Encountered a situation recently where I had to reenter my product key whenever I opened a Microsoft Office 2011 application, even though my software was already licensed.
Microsoft’s support site states that the error could be triggered because the licensing file is either missing or corrupted or because the Installation ID for the license does not match the installation ID of the computer on which Office for Mac is installed.
Microsoft offers several methods for resolving this type of error. One suggestion was to move three licensing files from the Mac’s Library folder to the trash:
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1.Download office mac 2011 key product. 2.Follow the instructions on the web page to download the file. 3.Double-click the file to start the installation. I need help with activating my copy of Office 2011 on my iMac. I lost the DVD sleeve containing the product key, but have the box and the DVD itself. Is there any way to extract the product key from the current working copy I have installed on my MacBook? To activate Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: Click the Enter your product key icon. The Software License Agreement is displayed. Click the Continue button. Enter your product key and then click the Activate. Click the Continue button. The activation process is complete. You are now ready to start using your Office for Mac 2011 software. Once you have your product key, see Activate Office for Mac 2011. When you install or reinstall Microsoft Office, you are prompted to enter the product key. The product key is used during installation to 'unlock' the software.
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I was required to enter my admin password to trash the first two files but not the third. After I moved the files, Office 2011 would not start nor did the program ask me to enter my product key again.
Undaunted, I decided to see what would happen if I moved those same three licensing files back to their original locations (hint: Don’t empty the trash!), reentering my admin password in order to complete the process.
Voilà! Success! Office 2011 started up in a normal fashion without asking for the software product key. It is now apparent that the problem was triggered by a file permissions conflict, and by transferring the licensing files back-and-forth on my Mac, I restored permissions to their proper setting.
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I recently had my Macbook Pro repaired and it had to be wiped clean. I'm having trouble re-accessing my copy of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, which I purchased online back in 2012. I only have the 20-digit Product ID and they're asking for the 25-digit Product Key, so I can't activate MS Office.
I've contacted Microsoft themselves but they haven't been successful at helping me because there's no Microsoft account attached to my purchase ?. Does anyone know how I can get the product key using my product ID? Or anything else that can be done to help me out? ?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)
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