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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April 19th, 2008 20:17
tomtom, you’re an angel!!! Thanks sooooo much!!
April 18th, 2008 05:35
i need help. when i try to put activisation code, it said it is ok, but i need to put some referral key. if not, he install trial.plz help
April 17th, 2008 19:54
Hi again TomTom!
Problem resolved!
What I did was:
1)Installed my edition
2)Used one of the serial codes that you also posted, for my edition
3)Replaced mso.dll
4)But when started an office application the phone activation cannot be selected so I exited the application and
4)Followed the 12 steps in this page.(when prompted to enter a product key which is at step no. 9, I used the same serial code)
5)Did steps 3-5 of your post #253
Thanks TomTom! At least I had an idea on what to do or to try from your reply.
Now I’ll be willing to help others, like you do, I’ll be redirecting them to your post #253 so that it’ll be still credited to you…
Thanks again! Ciao!
April 17th, 2008 16:46
Hello deadlyalive22. Did you install office with a NON-trial product key? If not, you should first replace the current trial product with a non-trial one by following the 12 steps of this article. Then try to activate using the post #253’s method.
Let me know if this worked for you.
April 17th, 2008 01:42
Hi TomTom! (and to anyone who knows how)
May I just ask If the steps the you recently posted makes the trial version really a full version? And If yes, what should I do If there is no way that I can activate the software by phone, for the simple reason the it can’t be clicked because that option is disabled unlike the two other
options?
Kindly help me, because I find this trial version really useless because it can only view documents and many functions are currently disabled.
April 16th, 2008 12:30
Thank you Tomtom! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!
April 16th, 2008 01:27
Hi TomTom!
I’m stucked with the step when I should activate the software by phone because it is unclickable (disabled) among the 3 options listed…
Please help me…
Thanks in advance!
April 15th, 2008 22:09
ei guys this is great…
tnx to u all and tomtom.
mine is now workin perfectly.
April 13th, 2008 00:35
You the man tomtom! Just got my Home & Office Trial to activate fully. FinallY! Took me like months to find this. Well done sir, well done.
April 12th, 2008 12:00
Thank for your help dboi and Tomtom. I have an office 2k7 sp1 with full activation. I use the patch mso.dll for sp1 and this file work succesfully.
Bravo for this website
April 11th, 2008 22:24
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April 10th, 2008 15:26
Leo,
I think that the automatic updates may have updated your Office to SP1. Check if this is the case. If it is, you should replace the MSO.dll file as in post #253, making sure you use the one specific to SP1.
April 10th, 2008 14:39
I having a problem with office 2007 enterprise, that after I download automatic update. I cann’t use the office program, it’s say you must activate this office. Can anybody help me to solve the problem?
Thank’s for all help that posting in here, but I really need an other help for my office programs.
April 8th, 2008 21:59
Hello Nicky. After sp1 installation you must replace the current (original sp1) mso.dll with the sp1 patched one (second link in post #253).
April 8th, 2008 01:48
I just tried that link and it’s not valid. It has the option “Find” instead of “Open”. Do you by any chance have another link? Thanks
Oh almost forgot. I read your reply for megan and I have one question. When I went to update my microsoft office pro on microsoft’s website, it includes me to download the sp1. I think because of that, it says “not install for current user” because of my MSO file (I used the not sp1 link). So after I’m finished with the update, does that mean I have to come back and install the MSO file with the sp1 MSO only on post #253 ?
April 8th, 2008 01:18
Megan, you installed office 2007 and replaced the mso.dll from the first link i provided in post #253. That’s right! Well, if a day you will install service pack 1 (sp1) for office 2007 (it’s optional), you will have to replace the mso.dll again, using the second link. Is it clear now?
April 7th, 2008 22:46
I’ve got the file now. I wasn’t patient enoguh. But I don’t understand step 6 of the post #253. What do you mean with that step?
April 7th, 2008 22:32
Hello,
My name is Megan and I’m from the Netherlands. My english is not that good, so please forgive me. I’ve tried to download the MSO file. But the website says that I’ve to register. How can I get the file?
Love, Megan
April 6th, 2008 20:46
Nicky, try this:
http://rapidshare.com/files/105302595/oga_1.6.28.rar.html
April 6th, 2008 11:01
ahhhh, someone help i followed the same tutorial in a different string and it didnt tell me to back up the .reg file so i didnt back it up, does some one have a copy of it
my email is jugglerforchrist@yahoo.com
April 6th, 2008 10:56
well I’m back with the same problem. I still can’t seem to get my Microsoft office Genuine Advantage to pass the Validation test. Hey Tomtom, I remember earlier you mention a patch from emule to use. Do you have the direct link to that file, or any other way to get my Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage to pass the test? Thanks!
April 5th, 2008 22:55
Post #19 works great! If you have Vista, like myself, after exiting the registry, make sure you right click the folder that the proof.xml file is in (Office Setup Controller), and make it Read Only. This will mean that when you edit the text to read “NeverInstalled”, it will save to that location with no problems.
Woeked absolutely fine with me and now I have a trial free Microsoft Office.
April 5th, 2008 11:15
Haha yes. I’ll go resolve the puzzle..
Anyway though. I reckon this ‘How to Reset or Change” article should be removed and replaced with basically tomtom’s #253 post. It’ll cause less confusions in my opinion.
April 5th, 2008 06:43
dboi …Ur Crap or What…Just think Lil bit and resolve tha Puzzle…That´z all .And like i said after that NeverInstalled Shit Used This Method
el|te It´s Trap
April 4th, 2008 20:28
Hi guys, for some reason i can’t seem to dl files from rapidshare cause of IP issues(i think), so erm, can someone send me the patched mso.dll file via email? blackie_wing@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance.
Soul