Activating Office

Okay, there are multiple ways to activate Office. But when it comes to automating the process, a layered approach may be your best bet.

Method 1 – VBS

C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS” /inpkey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS” /act

Method 2 – XML
Add the following to a setup.xml file

<Configuration Product="ProPlus"><PIDKEY Value="ABC12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx34XYZ" /><br /> <Setting Id="AUTO_ACTIVATE" Value="1" /><Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" /><Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="Microsoft Office Pro Plus Setup(*).txt" /></Configuration>

Method 3 – OCT

Using the Microsoft Configuration Tool

(1) Select Modify Setup properties in the left pane and then click the Add… button in the right pane.

(2) In the Add/Modify Property Value dialog and type AUTO_ACTIVATE in the Name field. Note that property names are case sensitive.

(3) In Value field, type 1, and then click OK.