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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June 27th, 2008 01:25
Hi Polus, you can try to uninstall following the article linked in post #476.
June 26th, 2008 21:55
brad, try keys provided in the file linked in post 411.
loophole, i suppose that there could be three causes:
- you did not install sp1 and replaced mso.dll with the sp1 patched one => you resolve by replacing again with the rtm mso.dll patched file
- you used the proof.xml-hack => resolve by changing back “NeverInstalled” to “AlwaysInstalled” in proof.xml
- you installed office with a trial key => resolve by removing the current key and replacing with a non-trial one (see the steps provided in this article and use a key provided in the file of comment 411)
June 26th, 2008 05:26
Tomtom,
I have difficulty activating Home and Student Edition. I used the sp1 mso.dll version from post 253 and the option to activate by phone is grayed out. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
June 25th, 2008 12:13
hey tomtom. just wanted you to know that i finally got it! after what 6 months. anyhoo just stopping by to say hey and thanks from all of us for your diligence and hard work! now, any way to get updates and templates?:)
June 24th, 2008 14:49
i need a student version key, the one you posted way back doesnt work for me
June 24th, 2008 14:39
I cannot uninstall it – I get an error. How to rule it?
June 24th, 2008 04:26
Polus, try to restore everything (windows registry items, mso.dll and proof.xml (if you modified it)).
June 24th, 2008 01:51
The problem is that I’m getting notification “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked!”. Maybe there is any way to avoid uninstallation because when i’m trying to uninstall i’m getting notification “Setup cannot continue because a required file is either corrupted either or not available.Run setup again from the original source disc or download location.” Maybe I should restore registry entries (as I said before I replased mso.dll with the file you provided)? I have Ultimate and the original download package of it.
Thank you very much
June 24th, 2008 00:49
Hello Polus, deleting all the office registry items is not a good thing. I think you should uninstall office, then reinstall and activate (see file linked in post 411).
June 23rd, 2008 20:22
Hi, I’ve already deleted all registry entries referred to the Office suite, but still can’t get phone activation. Please, help
June 23rd, 2008 19:16
Hi, Tomtom
could you explain exactly – what should be deleted in the registry – i have office ultimate. I already patched mso file with one you provided (sp1). Thank you a lot.
June 23rd, 2008 09:32
Tomtom,
I had to write back to you again because it finally worked! Thank you so much.
I couldn’t find what was using the mso.dll so i started closing all the stuff in the systray, one at a time. After I closed one, I tried the delete. Finally, after closing about 8 items, the delete worked and i was able to move your mso.dll in. Then I did the phone activation with the 0’s and when I went back into Outlook all was fine.
Now all I have to do is figure out how I’m putting my blackberry on there and uploading some other contact stuff I have to add in.
Again, thank you so much. You are amazing!
June 23rd, 2008 09:05
Tomtom,
I downloaded the zip file but when I attempt to erase the original mso.dll I keep getting a message that says:
Cannot delete MSO: It is being used by another person or program. Close nay programs that might be using the file and try again.
I also tried drag and drop and go the message:
Cannot move MSO: A file with the name you specified already exists. Specify a different file name.
Do you have any other suggestions or might you know what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks.
June 23rd, 2008 07:43
ah, never mind. I messed up. It works great now. Thanks so much!
June 23rd, 2008 05:50
Tomtom or anyone who can help:
I went to the aforementioned folder but i didn’t see a file named mso.dll. I copied the new file into the folder and it went in without a “would you like to overwrite?” message. I don’t think there was an mso.dll file in the folder. Any idea what to do about this? thanks.
June 22nd, 2008 17:31
Karen, read post 253 and following to activate your office 2007 (items will be “ungrayed”).
June 22nd, 2008 07:44
I installed Office 2007 onto my computer wish I never did. I’ve entered a 25-character product key into Outlook 2007 and still find the vital items ‘grayed’. My intention was to try to export my data out and then re-install Outlook 2003 so I could get on with my work.
I thought entering the key would resolve this ‘gray’ issue, but it didn’t. Any help you could offer would be very appreciated. At this point I can’t make calendar entries or anything else that I need. Thanks.
June 21st, 2008 07:52
Hey Tomtom
Thanks you for the phone activation process! This has saved me a headache!
Bernie
June 20th, 2008 15:20
TomTom, thanks for you. All needs you want in topic 253..
June 19th, 2008 17:00
What office edition do you have, praveen?
June 19th, 2008 14:10
DDY79-433JV-2RXGX-MQFQP-PFDH8 i tried it and once it said ok and than this code is all redy in u please provide new code now i cant use my new 2007 ms office and my old ms office 2000 please help me solve my problem
June 19th, 2008 11:27
TOMTOM
YOU GENIUS!
Finally, working office 2007!!!!!
i used
DDY79-433JV-2RXGX-MQFQP-PFDH8
for the home and student key, and used the MSO.dll patch.
works perfectly
THANK YOU!! you just saved me 100 dollars=D i really needed this for college. and the trial app patch failed after a couple days:/
but it’s good now=D
June 16th, 2008 04:28
Tomtom I think that did the job, thanks!
June 16th, 2008 04:22
TomTom,
Thank you! After many arduous attempts this worked. You have helped me regain my sanity.
June 15th, 2008 17:44
Wobbe, this article may help you.