Microsoft Office – (Product Activation Failed)
KB ID 0000548 Problem Fired up one of my test machines this morning, and opened Outlook to see, Error: Microsoft Outlook (Product Activation Failed) Though if you open other applications you will get the same; Error: Microsoft Word (Product Activation Failed) Error: Microsoft Excel (Product Activation Failed) etc. Solution I’m not sure why this happened, (perhaps I entered the wrong key when I installed it). But it’s...
Change/Add Office 2013 Product Key
KB ID 0000821 Problem Both ‘box product’ or retail versions of Office require you to add the key and activate them at install time. But volume licensed or MAK versions do not. This makes it easy for you to forget. If you use KMS that’s not a problem, by default they will licence themselves from there. However if you need to put in a MAK key this has to be done manually or office will start complaining. Solution 1. Launch...
Manually Configuring HP Wireless (MSM 720 controller) for Public and Private Wireless Networks
KB ID 0000833 Problem In the following procedure I’ll configure the following; HP 5412zl Switch. Cisco ASA 5510 Firewall. HP MSM720 Controller. HP MSM460 and MSM317 Access Points. If you are configuring an MSM765zl or MSM775zl use the following article first. HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing Assumptions Private SSID will be on the normal corporate LAN (In this case 172.16.254.0/24). Public SSID will get...
ARCserve – Addling Licences
KB ID 0000444 Problem Normally you can just add licenses from Help > About CA ARCserve Backup > Add/View Licences. However you may find that you cannot enter a “Backup Suite” Licence code/Activation key. Solution 1. To do this you need to locate the “CALicnse.exe” file and run it. 2. This tool will let you enter the correct licenses. Note: Depending on ARCserve version the folder location may vary....