How to Reset or Change Microsoft Office 2007 Product License Key or Volume License Key (VLK)
You may need to alter or change Microsoft Office 2007 (aka 2007 Microsoft Office System programs and suites) product license key or volume license key (VLK) which also known as serial number or CD key. You can modify or change product key for 2007 Microsoft Office programs or suites by first uninstall or remove Microsoft Office and then reinstalling the business productivity suite. However, you can follow the following steps in order to reset and change the Microsoft Office 2007 product serial key without the need to uninstall or reinstall 2007 Office system suites.
Note: The following steps involve modification of registry key values, which may corrupt your Windows if done incorrectly. Backup registry first before performing the workaround.
- Close all Microsoft Office programs.
- Click on Start button, then click on Run.
- Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the Run text box, and click OK or press Enter.
- Locate and then click the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration
Inside, you will find another subkey that resembles the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{30120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}
- Optional: Backup this registry branch by exporting the Registration subkey to a file, just in case the new product key does not work and you have to restore back the old product key. To export the registry, right click on the Registration subkey and click on Export, and follow the on-screen prompt to enter a file name for the registry file and choose a location to store it.
- Under the Registration subkey, there may be several Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) subkey that contain a combination of alphanumeric characters. Each GUID is specific to a program that is installed on your computer.
If you find additional subkeys that reference Microsoft 12.0 registration, then click and open each GUID subkey to view and identify the Office product version by the ProductName registry entry in the right pane. For example:
ProductName=Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
- After you find the GUID subkey that contains your Office product or program which you want to remove the existing product license key or registration details, delete the following registry entries by right clicking on the registry entry in the GUID subkey, click Delete, and then click Yes:
• DigitalProductID
• ProductID - Exit Registry Editor.
- Run or open an Office application program, such as Microsoft Word or Excel or Outlook. Office 2007 will prompt you to enter a new 25-character product key.
- Type in the valid and genuine product key, and then click OK.
- Then when prompted to choose your preferred type of Microsoft Office 2007 installation, press on “Install Now”.
- Microsoft Office 2007 will be updated with new product CD key or volume license key, and ready for activation (if it’s a non-VLK serial) or use.
Note: If you’re having problem with your new Office 2007 product key, simply double click on the backup registry .reg file created at the optional step above to restore the registry settings of the Registration subkey so that the original value can be imported back to the registry.
You may need to reset to change Office 2007 product key with the above steps if you don’t want to uninstall or reinstall Microsoft Office 2007 again in many scenarios, such as you have just bought a retail version of Office 2007, or receive Office 2007 as a gift, or win MS Office 2007 as a prize, or just get your MSN product key for Office 2007, or having problem with activation process online or via phone, or unable to step-up or convert evaluation copy of Office 2007 to full-use version, or having problem with Office Genuine Advantage (OG) validation.
On the other hand, if you manage to find a valid and genuine volume license key or VLK, you can change the product key of Microsoft Office 2007 with the VLK serial in order to bypass the Office 2007 activation process (as Office 2007 still using WPA 1.0 where corporate users need not to activate), without the need of crack or hack for Office 2007, for full use for unlimited period as long as you’re not caught by OGA.
The 2007 Microsoft Office System product key changing instruction and step-by-step guide tutorial is applicable to Microsoft Office Basic 2007 all editions and all individual programs or suites of Microsoft Office 2007 including Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Office Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007, Microsoft Office Access 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, Microsoft Office OneNote 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Publisher 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007 and Microsoft Office Word 2007.
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March 29th, 2008 02:35
Hi, I can’t seem to get the #253 activation to work. I have followed all the instructions. When I open up Word it asks for the product key, I have Home and Student, so I enter the key from #258….it gives it a green check mark and then says it is “preparing to install”. Install is the only option I get…so let it install, it says it’s successful and then still doesn’t work. Never asks me for activation codes or anything…so I go into options and say activate, but it just repeats — product key, install, nothing.
Do I need the sp1 version or something??
March 28th, 2008 22:43
Nicky, have you replaced the mso.dll with the correct one (rtm or sp1) before entering the 0’s confirmation code?
March 28th, 2008 07:05
Hey Tomtom I just finish reloading my microsoft ofice professional and it’s asking for a confirmation code. I entered the code from post #253 (00000000) but it says it’s invalid. Do you have the conformation code for office pro?
March 27th, 2008 22:37
Matheus, follow the method at post 253. it explains where to place mso.dll and hot to activate office.
March 27th, 2008 22:34
Matheus, did you try the link for sp1 mso.dll i provided in post #253? If you use a download manager (getright, flashget,…) disable it before downloading.
March 27th, 2008 22:31
Matheus, did you try the link for sp1 mso.dll i provided in post #253?
March 27th, 2008 22:29
Ok just found the right link !
Where is the MSO.dll file located ?
March 27th, 2008 22:23
Hi Everyone
I have Home and student 2007
Already installed but i cant find the link to download the MSO.dll file
Im in sp1 and the only like i found is broken
If can anyone help me please
March 27th, 2008 12:04
hi, does anybody know watz 8digit of referral key is?
March 27th, 2008 05:16
blastise, unfortunately only microsoft can give you the code!…to activate office you can follow the steps on post #253…
March 27th, 2008 03:49
confirmation code is 052246-814263-789796-749200-506041-412071-084145-097522-393463
and i need the installation code for it
March 26th, 2008 05:40
TomTom
I have a prior installed version of MS Office 2007 Enterprise. OGA says the installation is not genuine.
I came across this post and was wondering which steps I can/should follow to make my MSO 07 Enterprise OGA valid, so I can download templates/add-ons.
March 25th, 2008 06:46
woo HOOOO Tomtom!! So far so good. You ROCK! Thanks much for relieving my aggravation, & putting in so much time to help here!
~k
March 25th, 2008 05:07
Hello kittEn, for standard edition you can use this non-trial serial DGYC9-426Y3-DYGH2-3WC68-4Y6KQ and for enterprise this one VK626-MQWCC-FXXWY-W2H6F-KVKQQ.
Rizwan Bukhari, so you used DDY79-433JV-2RXGX-MQFQP-PFDH8 to install the home and student edition. Then you replaced the mso.dll with patched one and tried the phone activation using “000000 000000…” as confirmation code. Am i right?
March 25th, 2008 03:19
Hello Tomtom
How r U Dear,
I have seen all the comments regarding the cracks. But i didn’t find any solution regarding MS Office Student & Home 2007.
i Use the key i.e DDY79-433JV-2RXGX-MQFQP-PFDH8, It works But when i reopen the MS Office application, it demands for the activation code that it has to confirm by two ways 1 is through Internet and 2 one is from Telephone. I use both but doesn’t show any response.
Would u please guide me about it..! throuhg email i.e Brilliantmind786@hotmail.com
Regards
RIZwan
March 25th, 2008 02:40
I regularly receive the updates and installed the xps/pdf tool with no problem. Only service packs update the mso.dll file. We have the patched mso.dll for the original (rtm) and sp1 versions. If microsoft will release a new service pack (sp2), it replace the mso.dll with a new one and we’ll be prompted to activate office (…until a patched sp2-mso.dll is made!).
March 25th, 2008 02:27
Hi TomTom et al. Well, I have the Office Standard 2007 Trial Version. I have tried everything mentioned here to get the full version. I tried the keys from post #253, & the couple that were accepted only ‘installed’ the Trial Version (again?).
My option for phone activation is grayed out in all of the applications. So, I had to choose the last option (not “online” option of course).
Now, I have gone ahead & downloaded Enterprise edition. I tried the key in #328, but it is not valid any longer. Any suggestions on where to go now?
Thanks for all of the excellent helps, people!
(I have a couple of Office CDs at home, but I am at my parents’ for a family emergency, & trying to fix their botched Windows computer setups. We’ve paid our share for now).
March 24th, 2008 12:48
Something weird just happened. When I went to http://www.office.mircosoft.com for an update, my Microsoft Office passed the test to check if my software is genuine; However, on Microsoft Word, it isn’t genuine. Am I missing something here? How can it pass on the above website, but now Microsoft word?
March 24th, 2008 12:35
Tomtom
I just did everything you said step by step but still nothing. I even copy and paste all the files when it wouldn’t extract to the system32 location. Did extracting all the files have something to do with why my OGA isn’t working? Or should I have just extract the install.ba and mso file?
p.s When I extract the file and my wizard comes up, should I have change the location to windows32 or kept it under what the wizard have it on?
March 24th, 2008 10:36
Would there be problems installing updates and add-ons (such as the Save in PDF addon), as installation might change some files? Seeing how there was a different MSO for original and SP1 installations, I wouldn’t want to risk it.
I was afraid the OGA plugin would’ve installed something that made Office 2007 useless, but luckily nothing has happened. I don’t have Windows Update on or updated any office things yet, in case some anti-counterfeit measures are taken.
March 24th, 2008 09:45
Key from Post 267 Worked for me!!
You guys, you have NO IDEA the troubles I went through the last MONTH, just to get to this point! Must of formated my comp hundred of times….. Thank you so much Tomtom, you da man!
My Profession 2007 is working like a charm! It say “This product has already been activated.” Under Activations! Can thank all of you enough.
But, I am an greedy ass, I gotta ask… would I have able to run “Updates” both for my Vista (legit), and now, cracked/patched Office Pro 2007?
March 23rd, 2008 23:51
jami, try to restart windows in safe mode (by pressing F8 at windows startup) and then replace the mso.dll file.
March 23rd, 2008 23:03
Nicky, the crack from the first link (megashare) should work. You must run install.bat after extracting the files in a folder and then restart the pc. Did you do this?
Dhanu, THIS is the link for downloading enterprise edition trial. Install with this serial KGFVY-7733B-8WCK9-KTG64-BC7D8 that makes office enterprise full (not trial) and activated.
The same for me, dboi. Microsoft genuine website says my copy is genuine and i didn’t use the oga crack.
March 23rd, 2008 19:32
Hey there tomtom. I didn’t realise this before, but using your method (as on #253) makes Office ‘genuine’? I checked it with the OGA plugin from Microsoft’s website and things seem to be working.
March 23rd, 2008 17:36
tomtom. that method didnt work. i deleted the opa12 file like 3 times. the mso.dll file keeps poping up!! am i a lost cause? please help. thanks again soo much for helping.