Microsoft 0ffice-2019/2021 installation and activation process
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Microsoft 0ffice-2019/2021 installation and activation process in WINDOWS OS:
- First uninstall all the previous version of Microsoft Office from the system and make sure that the Time Zone is set to (UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and time/date is correct then follow these steps:
- Download MS_Office2019.zip file for Microsoft Office 2019 OR MS_Office2021.zip file for Microsoft Office 2021 from software repo (http://swrepo.iitkgp.ac.in)
- Extract (unzip) the downloaded zip file.
- Open command prompt (Press the Windows Start button at the bottom left --> Type in "cmd" --> Right click on Command Prompt and click "Run as administrator")
- Go to the folder where you extracted downloaded file and copy the path (hold Shift and right-click on extracted folder, then select "Copy as Path" from the context menu)
The command below assumes that you extracted downloaded file in "Downloads\MS_Office2019" folder.\ CD "extracted file path" (CD Downloads\MS_Office2019)
- Run the setup by using following command:
setup /configure configuration-Office2019Enterprise.xml (for Microsoft Office 2019)\ OR \ setup /configure configuration-Office2021Enterprise.xml (for Microsoft Office 2021)
- Start an office application and click Accept to agree to the license terms.
- Open a Command Prompt window "As Administrator" and go to Office installed folder in your computer. The command below assumes that you installed Office in the default location
CD \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16
- Type the following command:\ cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:kms.iitkgp.ac.in and press Enter.\ You should get an acknowledgement that the KMS was set correctly
- Type the following command:\ cscript ospp.vbs /act and press Enter
- Done.