Hello,
Since Office 2010 is no longer offered by Microsoft we have been forced to go to Office 2013, however we are running into major problems with deployment. We configure systems for utilities (Power and Process) which generally are not connected to the internet. So far we have run into a multitude of problems with deploying Office 2013 basically revolving around having to create an account with Microsoft for our customer and connect the machines to the internet. We have found that the MSDN image of Office Professional Plus 2013 with an MSDN key will install correctly offline with the typical phone activation. So a few questions:
1) Does the product key determine if it needs to be activated online? For example: Is there a difference between the OEM / Retail / VL keys and or installers?
2) Can I use my MSDN installer with a retail license of Office Professional 2013? Or do I need to get the specific volume license?
3) Will there be MSDN installers for the other versions of Office such as the standalone Excel retail or Office Professional (OEM or Retail)?
3) Is there anyway to install Office 2013 and not activate it until it resides with the End Customer if you have a retail version?
4) Is there any offline method for installing or re-installing Office 2013 if you have a retail version?
5) Is there an OEM or VL version of standalone products available (such as Excel)?
Thanks
Since Office 2010 is no longer offered by Microsoft we have been forced to go to Office 2013, however we are running into major problems with deployment. We configure systems for utilities (Power and Process) which generally are not connected to the internet. So far we have run into a multitude of problems with deploying Office 2013 basically revolving around having to create an account with Microsoft for our customer and connect the machines to the internet. We have found that the MSDN image of Office Professional Plus 2013 with an MSDN key will install correctly offline with the typical phone activation. So a few questions:
1) Does the product key determine if it needs to be activated online? For example: Is there a difference between the OEM / Retail / VL keys and or installers?
2) Can I use my MSDN installer with a retail license of Office Professional 2013? Or do I need to get the specific volume license?
3) Will there be MSDN installers for the other versions of Office such as the standalone Excel retail or Office Professional (OEM or Retail)?
3) Is there anyway to install Office 2013 and not activate it until it resides with the End Customer if you have a retail version?
4) Is there any offline method for installing or re-installing Office 2013 if you have a retail version?
5) Is there an OEM or VL version of standalone products available (such as Excel)?
Thanks