Sometimes it happens, that the online activation of Microsoft Office 2010/2013 (Volume License) fails, i.e. with error code 0x80070190. I don’t know the reason for this, but there is a way to fix it without having to call the phone activation hotline.

Procedure

1. Open a command-line prompt with administrative privileges
2. Navigate to the Office installation directory, it should be one of these:
   
   MS DOS

   cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14" cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14" cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15" cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15"

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   cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14" cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14" cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15" cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15"

3. Install your product key (if not done already):
   
   MS DOS

   cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

   1	cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

4. Activate (a working internet connection is required):
   
   MS DOS

   cscript ospp.vbs /act

   1	cscript ospp.vbs /act

Batch Script

If you need to activate Office on multiple computers you can use a little batch script to make things easier:

If all computers are connected to your network, key installation and activation can also be done remotely:

Check the Technet Documentation for further information:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624350%28v=office.15%29.aspx