Windows Activation + Office 2013 After sysprep

[ITJS2015]

Hi Everyone

 

Just looking for some information about Activation of windows and 2013 after sysprep of an image.

 

I have a feeling that it is some command line which needs to be run but would I need to create a cscript withing a location of where is going to be stored on my image

 

Please can someone help

 

 

Cheers

[Rochdale_Cowboy]

You run Sysprep with the /generalize option (hate the american spelling!) then if you are using the volume licensing version of Windows it should just find your KMS server for both Windows and Office.

[SHimmer45]

ospp.vbs which is in the office folder on the work station can be run manually to activate office if needed but both windows and office attempt to look for a KMS host without user intervention, as they install if its a Volume license version

[3s-gtech]

Sometimes it'll stick and not activate automatically with your KMS server - that's where VAMT comes in as you can push activation.

[ITJS2015]

Hi Everyone

 

Thanks for the information, I don't have a KMS Server and I have already Used at VAMT software to push out the license but that came back negative. It was asking for licensing a few days later.

 

Can it be put into my OOBE file when finishing sysprep ?

[SHimmer45]

you can put the windows key into your answer file.

if you are using MDT for your deployment you can add a cmd task to run ospp.vbs with your office key as part of the deployment or create an MST for office with the key which you could deploy via AD or an installed application from MDT.

[ITJS2015]

I am using WDS with sysprep OOBE file

[SHimmer45]

if you look at your answer file under windows setup shell neutral there is a PRODUCT KEY option

[Localtechie]

Office activation:

 

CD\

CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15"

cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:YOURPRODUCTKEYHERE

cscript ospp.vbs /act

 

Windows:

cscript "C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs" /ipk YOURPRODUCTKEYHERE

cscript "C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs" /ato

 

Office will vary depending on what version you are using but that is from a 2013 installation.

[Julian]

I personally like the KMS server option. When the sysprep image is run as a new computer, it uses the network to find your licence sever, and activates itself (also applies to Office).