[mac software] Office for Mac 2011 - product key issues

[adamf]

We have an EES agreement and a new Mac suite, so we've downloaded the ISO from the Volume Licensing Service Center and deployed it using Apple Remote Desktop. Deployed fine, all great, done and dusted.... or so I thought.

 

Here is the problem..... on the VLSC is quite clearly states there is no product key required, yet when run on the macs i'm prompted to either:

 

1) Enter a product key

 

2) Buy a product key

 

3) Use it as a trail

 

 

Has anybody else had issues like this?

[iSteve]

Did your Macs come with a trial copy of Office? It may be that the preferences still exist for it hence why it is prompting.

 

We to have ESS, and deployed 2011 a few months back. It all worked fine. The only thing we did on top was to set a preference to get rid of the "here is your office ID" and "do you want to keep up to date" messages.

[chazzy2501]

Do I need to buy additional office for MAC licencing? or will my standard ESS cover MAC use?

[ste1988]

Did your Macs come with a trial copy of Office? It may be that the preferences still exist for it hence why it is prompting.

 

We to have ESS, and deployed 2011 a few months back. It all worked fine. The only thing we did on top was to set a preference to get rid of the "here is your office ID" and "do you want to keep up to date" messages.

 

iSteve,

 

How do you set that preference to get rid of the office first time start up and keep up to date etc, its been bugging me for a while now