Logon to a desktop and confirm MS Office applications are activated. Open the MS Office Ribbon > Options > Resources and click Activate. Launch any of the MS Office applications while logged into draft copy of the golden image. Install MS Office 2007 with a valid Product Key and run updates as usual.
This can be cumbersome if using dynamic desktops that are refreshed on a regular basis, as users will be prompted for activation after each refresh.Ĭomplete the following steps to ensure Office 2007 is installed and activated properly:Įdit and log on to the VDI-in-a-Box golden image. If for any reason Office is not activated on the golden image, users will be prompted to activate. The primary objective with VDI-in-a-Box is to ensure the copy of MS Office 2007 is updated and activated on the golden image before it is published. The behavior will be the same when running MS Office 2007 on Windows XP or Windows 7 desktops in a VDI-in-a-Box deployment. The Volume Activation used by Office 2007 is different from Office 2010 and only requires a product key. Microsoft Office 2007 can be deployed on VDI-in-a-Box desktops just like installing on a physical machine. Some of the different options available with VDI-in-a-Box and Microsoft Office is as shown in the table: Refer to VDI-in-a-Box Best Practices: Deploying Microsoft Office for more information. There are steps that can be optionally taken to customize the MS Office installation, such as automatically creating MS Outlook accounts/profiles, suppressing Office updates, suppressing the Office privacy options screen, and much more. We will discuss the installation and activation behavior of Microsoft Office in this document. Although the behavior is not specific to VDI-in-a-Box, expected behavior is explained so customers can better understand the available choices.Īs always, ensure to check with Microsoft to see if there are any changes to Volume Licensing or activation methods with any Office products. The behavior may differ when using different types of Volume Licensing with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows.
This article is intended to provide information regarding Microsoft Office activation with VDI-in-a-Box. This article contains information about VDI-in-a-Box best practices for Microsoft Office Activation.
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