activate office 2013 retail without microsoft account
Office 2013 H&B Retail activation without an AD Users MS Account. Updated 18/11/2014 because MS changed everything again. Because I support users in a fair few countries, I run into some interesting localization issues.Microsoft tends to be the biggest offender, and Office 2013 H&B is the latest culprit. Simply put, when you buy Office 2013 Retail in the US, activation REQUIRES a Microsoft Account.Even though there is an option to Activate with a Product Key instead, selecting this takes the user to a website to log in with or create a Microsoft account.This is because MS want to tie the license to the User, NOT the PC, as was the case with Office 2010.heck that the Office installation is activated. Log in as the end user, then repeat the above steps from the **. You should see Product Activated. And there you have it, Office Retail activated for an AD user without creating an MS Account for them. JT. JT. I have qty(30) Office Professional 2013 (1 PC) Retail Box that I need to install on qty(30) PCs (Stock Windows 7 Professional 64bit) with no internet access. I have downloaded the img file from https://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/InstallFromDisc.aspx.... and burnt it onto a DVD. Step 5 - so then I can call by telephone to active each Office 2013 Professional. Microsoft should update their documentation, for example the product key that comes with the Retail Box set should be called registration key. - Step 4 - so then the activation wizard will let me choose the telephone option. - Step 5 - so then I can call by telephone to active each Office 2013 Professional. Microsoft should update their documentation, for example the product key that comes with the Retail Box set should be called registration key. Step 5 - so then I can call by telephone to active each Office 2013 Professional. Microsoft should update their documentation, for example the product key that comes with the Retail Box set should be called registration key. Providing new PCs with MS Office has long been a big part of what we do. With Office 2013 OEM, it seems that activation requires creating a unique MS account for each installation with no obvious way around it.This is utterly stupid.t is even worse than I thought originally. I have just been contacted by a customer complaining that they activated their new Office 2013 using the Administrator account before rolling the machine out to their user, only to find that Office then prompted the user to activate AGAIN when they logged on. There should be a box in there once you install the app to enter in a key code: http://windows7themes.net/in-pictures-activate-office-2013-in-windows-7-without-microsoft-account.html. Mind you this is there for the ‘standalone’ products, not the Office 365 subscriptions (that I can see).Posted in: news.2 Thoughts on “ Getting office to install without a Microsoft account ”. Andrew Solmssen on November 16, 2013 at 6:37 pm said: But it doesn’t let you activate the software until you attach that code to a Microsoft account. There is also an alternative download source with the backup images directly from Microsoft. Both download sources make up a complete repository or all Office 2013 downloads. Its perfectly fine to download and install without having to signup for the Microsoft Account annoyance.here is also an alternative download source with the backup images directly from Microsoft. Both download sources make up a complete repository or all Office 2013 downloads. Its perfectly fine to download and install without having to signup for the Microsoft Account annoyance. The workaround is to give in and create a Microsoft account just for the purpose of activating Office. Of course you need an email address for this, though apparently (taking this from the above referenced discussion) you can activate up to 10 Office 2013 installs with one Microsoft account.ou can install it without using click-to-run and it does not require a Microsoft account to activate. But you guessed: this costs more than double the cost of Home and Business 2013. The approximate ex-VAT cost in the UK is £150 for Home and Business, versus £375 for Professional Plus. If you’re wondering where you can enter your product key to activate Office 2013, read this. Office 2013 is by far one of the most used tools of the Office suite that Microsoft released so far. I must say that this is one of the finest editions of Office with many new features.f you’re wondering where you can enter your product key to activate Office 2013, read this. Office 2013 is by far one of the most used tools of the Office suite that Microsoft released so far. I must say that this is one of the finest editions of Office with many new features. I am trying to activate Microsoft Office 2013 on a laptop. It was previously installed by another IT worker, and they used a Microsoft Account to activate the license.They are no longer with the company and I have no way of contacting them to know what account they might have used when activating this product. am trying to activate Microsoft Office 2013 on a laptop. It was previously installed by another IT worker, and they used a Microsoft Account to activate the license. You can install it without using click-to-run and it does not require a Microsoft account to activate. But you guessed: this costs more than double the cost of Home and Business 2013. The approximate ex-VAT cost in the UK is £150 for Home and Business, versus £375 for Professional Plus.ou can install it without using click-to-run and it does not require a Microsoft account to activate. But you guessed: this costs more than double the cost of Home and Business 2013. The approximate ex-VAT cost in the UK is £150 for Home and Business, versus £375 for Professional Plus.
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