Installing Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 may cause the SharePoint Workspace (SPW) feature to be added to the installation, when it was previously set to "Not Available". This issue is the subject of Microsoft Knowledge Base article 2612800. The screenshots...

When troubleshooting KMS configuration and activation issues, our customers are often surprised to find unexpected Windows or Office KMS hosts in their environment. By default, Windows and Office clients discover KMS hosts via DNS and a related _vlmcs...

In a previous Office Deployment Support Team Blog post , we explained how to automatically activate Office 2010 by using a customized config.xml file and setting element/property, AUTO_ACTIVATE. This blog post will expand on that a bit and explain...

The 32 and 64-bit versions of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office 2010 are now available! Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2460049) 32-bit Edition http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26622 Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office...

Windows Installer 4.x and later includes the “MSI Restart Manager” which is designed to reduce required operating system reboots during Installer maintenance mode operations, by restarting applications rather than rebooting the operating system...

If you have installed the KB2464588 update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, which is related to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-022, you may be aware of/experiencing the following known issues: When you open presentations that contain layouts with background...

After installing the April 2011 Public Update for Outlook 2007 (KB2509470), some users have reported difficulty with print previewing messages. The KB2512788 hotfix was created to address these issues. The following steps can be used to install the...

  We can automate the silent uninstallation of Office patches via a command line like so: %windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /package {Office GUID} /uninstall {Patch GUID} /QN First we will need to determine what the GUID is for Office, and next what...

  When Office products are downloaded from the Volume License Service Center they come down as .ISO files. .ISO is not a file format that Windows can open natively. An ISO file is an image of a CD/DVD. Typically you would be able to use a burning...

  There are a couple common scenarios that occur that can cause an invalid product key error with Office 2010 volume license edition when attempting to install the VL MAK key.  1. After purchasing a Volume License edition of Office 2010, when...

  Sometimes you cannot uninstall the existing 2003, 2007 or 2010 Microsoft Office suite on your computer by using the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel of Windows XP or the Programs and Features feature in Control Panel of Windows Vista...

  When automating the removal of Office 2007, we need to call setup.exe to perform the work. Because Office 2007 is a multi-msi based product we cannot use msiexec for the installation, nor the uninstallation of Office 2007. http://technet.microsoft...

  When automating the uninstallation of Office 2003, we can call msiexec to perform the work from a command line. Example syntax: msiexec /x {GUID} /qb *note* You could use /qb for an automated uninstall with a progress bar, or use /qn for a totally...

  There are a few upgrade options available when planning to move to Office 2010 from a previous version. Microsoft has a technet article that touches on these various options here: Plan an upgrade to Office 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us...

  This blog will cover techniques on how to identify and resolve Office installation failures. The techniques described can be applied to the installation of Office 2003-2010, and Office patches. ENABLE VERBOSE LOGGING The first thing to do when...

  KMS host key = This key is obtained from the VLSC. This is the key that you would use during the install of the KMS host when setting up a Office 2010 KMS server KMS Client Key = This is a generic key that is hardcoded into all of the Office 2010...

Thinking about deploying Microsoft Office 2010 in your environment? Curious about the how, when, and whys of a customized deployment of Office? Do you want your installation of Office to go as easily and smoothly as possible? If the answer to any of...

If you are considering the deployment of a 64-bit version of Microsoft Office 2010, it is important to understand the differences between the 32 and 64-bit versions, and be aware of the deployment considerations. See the following blog posts and TechNet...

  By default when you install a volume license version of Office 2010 it will not ask for a product key. All Office 2010 client VL builds are pre-PID’ed with a single global product key. When you install Office 2010 VL without a product key it automatically...

When launching Office 2010 applications, a message appears indicating that Office is not activated. Attempts to activate Office may result in the following error: " Error 0xC004F074: The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could...

If you are running a volume licensed edition of Office 2010 and it needs to be activated, you may see this message when you open any Office 2010 application: This message means Office is failing to activate against a KMS host on your network. KMS activation...

Use the following steps to see detailed information about what type of activation your Office 2010 installation us using and what the status of your activation is. Open an administrative level command prompt. Navigate to the Office14 folder: 32bit Office...

7/19/2011 UPDATE: This issue has been addressed in the Service Pack 1 (SP1) version of the Office Customization Tool (OCT). To prevent multiple Exchange accounts from being created in one profile when you upgrade users to Outlook 2010, you must...

If you are deploying volume editions of Office 2010 using KMS or MAK activation, the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0 can be used to manage activation for these products. In this video I walk you through using VAMT 2.0 to activate Office 2010...

  Sometimes it is required to activate the Office 2010 KMS host in a disconnected environment. Here are the steps required to activate Office 2010 KMS via the phone. *NOTE*  If you don’t already have Office 2010 KMS installed please install...