Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Activated as Mandatory Check
Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) is a similar tool as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) from Microsoft that checks and validates via an online validation process to verify that the copy of Microsoft Office System productivity suite or their individual applications installed on your system is genuine, licensed and legal. Previously, genuine Office validation process is voluntary, but as of October 2006, the Office Genuine Advantage validation test is mandatory.
Microsoft will require Office XP, Office 2002, Office 2003, Office 2007 System or later version of Office suites or individual applications of Office such as Word or Excel to be validated when users want to download Office Online templates and other add-ons or updates from within Microsoft Office System 2007 applications, or when want to access downloads from the Microsoft Download Center that are reserved for genuine users and other special offers.
By January 2007, Office customers must also complete the OGA authentication test to use Office Update to download updates.
Users who unknowingly acquired counterfeit or pirated versios of Microsoft Office System should contact Microsoft to check if they qualified to receive a complimentary copy of Microsoft Office.
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August 27th, 2009 01:24
[...] just any leaked volume license product key. Microsoft attempts to stem the counterfeit Office with Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Validation and Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications, but as the add-on are not mandatory and subject [...]
August 27th, 2009 01:24
[...] is not a new stuff. OGA validation, the component that determines if the software is legitimate) had been mandatory for Office users who want to access Office Update or download add-ons such as free Office 2007 [...]
May 2nd, 2009 03:14
Using illegally acquired keys is so pathetic. A retail box of Office Home And Student is a mere 100 bucks and it allows you to install it up to 3 PCs inside a family. That is 33,33 bucks per PC. Pay for that license and you will be happy!
February 8th, 2009 06:54
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March 16th, 2008 04:03
Note: The OGA crack will fail when trying to download templates (it says it can’t be validated) even if the Microsoft site says your genuine IF you have older 2003 and other apps installed. Make sure to remove things like Frontpage 2003, Small Business Tools, Office Web Components 2003, and any other related things that might be installed as they will keep you from being able to download templates even though your system is genuine!
August 29th, 2007 22:42
I successfully downloaded many Office update .EXE (validat required). from MS website
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?DisplayLang=en&nr=50&productId=4D7E67A1-C6D8-4D17-91DA-A8127149FB26&sortCriteria=date&sortOrder=descending
by using Windows Server 2000 although my server contains leaked(blocked) Office 2003 key.
August 24th, 2007 23:39
follow John’s (above)advice exactly, and it will work for both office 2003 and office 2007. Thanks