[ms office - 2010] Best to use KMS or MAK on image?

[gshaw]

Just preparing our images for next year and installed Office as I used to with 2007 not thinking about the change to KMS for 2010

 

Looks like KMS seems like the way we have to go so I guess we'll have to change the key on the Office installation (already set to a MAK key at the moment) then run

 

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPREARM.EXE

 

before we capture the image?

[FN-GM]

I would go KMS, i recently set it up and it was easy. I used this video

 

Set Up an Office 2010 KMS Host - Windows Video Demo | TechNet

[ZeroHour]

I tbh wouldnt think capturing an activated MAK would work as it would require reactivation after build.

KMS is easy to get going and much simpler too.

[Gatt]

KMS definately - as MAK keys are "per installation" not "Per Device"

 

EG: 20 Pcs each with Office 2010 = 20 MAK keys used

if 5 of those PCs need to be rebuilt = 25 MAK Keys used

if those same 5 PCs need to be rebuilt again = 30 MAK keys used...