I contacted Microsoft (MSDN) Technical Support and received step-by-step instructions that almost worked. The system I am trying to clone is running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

I want the ability to enter a new product key and then go through activation, and have Office products working under the new product key in the new VM.

You should repair the Office program by using Control Panel.' Unfortunately that suggestion does not change anything. They give the error message 'Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 cannot verify the license for this product.

After entering a new product key using one of the above methods, office products will not start.

(And I want to use a new product key anyway.) This results in an error message indicating that the old product key has reached its maximum number of activations.

With simple approach (sysprep then running outlook on new VM), outlook wants the product to be re-activated.

'DigitalProductId' as explained in Microsoft KB article 2581695: Office 2010 product key change error Step by Step.

Deletion of registry keys 'ProductId' and.

Running 'ospp.vbs' as explained in Microsoft Technet article Tools to configure client computers in Office 2010.

Control panel | programs and features | select office 2010 |.

Methods of changing product key that I tried:

After attempts to change the product key using one of severalĭifferent methods, the product will no longer run, complaining that.

It tries to activate using the old product key.

When first starting outlook on the new box, activation is required.

I've done sysprep successfully and all is well with my new box, except Office 2010 Professional Plus product key did not get wiped by sysprep (not too surprising), and I am unable to change the product key. After this is done, you may need to use the slmgr.vbs script to further configure your KMS host.I am trying to clone a VM.

It will also prompt you to enter your Office 2010 KMS host key and activate that key. These license files are required for the KMS host service to recognize Office 2010 KMS host keys. Run this file on either 32-bit or 64-bit supported Windows operating systems. This download contains an executable file that will extract and install KMS host license files. All volume editions of Office 2010 client products are pre-installed with a KMS client key, so you will not need to install a product key. When Office 2010 volume edition client products are installed, they will automatically search for a KMS host on your organization’s DNS server for activation. An Office 2010 KMS host is required if you want to use KMS activation for your volume license editions of Office 2010 suites or applications, Microsoft Project 2010 or Microsoft Visio 2010.

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