Quick Office 2010 Question

Knubje · 13 Dec 2010 at 16:23

Hi,

Currently involved in the setup/installation of around 15 new work machines.

I have an image of each computer with W7 installed, updates, globally used software for all users, etc.

Current process is that each machine after image install requires 20 minutes of adding the computer to the domain and setting up the user. Majority of this is done by me installing Office 2010 individually due to different key numbers for the 15 lisences.

Is it possible to easily install Office 2010 and either, a) change the key at a later date to user specific one or b) install a "trial" version of it which I can use the real key when I setup the user?

Office 2010 Home and Business by the way.

Cheers!

Dewotter · 13 Dec 2010 at 16:26

It may depend on your installation media but mine at work does not request a key upon installation, I have to manually go into the help menu to activate. I'm guessing this gives me thirty days but I've not sat and waited long enough to see.

Knubje · 13 Dec 2010 at 16:49

RKO said:
It may depend on your installation media but mine at work does not request a key upon installation, I have to manually go into the help menu to activate. I'm guessing this gives me thirty days but I've not sat and waited long enough to see.

Damn, my install media practically asks for a key before you put the DVD in the drive

I did wonder about this, which probably means that I might have to install it on one key and not activate and then change the key in registry or using some tool upon the final configuration.

Dewotter · 13 Dec 2010 at 16:59

Knubje said:
Damn, my install media practically asks for a key before you put the DVD in the drive

I did wonder about this, which probably means that I might have to install it on one key and not activate and then change the key in registry or using some tool upon the final configuration.

It may allow changing the key from Help menu in either case, better that than faffing with the registry.

Knubje · 14 Dec 2010 at 09:05

Yeah I have found the quick answer for me to do this.

Install a copy of Office 2010 and keep that image of windows. You can easily change your key through control panel and Office 2010 --> Change.

Job done, duh!