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How to deal with common Microsoft Office issues such as activation and reinstalling.

Please read the following self-help guide. If you still have , please bring your computer to our in Subiaco and we will the issues for you for a small fee.

The latest versions of Office (Office 365 and Office 2019, ) all need activating by logging into an Office 365 account.

This is normally achieved upon installation, however we have noticed that Windows or Office automatic updates can sometimes result in the products being “Disabled” or requiring “Activation”

These problems can occur in any or all of the Office products such as Word, Excel, Access, , Publisher, OneNote, Outlook, Infopath or ; by displaying one of the following messages (or similar)

“Unlicensed Product”

Office 365 Word Unlicenced product

“Product Deactivated”

 

“, something went wrong and we can’t do this for you right now. Please try again later”
office365-sorry-something-went-wrong

or similar.

You can re-activate Office 365 or Office 2019/2021  in a number of ways as follows

1) Repair Office 365 or Office 2019/21

In Windows 7 or 8 locate “Control Panel” > “Programs” > “Programs and Features”

 

office 365 control panel change

Highlight “Office 365 ProPlus” (do not click on it) and select the “Change” button

office 365 repair

Select “Quick Repair“. If this does not fix your problems try “Online Repair” and failing that move to Step 2) below

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Right-click the Start button Windows Start button in Windows 8 and Windows 10 (lower-left corner), and select Control Panel pop-up menu.
1a) From Category view, under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

1b) Right-click the Microsoft Office product you want to repair, and select Change.

NOTE: If you have a suite such as Office 365 Home or Office Home and Student /2019, search for the suite name, even if it’s just a particular application you want to repair such as Word or Excel. If you have a standalone application such as Word or Excel, search for the application name.

1c) From the How would you like to repair your Office Programs screen, select Online Repair to ensure everything gets fixed, and then select Repair. You can select Quick Repair which runs faster but only detects and then replaces corrupted files. Online Repair does an uninstall and complete repair but takes longer.

1d) Follow the instructions on the screen to complete.

2) Reinstall Office 365 or Office 2016/19

From any of the office products click on the left arrow in the top left of the product, then click on “Office Account”

office365 account login

Click on “Manage Account” to login to your Office 365  or Office 2016/19 account

office365 sign in page

Once signed in, navigate to “software”

office 365 software download
Then click on “Install“. This will download a file that needs to be executed by clicking on it. This will start the “Office 365 reinstall”

If all of the above fail, you may need to purchase a new copy of Office 365 or Office 2019.

Can I still use Office 2016?

Can I still use Office 2013?

Can I still use Office 2011 for Mac?

Can I still use Office 2010?

 

Office 2021/Office 365 Pricing and Products Explained

3) Further Reading

You will also find more useful links and information at the following Microsoft links

https://support.office.com/en-US/Article/Repair-an-Office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/activate-office-2013-programs-HA102819770.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2899838

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg702620(v=office.15).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg998767(v=office.15).aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/project-help/repair-or-remove-office-HA010357402.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929

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