Office 2011

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Hey Group,
When deploying office 2011, is there a way for it. To be deployed with the
license key already in it?

I tried using composer to package it up, after I ran it once, but it did not
install on another machine already licensed.

Thanks
LC

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Yea, right after I posted this. I figured that out.

Thanks
LC

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I just used the "diff" provided by Composer. Just make sure you do your setup before building the package.

If you're getting any license key prompts, you're not using a site license (I think). This is probably the source of your problem.

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Hi
We do the same and works
Since we have a site license, it do not ask for one .
Cheers

Carmelo Lopez Portilla

ITS EMBL Heidelberg
Tel. +49 (0) 6221 387 8444
Fax +49 (0) 6221 387 8517
email: lopez at embl.de

talkingmoose
Moderator
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Volume licensing is the way to go as others have already replied. You're
On 4/21/11 9:38 AM, "Larry" <larrycutrell at gmail.com> wrote:
not going to be able to simply install all your retail licenses on one
machine and extract them for deployment because Office 2011 requires
activation, which can only be done on the destination machines.

I posted this a few months ago on a different list.

The biggest con to volume licensing is certainly the price.

The pros are:

  1. Single key - one package to push to everyone.
  2. No activation. (Activation for retail products was added in Office 2011.)
  3. The ability to install now and pay later when you've got that last minute new hire request.
  4. Depending on your Microsoft agreement, the privilege to downgrade to an older version of Office.
  5. Depending on your Microsoft agreement, a technical account manager who can escalate issues.
  6. Depending on your Microsoft agreement, the privilege to true-up once per year or on a regular basis.
  7. Access to updated media.
  8. The ability to subscribe to some products rather than license them.

These are some advantages I know off the top of my head and not everyone's
volume license agreement will cover everything I mentioned. Items #4 and
#5, I believe, require volume licensing before you can get those extra
levels of support.

Before making any decisions for or against volume licensing, start here:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.aspx and definitely speak with
someone who handles volume licensing at Microsoft or on behalf of
Microsoft. Third party websites such as http://www.insight.com can handle
many volume license issues.

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William Smith
Technical Analyst
Merrill Communications LLC
(651) 632-1492

russeller
Contributor III

I had a problem with packing Office 2011 and it not remembering the
license. I resolved it by fixing the permission on the package in
Composer before building it. The permissions were wrong for the User
files. Just something to double check if you're still having issues.

Steven Russell
Capistrano Unified School District
Technology Support Specialist
(949) 234-5500
ssrussell at capousd.org