http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30033
--- Comment #11 from Sean O'Brien sean@techobrien.com 2012-06-19 16:22:35 CDT --- On my working installation on Windows 7, I have neither of those variables inside of:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform]
I have the following 4 entries instead: (Default) REG_SZ (value not set) Path REG_SZ C:\Program Files\Common (....etc) ServiceSessionId REG_BINARY (A 32 character alpha-numeric code) UserOperations REG_BINARY 0x00000000 (0)
From the looks of it, I don't think this will help those of us using MAK
Activation.
Thank you for explaining Rosanne, I couldn't remember the names of the two types of activation. It is correct that I'm trying to activate office with a MAK-activated license through Microsoft directly and not KMS activation with local activation servers like you Robert. I think perhaps my company has a KMS key...but no local servers set up to activate it with (and many remote locations to activate), thus why we use the MAK activation method.
(In reply to comment #10)
Do you have at least one computer that works with Windows OS? If so what variables are in "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform]"? Are there also those variables "KeyManagementServiceName" and "KeyManagementServicePort"? If they exist do these variables have some values?
This was the way I went by analysing the VB script. I also had a Virtual Box Windows installation with MS Office 2010 where activation was no problem.
Maybe some very intersting information for this topic are also described here: http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ff793438.aspx It is explained for MS Windows activation only but maybe it helps.
Greetings.
(In reply to comment #9)
Microsoft offers companies two ways to activate their volume licenses: KMS and MAK. KMS relies on a central server within the company, and is apparently what you have. MAK connects to Microsoft's central servers, and is what my employer and Sean's have. The workaround you posted may work for KMS activation, but those of us with MAK-activated licenses can't even test it without knowing what values to put for License server and Port of license server.