Note: The steps to install the 2016 or 2013 versions of Office Professional Plus, Office Standard, or a stand-alone app such as Word or Project might be different if you got Office through one of the following: Microsoft HUP: If you bought Office for personal use through your company, see Install Office through HUP. Volume license versions: If you work in an organization that manages your. Office 2013 include applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. They’re available as a one-time purchase for use on a single PC. Microsoft 365 plans include premium versions of these applications plus other services that are enabled over the Internet, including online storage with OneDrive and Skype minutes for home use.
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Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.
This article describes how Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet subscription customers can install and activate Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 on a terminal server.
When you download Office Professional Plus 2013 from MSDN or TechNet on a terminal server, and then you try to install Office Professional Plus 2013 on a terminal server, you receive the following error message:
Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s): This copy of Microsoft Office 2013 cannot be used on a computer running Terminal Services. To use Office 2013 on a computer running Terminal Services, you must use a Volume License edition of Office.
You should not receive an error message in this scenario. To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Click OK after you receive the error message.
When you are prompted to enter a product key, enter an Office Professional Plus 2013 key that is provided through MSDN or TechNet.
After the product key is validated, follow the instructions to install Office Professional Plus 2013.
Verify the activation status. To do this, follow these steps:
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Office 2013 Professional Plus keys that MSDN and TechNet provide support Terminal Server.