     Display license information for installed product keys.

    /dstatusall

     Display license information for installed licenses.

    /dhistoryacterr

     Display MAK/Retail activation failure history.

    /dinstid

     Display installation ID for offline activation.

    /actcid:value

     Activate product with user-provided confirmation ID. Value parameter applies.

    /rearm

     Reset the licensing status for all installed Office 2013 product keys.

    /rearm:value

     Reset the licensing status for an Office 2013 license with user provided SKUID value (as displayed by the /dstatus opton). Value parameter applies.

    /ddescr:value

     Display the description for a user-provided error code. Value parameter applies.

    KMS client /Options 

     Description 

    /dhistorykms

     Display KMS client activation history.

    /dcmid

     Display KMS client machine ID (CMID).

    /sethst:value

     Set a KMS host name with user-provided host name. Value parameter applies.

    /setprt:value

     Set a KMS port with user-provided port number. Value parameter applies.

    /remhst

     Remove KMS host name (sets port to default).

    /cachst:value

     Permit or deny KMS host caching. Value parameter applies (TRUE or FALSE).

    /actype:value

     Set volume activation type. Value parameter applies. (Windows 8 and above support only)

    Values: 1 (for AD) or 2 (for KMS) or 3 (for Token) or 0 (for all).

    /skms-domain:value

     Set the specific DNS domain in which all KMS SRV records can be found. This setting has no effect if the specific single KMS host is set via /sethst option. Value parameter applies. (Windows 8 and above support only)

    Value:FQDN

    /ckms-domain

     Clear the specific DNS domain in which all KMS SRV records can be found. The specific KMS host will be used if set via /sethst option. Otherwise default KMS auto-discovery will be used. (Windows 8 and above support only)

    Token /Options 

     Description 

    /dtokils

     Display installed token-based activation issuance licenses.

    /rtokil:value

     Uninstall an installed token-based activation issuance license with user-provided license id (as displayed by the /dtokils option). Value parameter applies.

    /stokflag

     Set token-based activation only flag. (Windows 7 support only)

    /ctokflag

     Clear token-based activation only flag. (Windows 7 support only)

    /dtokcerts

     Display token-based activation certificates.

    /tokact:value1:value2

     Token activate with a user-provided thumbprint (as displayed by the /dtokcerts option) and a user-provided PIN (optional). Value parameter applies.

    Prior to running ospp.vbs ensure that:

    Windows firewall allows WMI traffic on remote computer.

    You have or pass credentials with required permissions on remote computer.

    Cmd.exe is elevated (right click > Run as administrator).

    Sample Usage

    cscript ospp.vbs /act  'Activate Office 2013 on local computer.

    cscript ospp.vbs /act mypc1  'Activate Office 2013 on remote computer mypc1 with current credentials.

    cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:MFKXT-F6DT2-THMRV-KDWH2-TCDTC  'Install Office 2013 product key on local computer.

    cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:\myserver\licenses\tail.xrm-ms 'Install license on local computer.

    cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"\myserver\work licenses\office2013 tail.xrm-ms" mypc1 'Install license on remote computer mypc1. Note the path is enclosed in "" since the value contains spaces.

    cscript ospp.vbs /ddescr:0xC004F009 'Display the description for error code.

    cscript ospp.vbs /actype:1 'Set volume activation type to Active Directory only.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-09T21:40:55+00:00

    Hi all

    this is very easy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c4i7HIhYLdg

    If it was that easy everyone would know it as people psoted before the option to change is not there just repair or remove for mine!

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