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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September 11th, 2008 04:41
Wow, another great news!!! With this mso.dll (version 12.0.6320.5000) you can also download all the templates from office applications (i suppose it make office recognized as genuine). Downloadable from here.
September 11th, 2008 02:31
Thanks Tomtom… you´re a lifesaver…
September 11th, 2008 01:19
Hi guys!!! Ms has just released an update that updates a new mso.dll (new version is 12.0.6320.5000). If you get the message “…is not installed for the current user” (or similar) you must replace mso.dll with the patched one. You can download the new patched file from this link.
September 11th, 2008 00:26
Hello,
I’ve installed word 2007 with the description TomTom has given. And it worked well for about a couple of months. But now when I start Word 2007 I get this message: Microsoft office word is not installed for the current user. And something to do with setup. How can I fix this?
Love, Tuesday
September 10th, 2008 10:29
Hi TomTom
No, I haven’t been prompted to install as an update. There are a couple of sites that I’ve gone to where I get the option to install Silverlight. I would like to try it out as it’s supposed to be so great (how it it anyway) but I don’t want to risk screwing up my sp1. I wasn’t sure if it was related or not…I didn’t think so, but better to ask first.
Thanks!
September 10th, 2008 02:36
great going guys…post activation keys for Norton Internet Security 2008 which comes with a 60 day trial offer… i m in dire need
or email to dr.hemantsharma@yahoo.co.in
September 10th, 2008 02:19
Hello
I did to months a .
go this hack AND NOW it just don’t work anymore.
I can only read files when I open word and not edit them.
I can’t uninstall the program or install it again. What to do.
I got Vista sp1
with a trial of office 2007 home and student
September 9th, 2008 17:47
Hi SanSan. A question. Have you been prompted to install silverlight as an office update?
However i think silverlight is absolutely unrelated to microsoft office, and i have it installed by time with no problem…
September 9th, 2008 08:07
Hi again TomTom – Oh Great and Powerful Oz….new question for you. If I install the new Microsoft Silverlight will that effect any of the changes I made to my sp1? I haven’t had any updates since I made the revisions to my Home & Student/sp1 so I wasn’t sure if installing Silverlight would check things out and wipe out all my revisions or not. I had such a time getting it to work before I don’t know if I could get it to work again! LOL. Thanks!
September 2nd, 2008 05:10
I HAVE PRODUCT KEYS FOR ALL SOFTWARE !!! INCLUDING MICROSOFT OFFICE, WINDOWS VISTA, ADOBE, NORTON, NOD32 ETC…I WILL START CHARGING $5.00 PER KEY AFTER THE FIRST KEY !!! I HAVE HELPED SEVERAL PPL FROM THIS FORUM. I CAN GET YOU PRODUCTS UP AND RUNNING WHILE SAVING YOU THOUSANDS !!!
September 2nd, 2008 02:04
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September 2nd, 2008 01:52
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September 2nd, 2008 01:44
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August 30th, 2008 16:52
capjap, try to do the replacing from safe mode (to enter in safe mode reboot and press F8 before windows startup).
August 29th, 2008 07:54
Tomtom…..I downloaded the dll file but it won’t let me replace it…it says I need administrator permission, but I thought I was the administrator since it is my laptop which I just bought. Any ideas how to get past that point?
August 28th, 2008 02:22
Haha. Nevermind. I went and checked other posts and managed to fix my problem. Thanks, anyway.
August 28th, 2008 01:54
Hey TomTom,
I activated Microsoft fine, but recently a message saying that it’s “not installed for the current user” pops up. Do you have a solution? I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but nothing seems to work. I’m using Vista, by the way.
August 28th, 2008 01:25
Sorry 1800, i don’t have other keys for office ultimate.
August 27th, 2008 17:38
do you have anymore microsoft office ultimate product license key?
August 26th, 2008 16:57
Hello Dan. Unfortunately some of the serials on #253 are trial serials. You probably used one of them. To resolve the issue you have to follow two steps:
1. apply the procedure described on this article (regedit, DigitalProductID, ProductID, etc.) to change your serial with a non-trial one (see the .txt file from the file downloadable from #411 and take a serial for your edition)
2. activate office (mso.dll, 000000 000000…).
PS: remember that if you (or automatic updates) install sp1 you will have to replace mso.dll again with the sp1 patched one.
August 26th, 2008 07:14
Hey TomTom
I am having problems with getting office pro 2007 to work. I followed the directions and its not working. I put in some of the keys listed in #253 and some said me to convert and some asked for a confiration code. Which I tried typing all 0000 and it said it was incorrect. I downloaded the #411 post link rapidshare and I deleted the mos.dll and put the new one from the download. And still it says its locked. What Should I do Please help me TomTom.
Dan
August 24th, 2008 15:41
Thanks TomTom
August 21st, 2008 17:28
hey i found the key thing ( 91120000-0032-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE), i tryed putting that in the product key but it didnt work, waht am i suposed 2 du?
August 19th, 2008 04:21
I get the whole thing to work just fine, however, although this issue may be completly unrelated, I am having issues now that it will say that thr program has stopped working and I have the option to close the application or check online for a sloution. From reading other forums it sounds like this may be a problem with the printer driver but I wanted to see if this problem was directly related to the mso.dll that is being replaced in the office12 folder or not. Any advice would be very helpful, right now, when it does it, which is about every 2-3 I have to uninstall the enitre thing then I reinstall it, problem has happened since SP1 was installed and yes I do have the proper sp1 mso.dll copied where it needs to be.
August 18th, 2008 16:35
jordan, you should get updates (if not, try to search on emule for the last office genuine advantage patch), but if you want templates, they won’t be downloaded directly from office because it’s not genuine, so templates must be downloaded from the office online website.