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
    2013-11-14T15:58:47+00:00

    To find the product key in a Microsoft account try this:

    1. Look at Account Options (under install)
    2. Choose Install from a disc
    3. Choose I want to burn a disc
    4. Click on View your product key button

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-13T05:00:14+00:00

    the 64 bit systems do not have a ospp.vbs file

    the path for the office in the 64 bit folder is different as well

    "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office15\

    a number of files are in the subfolders of this directory which begin with OSPP

     

    what is the correct ospp file to edit for the key change?

     

     

    I hit this issue as well, use the Program Files (x86) directory:

    cd "\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15"

    Then you can run the cscript ospp.vbs options as follows:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15>cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus

    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    ---Processing--------------------------

    SKU ID: cd256150-a898-441f-aac0-9f8f33390e45

    LICENSE NAME: Office 15, OfficeHomeBusinessR_Retail edition

    LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 15, RETAIL channel

    BETA EXPIRATION: 1/01/1601

    LICENSE STATUS:  ---OOB_GRACE---

    ERROR CODE: 0x4004F00C

    ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the application

    is running within the valid grace period.

    REMAINING GRACE: 27 days  (38881 minute(s) before expiring)

    Last 5 characters of installed product key: XXXXX

    ---Exiting-----------------------------

    Then update the Key (note I have put XXXX in instead of showing my actual key):

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XXXXX-

    XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    ---Processing--------------------------

    <Product key installation successful>

    ---Exiting-----------------------------

    Hope that helps.  I had to do this after I cloned a fresh system before activating Office.  Didn't have some of the "change key" options others have mentioned.

    This was actually quite helpful and almost got me there but the "software licensing service reported that the action requires administrative privilege"  It is a home PC and I am the administrator.  Bummer, I thought I was there.  I am going to just uninstall and reinstall.  It is just too much and it is easier at this point...

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-31T15:21:22+00:00

    This is absolutely ridiculous!!!!!  I have 20 copies, and no way to tell them apart.  Any answers yet...hello...Microsoft?....are you there?  We need answers !

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-29T20:29:57+00:00

    hi,

    i have the same problem but the "cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XXXXX" don't work for me.

    the answer is :

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15>cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus

    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. Tous droits réservés.

    ---Processing--------------------------

    SKU ID: cd256150-a898-441f-aac0-9f8f33390e45

    LICENSE NAME: Office 15, OfficeHomeBusinessR_Retail edition

    LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 15, RETAIL channel

    BETA EXPIRATION: 01/01/1601

    LICENSE STATUS:  ---OOT_GRACE---

    ERROR CODE: 0x4004F00D

    ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the application

    is running within the valid out of tolerance grace period.

    REMAINING GRACE: 3 days  (4320 minute(s) before expiring)

    Last 5 characters of installed product key: XXXXX

    ---Exiting-----------------------------

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XXXXX-

    XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. Tous droits réservés.

    ---Processing--------------------------

    ERROR CODE: 0xC004F069

    ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product SKU

    is not found.

    ---Exiting-----------------------------

    Hi,

    I have the same problem. Anyone can help?

    Is that mean the product key we have is invalid?

    Thanks

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