Office error code 0x80070005 when activating Office
Sometimes Office has trouble completing the activation process. If this happens, you'll see the following error message in Office: "We're sorry, something went wrong and we can't do this for you right now. Please try again later. (0x80070005)" Here are some things you can try to fix the problem.
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