How to enable Office Professional Plus 2010 to run on a terminal server

This article describes how MSDN and TechNet Subscription customers can enable Office Professional Plus 2010 to run on a server where Office 2010 has been installed and activated, and then the Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server role is added later.

Consider the following scenario:

• You install Office Professional Plus 2010 from an MSDN or TechNet Subscription.
• You successfully activate Office Professional Plus 2010.
• You want to use Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services to let users use the Office 2010 applications from their workstations.

In this scenario, you must install an additional product key for Office Professional Plus 2010.

NOTE: If the Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) role is already enabled on the server, then you must use the special Terminal Services product key to install Office 2010 on the server as Retail and OEM keys are not valid.

How to install an additional product key for Office Professional Plus 2010 to enable Terminal Services

To install an additional product key to enable Terminal Services, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

1. If you are an MSDN Subscriber, visit your MSDN Subscriptions Product Keys page by clicking the following link:
   https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/securedownloads/cc137106.aspx (https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/securedownloads/cc137106.aspx)
   If you are a TechNet Subscriber, visit your TechNet Subscriptions Product Keys page by clicking the following link:
   https://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/securedownloads/cc137106.aspx (https://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/securedownloads/cc137106.aspx)
2. Start the update of the current installation of Office Professional Plus 2010.
   1. Close all open Office 2010 applications.
   2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
   3. If you are using Windows Server 2003, click Add or Remove Programs.
      If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, click Program and Features.
   4. In the list of programs that are installed, click Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, and then click Change.
3. In the Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 dialog box, click the Enter a Product Key option, and then click Continue.
   
   
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4. Install the Terminal Services product key that you obtained from your MSDN or TechNet Subscription.
   1. Make sure that the computer is connected to the Internet.
   2. Enter the product key, click to select the Attempt to automatically activate my product online check box, and then click Continue.
      
      
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   3. Click Install Now.
   4. Click Close when a dialog box appears that informs you that the configuration is successful.
5. Complete the activation.
   1. Start an Office 2010 application.
   2. Follow the instructions to complete the activation.
6. Verify the activation status.
   1. Restart the Office 2010 application.
   2. In the Office 2010 application, click the File tab, and then click Help.
   3. Notice the activation status.

Method 2

1. Follow step 1 in Method 1 to obtain the Terminal Service enablement for the Office 2010 product key from your MSDN or TechNet Subscription.
2. Open a Command Prompt window.
   
   If you are using Windows Server 2003, follow this step:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
   If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, type cmd in the Search box, right-click cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator.
   2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Yes.
3. Install the additional product key, and activate Office Professional Plus 2010.
   
   If you are using the x86 version of Office Professional Plus 2010 on an x64 version of the Windows operating system, follow these steps:
   1. At the command prompt, run the following command:
      cscript "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ospp.vbs" /inpkey: <Product_Key>
      
      Note In this command, <Product_Key> represents the product key that you want to install.
   2. Run the following command:
      cscript "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ospp.vbs" /act
   In other situations, follow these steps:
   1. At the command prompt, run the following command:
      cscript "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ospp.vbs" /inpkey: <Product_Key>
   2. Run the following command:
      cscript "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office14\ospp.vbs" /act

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