Why is 0ffice 2007 Beta not connecting to activation site ?

[Salymiel]

As I try to activate the programs in Office 2007 Beta I get the message that
the program cannot connect to the site and that I might have problems with my
Internet connection. Simultaneously the pressing the help on the same
activation window, goes immediately to the internet as do all the other
programs. I have disarmed all firewalls, security settings and what have you
to enable connection, all to no avail.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Rearm all your security things and try again Monday. MS is having
problems with its servers, so keep trying it over the next few days.
Trying it once a day is sufficient.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[arteekay]

Showcasing EXACTLY what the problem is with half-baked activation schemes.
The pirates laugh, and the legitimate user suffers.

Rearm all your security things and try again Monday. MS is having
problems with its servers, so keep trying it over the next few days.
Trying it once a day is sufficient.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

As I try to activate the programs in Office 2007 Beta I get the message that
the program cannot connect to the site and that I might have problems with my
Internet connection. Simultaneously the pressing the help on the same
activation window, goes immediately to the internet as do all the other
programs. I have disarmed all firewalls, security settings and what have you
to enable connection, all to no avail.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Use this KB to solve your problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925098 (I know it says
terminal server, ignore it).
Microsoft in this case has nothing to lose. The activation issues are
with a beta version and the RTM version is due very soon.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Showcasing EXACTLY what the problem is with half-baked activation schemes.
The pirates laugh, and the legitimate user suffers.

Rearm all your security things and try again Monday. MS is having
problems with its servers, so keep trying it over the next few days.
Trying it once a day is sufficient.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

As I try to activate the programs in Office 2007 Beta I get the message that
the program cannot connect to the site and that I might have problems with my
Internet connection. Simultaneously the pressing the help on the same
activation window, goes immediately to the internet as do all the other
programs. I have disarmed all firewalls, security settings and what have you
to enable connection, all to no avail.