
Please note that your time must be correct for this to work, make sure you are in the East Coast timezone and your time is set via the internet, try running "w32tm /resync" on the command line. If it fails to activate, follow the instructions below:

This should automatically activate Office. Open any Office product (Word, PowerPoint, etc.). Once you are on the campus network follow these instructions: You can try running w32tm /resync on the command line below in step 4 before running the other commands listed in that step and subsequent ones to resync your time if the commands fail at first. set via the Internet) and set to the US Eastern timezone for this to work. Please also note that your time must be correct (i.e. The below steps will assume you have already established a network connection. Please note that you need to be connected to either the wired campus network, campus WiFi, the campus VPN, or the UMIACS VPN to activate. The only time this will need to be done is if Office is installed on a host that goes an extended length of time (180 days or more) without connecting to the campus network (either physically or through a VPN) and needs to be activated in a hurry. On-Campus by logging into the LSU network.Most users will not need to do this in order to use Microsoft Office. In order to stay activated you will need to connect back to the LSU Activation Server Every 90-Days. You have now Activated your Microsoft Office 2016 License.Ħ. To resolve issues, send an e-mail to with the following information:ĥ. NOTE : If you DID NOT receive the above screen, this means that you are having problems licensing this product. Type the following command (below) & press Enter: This will show you if your activation WAS successful or if it WAS NOT Successful. NOTE: Replace Program Files with Program Files (x86) if you are running the 32-bit version of Office 2016 on a 64-bit computer. cd/Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16.Type the following command & press Enter: Windows 10: Opening the Command Prompt as Administratorģ. Windows 8: Opening the Command Prompt as Administrator Windows 7: Opening the Command Prompt as Administrator Open the Command Prompt with Administrative privileges:



If you are Off-Campus, you MUST FIRST Connect to the LSU VPN.Ģ. Manually Activate (KMS / Enterprise Server)ġ. If it fails to activate, this process will give you a meaningful Error which can be used to solve the issue. If you are having trouble activating your Office 2016 installation, you can try manual activation.
