Install Office 2016 OEM without Live account

hanifmemon

You really should post this as a new question rather than "me-tooing" on a long running existing question.

Is there an upgrade to Windows 10 included in this problem?

Exactly which Office 2013 and 2016 bundles are you talking about?

Go to the Control panel > Programs and Features.  Check to see if you really do have more than one version of Office installed.  If you have 2016 and 2013 install, you will have to uninstall the 2013 and then you MUST do an Office Repair of the remaining 2016.

Uninstall Office 2013 / 365 / 2016

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Uninstall-Office-2013-or-Office-365-from-a-Windows-computer-9dd49b83-264a-477a-f8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US – ‘new” uninstall 365/2016/2013 page

Repair Office 2016 / 2013 / 365

https://support.office.com/en-US/Article/Repair-an-Office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b  How to Start Repair in Pictures Win 7-10

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/wiki/office_365hp-office_install/repair-office-365-in-

pictures/f09d64b7-cfcc-4d07-be0b-0c429682d01a?tm=1405256665011  Repair Office 365 in Pictures

I had Office 2013 installed on my computer when i bought it. Recently i was asked to update my office products online. i did so, it went well for few days. Now when i start my Word 2016, it asks me to reactivate, which i don't know how to do. Please help me in this regard.

I purchased 14 laptops from Dell with Office 2016 H&B. Once the laptops arrived I knew I would just use a default email service account for registering all licenses. However seems Dell pre-activated them to another email account per Microsoft directions. This I have 14 unusable laptops since December 1st. I have contacted both Dell and Microsoft and since I don't know the email accounts and their associated passwords the Office licenses are worthless and the Laptops too as my users need Office but Might be looking another direction soon to remove the dependency.

Lowell, are you sure *Dell* preactivated them?  Dell told you that?  I have never heard of Dell doing that.  If they *were* preactivated, then Office should just work on the PCs out of the box.  It could be you are getting one of the famous Dell reps who have no idea what they are talking about.  There seem to be a lot of them.  

What it sounds like is that someone *stole* the Office product activation codes and activated them on someone else's PCs.  As I mentioned in previous posts, Dell used to have problems with people opening PC boxes that were shipped, copying the Windows activation code, and then using that code to activate Windows on other PCs.  They would re-seal the shipped PC box and then it would arrive at customers who had no idea the activation code was stolen.  Dell must combat this current issue by offering the Office Product Activation code to the legitimate buyer through a web portal when the legitimate buyer logs in to their website.  They must cease to send the Product Key Cards with the PCs.  But someone at Dell who is able to implement this needs to be willing to listen.  Others tell us to report these things to Microsoft, but this is not a Microsoft issue.  This is a Dell issue in this case.

New issue on the same subject.

I purchased 14 laptops from Dell with Office 2016 H&B. Once the laptops arrived I knew I would just use a default email service account for registering all licenses. However seems Dell pre-activated them to another email account per Microsoft directions. This I have 14 unusable laptops since December 1st. I have contacted both Dell and Microsoft and since I don't know the email accounts and their associated passwords the Office licenses are worthless and the Laptops too as my users need Office but Might be looking another direction soon to remove the dependency.

Dell as of Monday, December 7th. gave me a new replacement license for 1 of the 14 laptops but Microsoft when called tell's me it's Dell's issue. One guy at Microsoft started to assist me but we lost the call and not sure why they ask for a number to call me back at if they don't call back.

I wish I would have seen this thread a month ago, I'd have never purchased Office 2016 for my customer.  So is it safe to say after 2 months Microsoft is still not providing its small business consultants a proper method of installing Office 2016 without adding it to an existing or creating a new MS account?  This is just unacceptable and I will NOT be purchasing or installing anymore versions Office 2016 for any of my customers.  It looks like Office Libre and a new mail client will become the new normal in small business environments.