[Bug 30033] Office 2010 Standard, Pro Plus: Volume activation fails

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30033

--- Comment #11 from Sean O'Brien <sean at techobrien.com> 2012-06-19 16:22:35 CDT ---
On my working installation on Windows 7, I have neither of those variables
inside
of:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform]

I have the following 4 entries instead:
(Default)         REG_SZ      (value not set)
Path              REG_SZ      C:\Program Files\Common (....etc)
ServiceSessionId  REG_BINARY  (A 32 character alpha-numeric code)
UserOperations    REG_BINARY  0x00000000 (0)

>From the looks of it, I don't think this will help those of us using MAK
Activation.

Thank you for explaining Rosanne, I couldn't remember the names of the two
types of activation. It is correct that I'm trying to activate office with a
MAK-activated license through Microsoft directly and not KMS activation with
local activation servers like you Robert. I think perhaps my company has a KMS
key...but no local servers set up to activate it with (and many remote
locations to activate), thus why we use the MAK activation method.


(In reply to comment #10)
> Do you have at least one computer that works with Windows OS? If so what
> variables are in
> "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform]"? Are
> there also those variables "KeyManagementServiceName" and
> "KeyManagementServicePort"?
> If they exist do these variables have some values?
> 
> This was the way I went by analysing the VB script. I also had a Virtual Box
> Windows installation with MS Office 2010 where activation was no problem.
> 
> Maybe some very intersting information for this topic are also described here:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ff793438.aspx
> It is explained for MS Windows activation only but maybe it helps.
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> 
> (In reply to comment #9)
> > Microsoft offers companies two ways to activate their volume licenses: KMS and
> > MAK. KMS relies on a central server within the company, and is apparently what
> > you have. MAK connects to Microsoft's central servers, and is what my employer
> > and Sean's have. The workaround you posted may work for KMS activation, but
> > those of us with MAK-activated licenses can't even test it without knowing what
> > values to put for License server and Port of license server.

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