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How to obtain a volume license key for enterprise editions of Office 2007 and Office 2003

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Article ID:828378
Last Review:March 6, 2008
Revision:5.3
For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 298088 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298088/).

SUMMARY

This article discusses how to obtain a volume license key for enterprise editions of Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2003 System products.

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Microsoft Product Activation requires Volume License customers to input a Volume License product key when they install from Volume License or MSDN media for all Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2003 System products. This product key is assigned to your company or institution and is intended for your sole use. Microsoft asks that you take reasonable measures to keep your Volume License product key secure and distribute it only to employees or third parties who are authorized to install and distribute licenses pursuant to the terms of your agreement.

Additionally, retail product CDs (a boxed product purchased from a retail outlet) cannot be used for multiple installations. Volume License and MSDN media are the only media available for multiple installations.

To use Volume License or MSDN media, volume license customers must acquire a Volume License product key for the licensing program in which they are enrolled. When you install Office you are prompted for a 25-character product key. Use the appropriate Volume License product key instead of the product key located on the CD packaging.

Note You must have a separate product key for all the stand-alone Office programs when you install them from a stand-alone CD. The product key for the Office suites does not work for the stand-alone Office programs. For instructions about how to obtain Volume License Product Keys, visit the following Microsoft Web site
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing)
and then click the Volume Licensing Product Key link.

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The Volume License product key that you must use may be included with your Office product. For information about how to locate or obtain the product key that is that is required to install Office, visit the following Microsoft Web site
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing)
and then click the Volume Licensing Product Key link.

If you have any questions about Volume License product keys, contact the Microsoft Activation Center for your region. United States customers call (888) 652-2342. International customers, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/numbers.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/numbers.mspx)

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
•Microsoft Office Excel 2003
•Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
•Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
•Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
•Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
•Microsoft Office Word 2003
•Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
•Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
•Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
•Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
•Microsoft Office Access 2003
•Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
•Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
•Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
•Microsoft Office Word 2007
•Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
•Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
•Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
•Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
•Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
•Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
•Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

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