![]() Introduction You can use the Microsoft ® Web Platform Installer (Web PI) to easily install Internet Information Services (IIS), and applications that run on. ![]() This solution describes installation of IIS 7 (Internet Information Services) on Windows 7 Ultimate, Vista using the Windows Features Wizard. An alternative to this solution is to use Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI). It is available. The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express,.NET Framework and Visual Web Developer. In addition, install popular open source ASP.NET and PHP web apps with the Web PI ( description taken from the Microsoft web site). The steps required to do that are: • Open Windows Control Panel with Start -> Control Panel • In Control Panel select Programs • In Programs and Features category select Turn Windows Features on or off. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() A lots of thanks to terdon who spent so many time on this and finally solve the issue. A friend of mine has installed on my new machine Ubuntu 12.04 (I have always been windows user and have no experience with Linux). I started to watch some tutorial about how to make 'Rotated Cube' using 'Compiz',but the cube appears in the form of a list (only two slides). I have thought this could be result of my video cards (only two - one from the processor and one from the motherboard) and they can not support this options. Anyway, I have decided to disable all compiz plugins and options because my friend has set some, and I started to think there is some misunderstanding between the plugins. After, that I got only empty screen(no menu, no icons, anything) and can do nothing. How to fix this? ![]() EDIT: When I remove the compiz stuffs (from the console), the menu is shown again. Then I install the compiz again (some of the effect are still not working). After restart or log out/in the menu is hidden again. I suppose that there are some settings that I've broken but they are saved somewhere in the system and remove the compiz do not deleted them and as a result they are activated after compiz is installed again and the PC is restarted? ![]() The reason that the cube appeared as a 'list' has nothing to do with the number or quality of your graphics cards. The cube plugin simply shows your workspaces arranged as the sides of a cube. You get a sheet because you only have two workspaces configured. You can change this in compiz-config-settings-manager ( ccsm). Having said that, try the following steps (adapted from ): sudo apt-get purge compiz* sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-plugins The first command will completely remove any compiz installation, and the second will reinstall it. Jun 29, 2009. Since the core Compiz packages are installed by default, you can start using some of your desktop settings right away, without having to do anything. However, one. I also right-click on the Viewport Switcher, at the bottom of the desktop, and give myself 4 faces to the cube, instead of 2. And I go into the. I have become dependent on compiz Enhanced Zoom Desktop but always enable the cube. Enabling the Compiz Cube. When you enable Compiz and there are some. Embrace Eye Candy with Compiz on the Linux Desktop. Cube Rotate: This is the module that allows the cube to rotate on the desktop. This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an OpenSUSE 11.4 GNOME desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an. Nov 21, 2014. Linux Mint isn't chasing touch interfaces, rethinking the way we use the desktop, or enacting any other grand experiment. And the fancy-but-potentially-unstable Compiz window manager. Desktop cubes, wobbly windows, and more—it's all back. Linux mint 17.1 mate compiz desktop cube. Compiz cubes! Now, open a terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T) and launch compiz-config-settings-manager: ccsm Scroll down to the 'Desktop' section and make sure the Enable Ubuntu Unity Plugin checkbox is checked: Now, click 'Back' to go back to the main menu. Check the Desktop Cube checkbox. If a message pops up asking if you want to disable Desktop Wall in favor of the cube,click 'Disable Desktop Wall'. Compiz uses 'virtual desktops' as opposed to normal desktops (see the compiz wiki for more info). To have a cube that looks like a cube, you need to tell compiz to use 4 virtual desktops. To do this, go 'Back' again, click the 'General Options' button and choose the 'Desktop Size' tab. Set your Horizontal Virtual Size to 4. This is what I invented and tested with more than 20 PCs. Note that you actually NEED a video card that can render this and to have the drivers correctly installed. Look for the answer in the following links to install the drivers correctly: • Install Compiz Config Settings Manager (Note: ) sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager NOTE: If you have 12.10 or above you need to also install the compiz-plugin package. So instead of the final terminal line mentioned above, it would be: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-extra If you do not install the compiz-plugins you will not see the cube or rotate plugins in the compiz plugin list. • Open Compiz Config Settings Manager and go to Preferences • Select Plugin List Tab • Disable Automatic Plugin Sorting and accept the warning that will appear after trying to disable it. • From the Disable Plugins List, Enable the following plugins: cube, rotate • From the Enable Plugins List, Disable the following plugins: wall • Go back from the Preferences menu to the Main Compiz Menu and select General Options • Go to Desktop Size tab and change the Horizontal and Vertical Virtual Size to 4: How it looks in 12.04 or below How it looks in 12.10+ DONE There is no need to restart the PC or logout or anything additional to this steps. In this case it works on Nvidia, Ati and Intel cards. If you want to add more Effects you would do them in the Preference options but you need to be careful which Plugins have problems with others. In this case they are working excellent. HOW TO TEST IF IT IS WORKING? Simply leave CTRL+ ALT pressed and then with the Arrow keys press ->. - Present Simple VS. Present Continuous Lesson Plan • 1. Present Simple VS. Present Continuous Page 1 of 6 LESSON PLAN Teacher: A Observer: B Date/Time: 2015/02/01 at 6:00 PM Class Level: Pre-Intermediate Room #: 7 Expected Numbers: 20 Context: Contrast the present simple tense with the present continuous tense Teaching Aids: Board, chalk, flashcards, worksheets, paper, pens/pencils Learner Objectives: For students to effectively produce language indicating the timing of routine actions and actions currently in process, and to contrast between the present simple and present continuous tenses. 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Solution: Use example questions and clarify that the subject and the auxiliary verb usually change places (e.g. “They are waiting for me?” [wrong] “Are they waiting for me?” [correct]) Anticipated problems for teacher: Student participation Solution: Fun student-paired exercise Procedure Phase Timing Interaction Ask students: “What do you do every day?” Open-class discussion about routine actions List students’ action answers on board (e.g. ![]() Eat, sleep, walk, run) Engage 2 minutes T-S Explain ‘Pictionary’ game activity for use with “The Usual Actions” flashcards (located in blue “Engage Activities” bin): Student-pairs use flashcards to alternate turns acting out and guessing twenty action vocabulary words to the corresponding pictures (e.g.: read, work, shop, bathe, sit, drive, swim) Pair students, Hand out flashcards -Note: Expect some reluctant student participation. Relax students by miming “eat” and “sleep” actions during explanation Engage 1 minute T-S Allow student-pairs to complete activity -Note: Observe students from a distance to gauge speed and accuracy Engage 3 minutes S-S Feedback for activity -Note: Add unlisted actions to previous “What do you do every day?” board list as mentioned by students Engage 2 minutes S-S Choral pronunciation drill of action vocabulary words Randomly ask students to pronounce action vocabulary words Study 2 minutes T-S • Present Simple VS. Present Continuous Page 2 of 6 Ask students: “In the statement, ‘I like to read novels,’ which word is an example of a non-progressive verb?” Expected answer: “like” Randomly elicit review from students: Produce a sentence containing a non-progressive verb Sample Expected answers: “I like to eat ice cream.” “I want to learn English.” “I hate snakes.” -Note: Ask at least two students to write their produced sentence on the board. Study 2 minutes T-S Elicit review from students: “What are other examples of non- progressive verbs?” Review vocabulary answers: “like, love, hate, understand, want, believe, hear, owe, own, seem, appear, wish, mean, remember” -Note 1: List student answers on board, be prepared to mime “hear” and “love” to get students started -Note 2: Be prepared to explain any unlisted verbs e.g. ![]() English has three main groups of tenses, past, present and future. The past tense in general deals in actions that have already occurred. But it can also be split. Dreams of Someday. Whether your students are planners or prefer to fly by the seat of their pants, writing a five year plan can be beneficial in many ways. Explain the concept to your class and then give them time to think about where they will be in five years and how they will get there. Finally, have your students share their. Norton AntiVirus from Symantec is one of the best anti-virus software titles in the world. 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Any help is greatly appreciated. ![]() I don't know anyone who can work with my laptop here in Germany and my computer knowledge is next to nothing, so I really want to avoid a virus. But here's the exact words used for the option I selected: 'I have already purchased a subscription and I will type my renewal code in the spaces below:' The other two options being: 'Renew my subscription.' (aka buy a new product) and 'I have already purchased a subscription. Please check my subscription status.' (Tried it anyways but got nothing) Still haven't got a response yet, and I wrote on Thursday, one in response to customer service and another to a second address recommended by their customer service. The turn around on the website says 24 hours. I've heard though that Norton's customer service is generally lacking. Oh well, good to hear from some people here, though. Someone should have an answer sooner or later. I have no knowledge of Symantec or their renewal procedures. As Roddy said, the best help will come from Symantec. Free activation code norton antivirus 2008 downloads - Collection of activation code norton antivirus 2008 freeware, shareware download - Norton AntiVirus Virus. Opinion: Once a loyal customer of Norton Antivirus, Loyd has switched to a competitor. Because Norton's activation scheme breaks. If for some reason you can t change the product key of your Server 2008 under the My Computer Windows Activation. Antivirus software: Norton AntiVirus. Jan 31, 2008. I installed Norton Antivirus 2008 and have activated the software. Now periodically, the Protection Center notifies me the Virus Protection is at risk and activation is required. I click connect to. Nov 28, 2007 Norton security 2008 review. Norton Internet Security 2008 includes all the basic features within Norton Antivirus 2008. You wrote: ' But here's the exact words used for the option I selected: 'I have already purchased a subscription and I will type my renewal code in the spaces below:' It could be something very simple like Symantec's not considering a trial version to be a product 'up for renewal'. Or a matter of 'semantics'. (Pun intended) See their various definitions of subscriptions. According to them, their subscription key is used to renew their program's subscription service that update's your current subscription for another year. I'm far from equipped to help in this area and am only using this as an example. It's not based on fact and again only a wild guess. Sorry I can't be of help. Since you said you tried all the options, I guess 'patience' is the 'word of the day'. From what you've already experienced and from what I've read. You're going to need a lot of it. Best of luck. Thanks everyone for the help. I had someone back in the states also send an email using my screenshots and they got a response. The solution actually wasnt possible through anywhere on the website or under the 'subscription' option in the norton program, but under help & support in the program, and after a couple of links through there were a set of boxes that fit my code. I dont know why the original set only allowed 19 characters, and no I am sure it wasn't a credit card number:). Once again, if anyone else has this problem: Help and support through the client, follow the activation links, and select change product key when the option is available. Maybe that was obvious and I should have seen it before. Well, thanks anyways people. Blaisem -- Happy your problem was solved. I was just about to reply to your original post that the Help & Support feature in NIS2008 was a way to go. 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You will need the Product key if you ever want to reinstall your product. ![]() # Uncomment the following if you are using InnoDB tables innodb_data_home_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend innodb_log_group_home_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ innodb_log_arch_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ # You can set._buffer_pool_size up to 50 - 80% # of RAM but beware of setting memory usage too high innodb_buffer_pool_size = 256M innodb_additional_mem_pool_size = 20M # Set._log_file_size to 25% of buffer pool size innodb_log_file_size = 64M innodb_log_buffer_size = 8M innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1 innodb_lock_wait_timeout = 50 old-passwords = 1. Same problem here I am administering a domain using cpanel 11 on a CentOS VPS and am experiencing the very same frustrating problem. If I log into the server's shell as root and run # locate, my.cnf turns up only one instance on my multi-domain vps, at /etc/my.cnf. Re my post just above, based on some web research (I'm sure it's obvious I don't know much about mySQL) I changed my.cnf to: [mysqld] socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock set-variable = max_connections=500 innodb_data_home_dir = /var/lib/mysql/ innodb_data_file_path = innodb1:100M;innodb2:100M:autoextend default-storage_engine=InnoDB. Jul 23, 2008. I am not doing great at moving my old phpbb database to my new server, and I'm thinking of trying to use InnoDB storage engine rather than MyISAM. Try that and if it converts the table to InnoDB then your MySQL install supports it, and we can narrow it down to being an option within PHPMyAdmin that. Enable MySQL InnoDB Storage Engine Support in XAMPP Installation. Home » Software » Databases » Enable MySQL InnoDB Storage. InnoDB MySQL database storage. ![]() ![]() And restarted the MySQL service (using WHM). But it would not start up. I had to comment out those last 3 lines and restart it again to get the service going. Why is my server allergic to InnoDB? For my particular problem, it turned out that InnoDB was already broken, but something was borked up! I was seeing this in the /var/lib/myswl/servername.err log: InnoDB: Error: log file./ib_logfile1 is of different size 0 10485760 bytes The solution was to move the ib* files out of the way and let them get recreated: cd /var/lib/mysql mkdir /home/temp/ mv ib* /home/temp /etc/init.d/mysql restart We tried to move just the file listed in the error, but that wasn't enough. Doing all of them got us going straight out. Hope this helps someone. This section will lead you step-by-step through the process of preparing to use your purchase account. Verifying Your Account The purchase account is given to you, the account holder, in trust that it will be kept safe. Unauthorized use of the account due to your failure to secure the account may result in disciplinary action. After receipt of the account the following steps should be taken: • Verify the accuracy of your name and address • Call the toll-free number provided by the contractor bank to confirm receipt of and to activate your account • Sign your card (if required) • Review account holder guide provided by the contractor bank Plan Your Monthly Purchases Decide which items are best handled with the purchase account and decide when to actually buy. When you plan your purchases, you can combine requirements in order to qualify for volume discounts as long as you remain within the authorized per transaction and monthly spending limits. Similarly, you can make small-scale purchases to avoid wasteful stockpiling. Your planning ensures that you are able to most effectively accomplish your mission by purchasing higher priority items before lower priority items. Some agencies require account holders to obtain management approval before each purchase. Ensure Availability of Funds You must establish the amount of your available funds BEFORE making any purchases. Some agencies require account holders to verify the amount of their available funds before each purchase. You must track purchases during the month to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to make all required purchases. Account holders should use a log system to record purchases and the dollar amounts committed. Then they know at a glance the amount of their unobligated funds or certified fund availability. Conduct Market Research How can your contracting activity help in market research? Your contracting activity can provide information on required sources of supply, existing contracts, good merchants and many other areas. ![]() Market research allows you to make an informed, responsible, reasonable purchase. Do enough market research to ensure that the Government gets a good value for its money in terms of reasonable price and timely/reliable/quality service. The purchase should represent the best buy that meets the Government's minimum requirements. Use the, to identify environmental attributes, such as energy efficiency or recycled content, applicable to your purchase. The GPC also identifies GSA Sources, such as Multiple Award Schedules or GSA Global Supply, and links to GSA Advantage! ![]() Compare prices and check with your contracting activity to see if there are existing contracts that offer you a good price, service, and quality. These existing contracts have been negotiated at your agency or by other agencies and can sometimes offer advantages in time and money savings. Check with the merchant to determine if they accept the purchase account. Select the Best Value When making micro-purchases, identify the supply or service that best satisfies the requirement, weighing both price factors and non-price factors. You can buy a higher priced item if it represents a better value, but it is your responsibility as the account holder to perform basic comparison-shopping and to briefly document the basis for your purchase decisions. For example, check the vendor’s schedule price. Also check the for life cycle cost information, especially for energy using products. GSA SmartPay ® 2 Solutions. Support your organization's policies and processes as you manage your GSA SmartPay® 2 Card Programs. Seek State Tax Exemption Visit the to find out more about the state tax requirements in your state. Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs) are exempt from state taxes in EVERY state but there may be special requirements in some states. Talk to Merchants You should be as specific as possible when talking to merchants. Ask about: • Price • Whether the price includes shipping • Time of delivery • Discounts for Government purchases • Merchant's return policies (if different) When you have all the necessary information, make the purchase. • A merchant may never require the account holder to complete a postcard or similar device that includes the account holder's account number, card expiration date, signature, or any other account data in plain view when mailed. What Are Point of Sale Discounts? Certain merchants offer automatic discounts when you use your purchase account to make purchases. These merchants recognize the Government purchase account and apply a discount at the time of the sale. Is It Necessary to Distribute Purchases? If you are not required to get quotations, can you always buy from the same source? FAR Part 13.203(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations recommends that micro-purchases be equitably distributed among qualified merchants to the extent practicable. Determine Dollar Limits There are generally two types of dollar limits applied to your purchase account: • Single purchase limit • Monthly purchase limit Single purchase limits and monthly purchase limits are established when your account is set up. They are based on your delegation of authority and the budgetary limits of your office. The single purchase limit is the dollar limit for an individual transaction. The monthly limit represents the cumulative dollar limit for your purchases in one month. It may be set to any dollar amount equal to or greater than the single purchase limit. Verify both of your limits with your AO or A/OPC. Other restrictions such as number of transactions and merchant category codes (MCC) may apply. MCCs are codes that businesses use to describe the products or services they provide. Certain MCCs are blocked by agencies to prevent fraud and misuse. Exceeding Your Dollar Limit Prior to processing your purchase the merchant will check to see if it exceeds any of your dollar limits. All attempted transactions that exceed your single or monthly limit will be automatically declined at the point of sale. It is your responsibility to know how much you’ve spent against your limits before you purchase. Do not rely on the authorization system to do this for you. ![]() ![]() Contact your A/OPC or contractor issuing bank immediately if your account is declined. The contractor bank customer service phone number is listed on the back of your charge card or on the. Select Required Sources Use of the purchase account should be consistent with established guidelines for required sources of supply and applicable acquisition procedures, such as those applicable to micro-purchases or to acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold. Procurements paid for with the account are subject to the acquisition rules established in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and your Agency/Organization policies and procedures. The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act did not abolish the priorities for use of the Government supply sources as stated in FAR Part 8 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Micro-purchases are not exempt from this requirement. The following information from FAR Part 8 lists the priorities for use of Government supply sources: (a) Except as required by 8.003, or as otherwise provided by law, agencies shall satisfy requirements for supplies and services from or through the sources and publications listed below in descending order of priority: (1) Supplies. (i) Inventories of the requiring agency. (ii) Excess from other agencies (see subpart 8.1). (iii) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. ![]() (iv) Supplies which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7). (v) Wholesale supply sources, such as stock programs of the General Services Administration (GSA) (see 41 CFR 101-26.3), the Defense Logistics Agency (see 41 CFR 101-26.6), the Department of Veterans Affairs (see 41 CFR 101-26.704), and military inventory control points. (2) Services. Services that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7). (b) Sources other than those listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be used as prescribed in 41 CFR 101-26.301 and in an unusual and compelling urgency as prescribed in 6.302-2 and in 41 CFR 101-25.101-5. (c) The statutory obligation for Government agencies to satisfy their requirements for supplies or services available from the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled also applies when contractors purchase the supplies or services for Government use. Agencies shall satisfy requirements for the following supplies or services from or through specified sources, as applicable: (a) Public utility services (see part 41). (b) Printing and related supplies (see subpart 8.8). (c) Leased motor vehicles (see subpart 8.11). (d) Strategic and critical materials (e.g., metals and ores) from inventories exceeding Defense National Stockpile requirements (detailed information is available from the DLA Strategic Materials, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Suite 3229, Fort Belvoir, VA ). (e) Helium (see subpart 8.5—Acquisition of Helium). If an agency is unable to satisfy requirements for supplies and services from the mandatory sources listed in 8.002 and 8.003, agencies are encouraged to consider satisfying requirements from or through the non-mandatory sources listed in paragraph (a) of this section (not listed in any order of priority) before considering the non-mandatory source listed in paragraph (b) of this section. When satisfying requirements from non-mandatory sources, see 7.105(b) and part 19 regarding consideration of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business (including 8(a) participants), and women-owned small business concerns. (a)(1) Supplies. Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts, and any other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies, including blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under Federal Supply Schedule contracts (e.g., Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) agreements accessible at (see also 5.601)). (2) Services. Agencies are encouraged to consider Federal Prison Industries, Inc., as well as the sources listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section (see subpart 8.6). (b) Commercial sources (including educational and non-profit institutions) in the open market. With a connection to the internet, you can quickly browse through the GSA on-line shopping mall for thousands of commercial products and services including JWOD/NIB/NISH and UNICOR products. GSA Advantage! ® TM is designed to link GSA schedule products and services, stock items, catalog descriptions, current pricing, and delivery information in a single location to make ordering easier for you. To place an order, you can use your purchase charge card. The address for GSA Advantage! For any questions regarding GSA's Products and Services, call the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-488-3111. Small Business Increasing opportunities for small businesses in Federal contracting is a priority. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with the Small Business Administration (SBA), is improving access by small businesses to the Federal market and to boost communications to small businesses about Federal business opportunities. As part of these efforts, you are reminded of the importance of considering small businesses when buying goods and services at or below the micro-purchase threshold. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) states that use of the Government-wide purchase card is the preferred method for buying these small purchases. To find small business resources, please consider visiting the GSA Advantage! And DoD e-Mall websites. Shop Smarter • Use GSA Advantage! to conduct quick and easy market research and to order already negotiated low-price items; • Take advantage of the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) your agency has negotiated to get better prices; • Always ask for discounts at the register - whether or not point-of-sale discounts are given; • Locate merchants that accept MasterCard and VISA by visiting and to use their merchant/supplier locator tools. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to buy American and hire American. • Immediate Enforcement and Assessment of Domestic Preferences According to Buy American Laws: Every agency shall scrupulously monitor, enforce, and comply with Buy American Laws, to the extent they apply, and minimize the use of waivers, consistent with applicable law. • Judicious Use of Waivers: To the extent permitted by law, public interest waivers from Buy American Laws should be construed to ensure the maximum utilization of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States. • Ensuring the Integrity of the Immigration System in Order to 'Hire American.' : The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, as soon as practicable, and consistent with applicable law, propose new rules and issue new guidance, to supersede or revise previous rules and guidance if appropriate, to protect the interests of United States workers in the administration of our immigration system, including through the prevention of fraud or abuse. If you are a first time GSA SmartPay travel account applicant, your agency is required to assess your credit worthiness pursuant to Section 846 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-115), prior to issuing you a travel account. Refer to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B, Chapter 6, credit worthiness, for more details or contact your agency’s program coordinator to get details on the process used for assessing credit worthiness. To receive a GSA SmartPay travel account, you will need to fill out the appropriate application from the bank. To do this, you must: • Obtain an application through your Agency’s program coordinator (A/OPC) • Provide an address where your GSA SmartPay travel charge card will be mailed (at most agencies, this is your home address). • Provide an identifier to activate your GSA SmartPay travel account. • Indicate whether you will have ATM access (you can find this out from your A/OPC). • Know your responsibilities in accepting a government travel account. Be aware that: • You are personally liable and responsible for all charges whether or not you are reimbursed by your agency; • Your credit rating may be affected if the account has been cancelled; • You may be subject to disciplinary action and/or salary offset for late payment. • Sign the form (you may need to have your supervisor sign it also). • Submit the signed form to your A/OPC who will verify it to make sure all necessary information is provided (your A/OPC will send it to the bank). You will receive your government travel account in the mail within 10 days from the time the application is submitted. If you have ATM authorization, the bank will mail the PIN separately (for security reasons). You should receive your ATM PIN within a few days of receiving your GSA SmartPay travel account. When you receive your travel account, it is important to: • Read the Cardholder Agreement. • Sign the back of your travel charge card. • Follow the instructions to activate your travel account. • Store your travel charge card in a secure location until you are ready to travel. Extended Benefits. Government travel account holders, under the GSA SmartPay Program, are eligible to receive extended benefits coverage. They are automatically covered when the account holder initiates and pays for the entire travel related transaction with their government account. Any/All benefit are agency specific. This means that some agencies may have more benefits due to differences in the task order. Additional restrictions, limitations, and exclusions may apply to the terms and conditions of the insurance provisions. Dollar limitations on services provided may vary depending upon the contractor. For details, please contact your issuing bank’s customer service center. These benefits are provided, free of charge, through the following contractors: • JPMorganChase • Citibank • US Bank. The Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-264) mandates Federal Government account holders to use the contractor-issued travel account for official government travel expenses and to receive cash advances unless: • A vendor does not accept the travel charge card; • The Administrator of GSA has granted an exemption (see FTR Section 301-70.704); or • Your agency head or his/her designee has granted an exemption. Government travel accounts are VISA or MasterCard branded and can be used at any location that accepts VISA or MasterCard credit cards, including internationally. The GSA SmartPay travel account may be used only for authorized official travel and authorized travel related expenses. Official travel expenses are transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals. The travel account may not be used for personal expenses at any time or must not be used by any other person. When you return from your trip, you must submit a claim for reimbursement of the allowed expenses incurred while on travel. You will either use the reimbursed amount to pay the travel account bill or it may be sent directly to the issuing bank (if your agency supports split disbursement). To get started with a GSA SmartPay account, you must: • Apply for a government travel account through your agency's program coordinator. • Read and become familiar with your agency’s travel policy and procedures. • Find out what receipts you will need to keep to be reimbursed. • Become familiar with Federal travel policy: • (41 CFR., Chapters 301-304) • – for DoD civilian employees • Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 6, Chapter 100 (6 FAM 100) - for members of the Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State Planning/Making Reservations. At most agencies, you will make travel reservations through your agency Travel Management Center (TMC)/ Commercial Travel Office (CTO). Generally, the TMC/CTO pays for airline tickets using your agency's centrally billed travel account. If this is the case, charges booked through the TMC/CTO will not appear on your individually billed GSA SmartPay travel account. You are required to use the Travel Management System selected by your agency for all common carrier, lodging, and car rental arrangements. Only the head of your agency or his/her designee may exempt certain types of travel arrangements from the mandatory use of the Travel Management System. There are several benefits to having the TMC/CTO make your lodging reservations: • Compliance with the Fly America Act, government-wide travel policies, contract city pair fares, electronic ticketing, and ticket delivery, and • Compliance with the Hotel/Motel Fire Safety Act. For lodging reservations, find out: • If the facility is on the FEMA list of fire safe lodging. • The cancelation policy. Be sure to cancel if you will not be using the room (most hotels charge for last minute cancellations or no-shows.) • The late arrival policy if you will be arriving after 6 PM. • When the hotel will charge your travel charge card. This is important because it will affect your ability to receive reimbursement from your agency in time to pay your travel charge card bill before it becomes delinquent. • State policies on tax exemptions. Before, During, and After the Trip. Cash Advance: In accordance with agency policy, you may obtain cash through the use of an ATM to cover all anticipated out-of-pocket cash expenses for the trip before you leave. Airline tickets: Unless your TMC/ CTO mails airline tickets to travelers, pick up your airline ticket as close to the date of departure as possible. Many TMCs use e-ticketing, where you will only receive information about the reservation and not a physical ticket. Phone card: Pick up a government phone card from your agency for telephone calls (ask your program coordinator to find out your agency policy on reimbursing personal phone calls while on travel). Don’t forget to bring: • A government issued picture ID card/ badge or drivers license • A copy of your travel authorization • The government travel account to pay for official travel expenses such as your hotel, car rental and meals • Personal cash or credit card to pay for personal expenses • Lodging tax exempt forms (if available). During your trip, make sure you keep a record of expenses by writing them down or saving receipts. Lodging receipts are required by all agencies. Follow agency policy with regard to other receipts. You must complete and submit the travel claim/voucher immediately, within 5 calendar days or agency specified timeframe, after returning from official travel. Make sure you: • Provide all necessary information and attach or submit receipts as required by your agency. • Know the sign-off process and follow-up. • Set up a direct deposit to your bank account, so you will not have to wait for a check to be mailed. • Use the amount reimbursed by your agency to pay the travel bill. • Pay the balance on your travel bill in full before it becomes delinquent. Green Travel. When traveling, you should be aware of your impact on both the physical and social environment. You should try whenever possible to minimize negative environmental impacts and make positive contributions by choosing eco-friendly options, conserving plants, wildlife and other resources, and respecting local cultures and communities. As a traveler, you have opportunities to preserve and protect the environment of the place you are visiting. Look for green lodging options and earth-friendly transportation such as biking, walking and taking public transit. The government has made environmental sustainability a priority. FedRooms is working with its hotels to promote properties that have sustainable practices in place. You can look for the FedRooms “green” icon when searching for hotels. Some tips to think about before traveling include: • Choose hotels that are locally owned or staffed by local employees • Choose hotels that have recycling programs and options for reusing towels and sheets instead of having them changed each day. • Research if the hotel offers energy-efficient lighting, low-flow toilets and showers, or if they take advantage of alternative energy sources. • Select a hotel close to public transportation and or near the places you are going to visit. • When flying, book electronic tickets. • Minimize air travel and choose to stay longer in a destination instead of making many short trips. • For shorter trips, take the train, take the bus, or drive. • When renting a car, choose a small hybrid car. • Share the ride with fellow employees. Ridesharing can include either cabs or shuttle services between airports, hotels, and conferences or meetings. • Pack lightly. Reducing the weight of luggage can significantly cut green house gas emissions and reduce the weight of your individual carbon footprint. • Before leaving home, unplug any unnecessary appliances and set the thermostat and water heater at low settings. During your trip, try to: • Minimize water usage when showering or brushing your teeth. • Turn off air conditioning and other electrical appliances when not in use. • Use your own drinking cups and toiletries. • Tell the hotel how important eco-friendly options are to you. Agencies should raise the awareness of the environmental and health benefits of walking or bicycling between lodging and meetings at the temporary duty site when practical. • Use public transportation. You as a traveler should be familiar with subway/trains and bus routes that are available between meetings, lodging, and other locations at which business is to be conducted. • Grab only the maps and brochures that you will actually use. Visit a farmer’s market, shop at a locally owned grocery store and choose locally owned restaurants that buy local. • Whenever possible, utilize options that do not require batteries. Buy rechargeable batteries for your essential travel items (cameras, razors, and flash lights). • Check out electronically. Most hotels allow travelers to view and approve their bill electronically rather than relying on paper documents. After your trip, eliminate the use of paper by signing up for online or paperless statements and payments. Billing and Payment. Make payment for all undisputed charges on your travel bill in full by the statement billing due date (25 to 30 days after the closing date on the billing statement). The due date is printed on the bill. Failure to pay your monthly bill in a timely manner may result in the loss of your charging privileges. If your account is suspended, you will be unable to use it until your bank receives payment. If your account is canceled due to non-payment, your delinquency maybe reported to credit bureaus, be referred to collection agencies, or lead to other collection actions and you may not be eligible to receive a new account. In addition to your agency's travel policy, you should comply with the following guidelines: • Do use your government travel account to pay for official travel expenses. • Do obtain travel advances for official travel through an ATM if authorized by your agency. • Do track your expenses and keep receipts while on travel so you have accurate information for filing your travel claim. • Do file your travel claim within five days after you complete your trip or every 30 days if you are on continuous travel. • Do submit payment in full for each monthly bill. • Do follow your bank's dispute process for charges which are incorrect. • Do contact your bank's customer service number if you have questions about your monthly bill. • Do be aware that misuse of the travel account could result in disciplinary actions by your agency. • Do be aware that failure to pay your bill in a timely manner can result in suspension or cancelation of your account. • Do destroy your travel charge card if you leave your agency or retire. • Do immediately report your lost or stolen account to your A/OPC and the issuing bank. • Do destroy any lost or stolen cards that are recovered. • Do be aware of identity theft schemes attempting to gain access to financial information. • Don’t use your travel account for personal use. • Don’t obtain travel advances through the ATM which exceed your expected out of pocket expenditures for a trip. • Don’t obtain travel advances through the ATM unless you are on travel or will be on travel shortly. • Don’t allow your monthly bill to become overdue because this could result in suspension or cancelation of your account. • Don’t wait for receipt of your monthly billing statement to file your travel claim. • Don’t forget that the account is issued in your name and liability for payment is your responsibility. • Don’t write your personal identification number (PIN) down or carry your PIN in your wallet. Reporting a Lost or Stolen Account. Immediately report your lost or stolen travel account to your: •; • Agency Program Coordinator; and • Supervisor. Reporting as account as stolen does not relieve you or the Federal Government of payment for any transactions that were made by the account holder prior to reporting it stolen. If the account holder did not make the transactions appearing on the account holder statement, the account holder must submit a dispute form to the bank within 60 days. Failure to submit the dispute form could result in liability you or to the Federal Government. If needed, the bank will mail you a new card within one business day from the time theft or loss was reported and will assign you a new account number. Common Questions. First contact your Agency/ Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC). A/OPCs can answer most account related questions including: • How do I apply for a card? • What is considered proper use of my card? • What is my spending limit? • What are merchant codes and how can I request lifting these codes? • What is delinquency? What is fraud? What are the consequences for my agency? • Why has my card been suspended or canceled? • How do I get set up for online access? Account holders can also contact the bank directly using the customer service phone number listed on the back of their card. • Citibank, 1-800-790-7206 • JPMorgan Chase, 1-888-297-0781 • US Bank, 1-888-994-6722 If your issue can not be resolved by your A/OPC or the bank, please forward it to GSA Program Support at (703) 605-2808 or email. Accounts, such as charge cards, need to be obtained through your agency’s payment solutions program. Each agency has different criteria for distributing accounts to employees. Contact your supervisor or your agency’s program management office for more information on applying for a GSA SmartPay account. Depending on the type of payment solution and agency/organization, there are different qualifications for applicants to obtain an account: • For purchase accounts, a supervisor must recommend an employee to apply. Potential purchase account holders must complete purchase account holder training before using their purchase account. • Depending on the frequency of travel, agency or government wide policy may require that an employee obtain a Government travel account to make travel related purchases. Travel account applicants may be subject to a credit worthiness check and must complete travel account holder training before using their travel account. • Fleet accounts are generally assigned to a vehicle, rather than an individual. Users of a Government vehicle should contact their fleet program manager to learn more about how to use vehicle fleet accounts. Purchase Account – Purchase accounts are the preferred contracting and payment mechanism for micro-purchases of supplies and services in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Only a few categories of purchases are excluded, such as: • Long-term rental or lease of land or buildings; • Travel related expenses (excluding conference rooms, meeting spaces, and local transportation services such as Metro fare cards, subway tokens, etc.); • Cash advances (unless permitted as a value added service under the agency task order). For purchases above the micro-purchase threshold, the purchase card may be used as an ordering and payment mechanism, not a contracting mechanism. These purchases will require a separate contract. Travel Account – Travel accounts may be used by individual government travelers to pay for all official Government travel and related expenses. Account holders are expected to submit vouchers to their agency for all authorized travel-related expenses within five days after the travel is completed (or within 30 days if on continuous travel) and must pay their travel account bills. Account holders are not authorized to make purchases for anything other than official government travel-related expenses. Some agencies authorize the use of travel accounts for local travel purposes - check with your supervisor or A/OPC to learn more about your agency/organization’s policy. Fleet Account – Fleet accounts may be used for purchasing fuel and maintenance services for government vehicles. Depending on the type of account, different policies may apply. Policies include: • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); • Federal Travel Regulations (FTR); • Federal Management Regulations (FMR); • OMB Circular A-123 Appendix B; • Treasury Financial Manual for Guidance of Departments and Agencies. Additionally, many agencies have additional regulations that are specific to their program and tailored to the agency's mission and operating procedures. Contact your agency program management office for more information regarding agency-specific policies. All program participants must be trained and receive a training completion certificate prior to appointment. In addition, refresher training must be completed every 3 years (or more often if required by your agency training policy). Training certificates serve as proof that an account holder has taken the appropriate training course. Account holders can obtain their training certificate by logging into the. If the account holder has previously taken the course and passed the quiz, they may reprint or save the certificate with the original course completion date by logging into the online training. An account holder can also take a refresher quiz. A passing score will enable the account holder to reprint the certificate with a refreshed date. Intentional use of a government account for other than official government business constitutes misuse, and depending on the situation, may constitute fraud. Each agency develops and implements policies related to employee misuse of charge cards. Examples of misuse include: • Purchases that exceed the cardholder's limit; • Purchases that are not authorized by the agency; • Purchases for which there is no funding; • Purchases for personal consumption, and • Purchases that do not comply with the policies. Potential consequences for the account holder may include: counseling, cancellation of the account, a written warning, notation in employee performance evaluation, reprimand, and/or suspension or termination of employment. In the case of purchase account or centrally billed accounts (CBA) travel misuse, the employee may be held personally liable to the Government for the amount of any unauthorized transactions. Depending on the agency and the circumstances, there are a number of applicable laws that can result in fines or imprisonment. Additionally, the contractor banks are authorized to take certain actions against account holders whose accounts are cancelled for delinquency, such as: • Assessing late fees; • Utilizing collection agencies to recover the delinquent balance; • Reporting the delinquency to national credit bureaus, and • Salary offset. In some cases, when using certain types of cards, government account holders are exempt from taxes on their purchases. Please visit the for more information on taxes. • Centrally Billed Accounts (CBA): CBAs are purchase accounts where payment is made directly to the bank by the Government. Currently, all states except Arizona, Illinois, and Hawaii exempt Federal Government employees with CBA purchase accounts. • Individually Billed Accounts (IBA): IBAs are travel accounts where payment is made directly to the bank by the individual. The state determines the exemption status for Individually Billed Accounts. • Integrated Accounts: Integrated accounts are CBAs. The payment process called split disbursement is defined in the GSA SmartPay 2 master contract as the process of dividing a travel voucher reimbursement between the contractor (bank) and the traveler. The balance designated to go to each is sent directly to the appropriate party. Note: Although OMB Circular A-123, Appendix B in Chapter 4.4 requires all executive branch agencies to implement split disbursement, it may not yet be operational in your agency/organization. Please contact your Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC) for further details. Both VISA and MasterCard state in their guidelines that a merchant is allowed to make/store a photocopy of a charge card provided they do NOT record or copy the PIN and/or CVC data in any manner or for any purpose. State: A merchant must not require a cardholder to provide any supplementary cardholder information as a condition of honoring the card including photocopying the card, unless it is required or permitted elsewhere in the US Regional Operating Regulations. State: The merchant must absolutely not copy the back of the card because the merchant is not allowed to record the CVC data. Although there is no rule prohibiting making a copy of the card front, there are standards regarding storing and destroying account data, which would include a copy of the card front. Note: According to US Code Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 33, 701, it is illegal for a merchant to photocopy your Government ID. The Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-264) mandates Federal Government account holders to use the contractor-issued travel charge card for official government travel expenses and to receive cash advances unless: • A vendor does not accept the travel charge card; • The Administrator of GSA has granted an exemption (see FTR Section 301-70.704); or • Your agency head or his/her designee has granted an exemption. Government travel accounts are VISA or MasterCard branded and can be used at any location that accepts VISA or MasterCard, including internationally. The GSA SmartPay travel account may be used only for authorized official travel and authorized travel related expenses. Official travel expenses are transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals. The travel account may not be used for personal expenses at any time or must not be used by any other person. General Administration. The Federal Government saves on processing costs and generates revenue through volume refunds. The amount of refund your agency receives is calculated during task order negotiation. Agencies must verify their own refunds. You can do this by comparing the base points in the task order with the quarterly refund report received from your bank. If you need a copy of the quarterly report, contact your point of contact at the bank. With GSA SmartPay, split disbursement will allow agencies to receive productivity and sales refunds for IBA accounts in addition to CBA accounts. Reporting Tools. Program Coordinators should use electronic reports to monitor and track delinquency. The following is a list of reports available to you from the banks: • Pre-suspension/Pre-cancelation Report: Provides a listing of accounts eligible for suspension or cancellation. • Suspension/Cancelation Report: Provides a listing of accounts that have been suspended or cancelled. • Delinquency Report: Provides account status for each range of days accounts are past due (30, 60, 90, 120 or more days). • Charge Off/Write Off Report: Lists the amounts charged off/written off for non-payments. • Exception Report: Provides information on declined authorizations, Merchant Category Code (MCC) reports for non-travel expenditures, ATM withdrawals, high-volume accounts, etc. These reports may vary from bank to bank. • Ad Hoc Reports: Your bank may offer an ad hoc reporting tool that enables you to create customized reports with the data elements you specify. The Electronic Access System (EAS) provides many useful reports to assist in the effective management of the GSA SmartPay program. The EAS allows AOs to review an account holder’s transactions online. Purchase account holders can maintain electronic purchase logs through the EAS as well. There are many other functions of the EAS that are beneficial for AOs, including electronic reconciliation and certification, editing account allocation, multi-account allocation and assignment of account codes. Value Added Product and Service Offerings are provided from the contractor banks to customer agencies.Those offerings that are most beneficial for AOs include data-mining tools to detect patterns, trends, and/or anomalies, and automatic email alerts for a given transaction. Contractor banks are required to provide various reports to agencies, to help manage the program and to assist agency representatives with identifying and investigating possible misuse of payment solutions. Additional information regarding the GSA SmartPay Program and AO responsibilities can be found via the following links: • The GSA SmartPay Master Contract • OMB Circular A-123, Appendix B • Billing and Payment. For Individually Billed Accounts (IBA): Account holders must make payment for all undisputed charges on their travel charge card bill IN FULL by the statement billing due date printed on the bill (25 to 30 days after the closing date on the billing statement). Failure to pay the monthly bill in a timely manner may result in the loss of their charging privileges. If the account is suspended, the account holder will be unable to use it until the bank receives payment. If the account is cancelled due to non-payment, the delinquency maybe reported to credit bureaus, be referred to collection agencies, or lead to other collection actions and the account holder may not be eligible to receive a new account. The agency/organization is never responsible or legally liable for the account. For Centrally Billed Accounts (CBA): The Federal Government accepts liability only for those proper charges made by an authorized centrally billed account holder using the account, but is not liable for any unauthorized use. Unauthorized use means the use of an account by a person, other than the account holder, who does not have actual, implied, or apparent authority for such use and from which the account holder receives no benefit. When the centrally billed account has been used by an authorized account holder to make an unauthorized purchase, the centrally billed account participant is liable for the charge. Realizing Cost Savings. The GSA Office of Charge Card Management (OCCM) and GSA SmartPay contractor banks are dedicated to identifying opportunities to provide customers with GSA SmartPay solutions to help address agency payment challenges. OCCM seeks to increase awareness of available payment solutions under the GSA SmartPay master contract and help agencies continue to find ways to increase payment efficiencies and earn refunds. In the current budgetary environment, OCCM is committed to providing information to agency executives and card managers to identify innovative ways to help realize cost savings. Responsibilities and Risk Management. As the travel program coordinator (A/OPC), your primary responsibility includes overseeing the travel program for your agency/ organization to best support your agency’s mission. You will serve as a liaison between the account holder, the bank, the agency’s management, and GSA’s Office of Charge Card Management. There are several preventative actions you can take to help manage and minimize risk within your travel program. These include: • Determining credit limits – Review the credit limit of account holders to determine what is appropriate based on the frequency of travel. • Deactivating accounts when not in use. • Establish ATM withdrawal limits. • Monitor delinquency and unauthorized charges more effectively by decreasing the number of days for suspension, cancelation, or late fees. • Blocking certain Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) to prevent unauthorized use. • Suspending and/or canceling an account for inappropriate use or failing to pay the bank on time. • Implementing salary offset. • Ensuring the use of split disbursement • Reviewing accounts periodically to ensure that all unused travel accounts are closed (this includes closing accounts for employees who leave the organization). • Reporting delinquency and misuse/abuse to the appropriate officials. Delinquency is the result of an employee’s failure to pay the charges incurred on his/her individually billed travel account in accordance with the terms and conditions of the issuing bank’s account agreement. The account holder must pay all undisputed charges directly to the issuing bank in full by the billing due date as printed on the statement of account, regardless of whether or not reimbursement has been received from the agency. The billing due date varies between 25 and 30 days after the closing date on the statement of account. In the event a statement of account contains a charge that is incorrect or unrecognizable by the account holder, the account holder must dispute the charge by filing a dispute form with the bank within 60 days from the statement of account date on which the charge first appeared. The following can be used as a guide for determining the status of an account. 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(go to to get these mods) Some mods will not work so if minecraft crashes just delete it. It may be a good idea to take and backup your worlds on your desktop by going to.minecraft/saves and copy all of your folder worlds. How to Activate Microsoft Office Without a. Open your Internet browser, and access the Microsoft. Click 'Finish' to conclude the Microsoft Office activation. Activate Office 2007 over the Internet or by phone. Microsoft Product Activation is a Microsoft anti-piracy technology that verifies software products are. NOTE: Beginning December 16, 2016, if you purchased your Microsoft Office product with your Dell system, we will no longer ship an Office product key card to activate your product. Systems sold after this date are Digitial Delivery systems with the software loaded onto your system ready for activation via the following instructions. This excludes systems sold in Japan and systems sold with a Windows 10 downgrade to Windows 7. See for more information. A Microsoft Account (MSA) is a requirement for Office 2016 and Office 365 to activate. Note: The Get Office application (a separate application from Microsoft Office) will sometimes give the activate button for redeeming the office included on the system.. When activating your Office product in Windows 8.1/10 you will need to complete the following steps. Please ensure that your Windows activation has been completed. If Windows is not activated please allow the Microsoft Update process to complete and then review your Windows activation again. Once Windows is activated you may start your Office Activation. Microsoft article. NOTE: An active Internet connection is required to activate your Office 2016 or 365 product. When you begin, you will see the Office factory pre-install version reflected as Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 or Microsoft Office 365, which will change (i.e. Upgrade or downgrade as applicable) on its own to your Office product version purchase once activation processing is completed. Once you initiate the activation process, please wait until all of the Office upgrades, downgrades, and updates have been completed on Microsoft's backend. This activation processing may take longer than just a few minutes, dependent upon the strength of your Internet connection. Please close all open Office Apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) - this can speed up upgrade/downgrade/update completion. Please return later to check and verify that you have successfully activated your Office product purchase. Mar 31, 2015. Microsoft Office is a desktop publishing suite collection with several applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Publishing. In most cases, when the program is installed from a disc, the product key must be present in order for the software to be activated successfully. But, there is also an online version. • Click on an Office application icon (In the example the Microsoft Word Icon). (See Figure 1.) Figure 1. - Microsoft Word Icon on the Start Menu in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 • As your Office Application opens for the first time, you will be prompted to activate the product. Click the Activate button to start the activation process. (See Figure 2.) • Figure 2. - Let's get started with the Office Activation process. ![]() ![]() • If you are not currently signed into your Microsoft Account (MSA) you will see this screen: (See Figure 3) Figure 3. - If Windows on the system is not signed in using a Microsoft Account (MSA), you are prompted to sign in to your Microsoft Account (MSA) If you are currently signed into your Microsoft Account (MSA) you will see this screen: (See Figure 4) Figure 4. - If Windows on the system is signed in to a Microsoft Account (MSA), you are prompted to CONFIRM your Microsoft Account (MSA) • Next you will be prompted to select your Country and Language preferences. (See Figure 5.) Figure 5. ![]() - Selection of Country and Language during Office activation • If you have multiple Office product keys tied to your MSA, you will see them listed. Select the one on top to activate Office. (See Figure 6.) Figure 6. - Selecting the top option to activate Office (If you have multiple product keys associated with your MSA) • Accept Office Updates (See Figure 7.) Figure 7. - First things first, Accepting the Office updates. • You are all set and can now start using your Office app. (See Figure 8.) Figure 8. - Office 2016 or 365 setup is now complete. • Now we need to make sure this product was successfully activated. To do this, go to File > Account in your Word document. DO NOT CLICK Activate Product at this point. Instead click the Update Options next to Office Updates and select ' Update Now' (See Figure 9.) Figure 9. - Check Office updates. • Let Office run through the updates and once complete (Time for this varies based on the speed of your internet connection and the version of Office purchased.), check back to the same location to ensure the product is successfully activated like the example below (See Figure 10.) Figure 10. - Office Activated. 'Office 2016 or 365 isn't associated with this account' If you receive an error during the activation process indicating that Office is not associated with your Microsoft Account (MSA) (See Figure 11.) Figure 11. - Office isn't associated with this account You can click this hyperlink run the. After you open the Microsoft Activation Troubleshooter Fix-It tool Hyperlink above, follow these steps: • You will be prompted to Open or Save, Click Open • The troubleshooter will open click Next • The tool will detect any problems then when finished close the troubleshooter and try the activation process again. Note: Should these steps not resolve the issue, the customer may need to call Microsoft to register Office. If you get an error indicating telephone activation isn't supported, (See Figure 12.) then call the support telephone number listed in Table 1. - Telephone Activation is no longer supported You CANNOT use either of the following kinds of email addresses to create a Microsoft Account to activate OEM Office, when the email domain is configured in Azure Active Directory (AD) • A corporate domain email address • An existing Office 365 email address REFERENCE. Note: If Office is already assocaited with a MSA(Microsoft Account), please visit OFFICE.COM/MYACCOUNT, you should be able to see the office license on this page. If you encounter problems where you get errors indicating that a Microsoft Account Doesn't Exist or get an error that one Does Exist when trying to create an account, the real issue may be the email address you are using. When AzureAD issue is encountered, using a generic public webmail account (Google, Yahoo, etc.) has resolved the issue. Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM activation and deployment – With the introduction of the Office Activation process 3.0 (OA3), Microsoft introduced several changes to the licensing and activation model when pre-installed on computers purchased from an OEM (Dell). License Key for Microsoft Office 2016 injected into system board Beginning of December 2016, Dell systems ordered with Microsoft Office 2016 no longer be shipped with the product license (PKID) as paper card / Certificate of Authenticity (COA). Instead, the PKID is injected into the system board at the factory. This simplifies the activation process and there is no longer the need to find a paper card inside the shipping box, additionally there is also no need to type a product key into the activation window when redeeming Microsoft Office 2016. Office Activation requirements Successful activation of Microsoft Office 2016 requires • Active Internet connection that can reach • Microsoft System Account (Either an existing MSA or new account can be created at the time of activation) • Microsoft Windows must be activated prior to activating Microsoft Office 2016 • Microsoft Office activation must occur before Microsoft Windows can be reinstalled without losing the Office entitlement This on the official Dell Tech Support channel on YouTube explains the process and benefits in more detail. Frequently Asked Questions Can I (re)install Windows on a new Dell system and activate Microsoft Office later? No, the Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM license must be redeemed and activated on each system before (re)installing Windows on to the system. Failure to activate Office prior to reinstalling the Operating System will break the Office entitlement and you will not be able to activate Microsoft Office. Can Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM licenses be activated on a closed network? Deployment scenarios with closed network circuits / no network connectivity require Open License and activation against a Key Management Service (KMS). Please contact your Dell sales team to discuss the licensing options best for your organization. Additional resources: Unfold 'Read More About Volume Activation' for details The provides more granular information with focus on IT implementation. Can Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM licenses be automated / bulk activated? Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM license requires that each computer independently connects and be activated with Microsoft either over the Internet or by telephone. The process cannot be bypassed or automated. Can I activate Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM license without a Microsoft Account (MSA)? Microsoft mandates an active internet connection as well as a Microsoft System Account (MSA) for successful activation. I ordered multiple systems from Dell with Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM license preinstalled. Do I have to activate them one at a time? Each system requires that each computer independently connects and be activated with Microsoft either over the Internet or by telephone. I ordered multiple systems with Microsoft Office 2016/365 pre-installed. Can I activate the all licenses at once? Each system requires that each computer independently connects and be activated with Microsoft either over the Internet or by telephone. I have more than 25 new systems with Microsoft Office 2016/365 pre-installed. How can I track the licenses without creating multiple Microsoft Accounts (MSA)? Microsoft Accounts can only register up to 25 licenses per. I have multiple Office licenses in my Microsoft System Account (MSA). How can I identify which license is installed on a system? The Office Software Protection Platform script (ospp.vbs) can be used to identify the last 5 digits of the product key on a system and compared against the licenses in the Microsoft Account. The script must be executed on each machine individually. 32-Bit: cscript 'C: Program Files (x86) Microsoft Office Office15 OSPP.VBS' /dstatus 64-Bit: cscript 'C: Program Files Microsoft Office Office15 OSPP.VBS' /dstatus Microsoft also recommends tracking the licenses in a spreadsheet (e.g. SVCTAG and MSA Email Address). Can Dell provide a list of all Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM license keys that I ordered? Record keeping of Microsoft Office 2016/365 OEM licenses is handled through the Microsoft Account. Article ID: SLN304490 Last Date Modified: 07:12 AM. Important: When you select the option to activate Office by telephone, you might receive this error: Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product. To activate Office by telephone, you can call the numbers for your specific country/region listed in this. In most cases, you'll need your product key to activate Office 2010. Activate Office 2010 online • Click File > Help > Activate Product Key. If you don't see an Activate Product Key button, your software is already activated, and you don't need to do anything. • Follow the steps in the Activation Wizard. If you're activating over the Internet and have a slow connection, you might want to activate by phone. Activate Office 2010 by phone • In the Activation Wizard, choose I want to activate the software by telephone. • Call the numbers for your specific country/region listed in this. Microsoft Text Telephone (TT/TTY) services are available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In the United States, using a TT/TTY modem, dial (800) 718-1599. From outside the United States, using a TT/TTY modem, dial (716) 871-6859. TT/TTY service is only available in English. • When you call the Activation Center, you'll be asked to provide the installation ID (displayed on your screen) and other relevant information. After your installation ID is verified, you'll receive a confirmation ID. • In the Activation Wizard, type the confirmation ID in the spaces provided at the bottom of the screen, and then press the Enter key. Tip: If you still can't activate Office, call the activation number, but don't enter anything or say anything. You'll be transferred to someone who can help you. Activate Office 2010 on a different or restored computer Your Office 2010 license allows you to reinstall Office on the same computer, and some licenses allow you to activate Office on more than one computer. But if you try activating Office and you get a message that you have installed it too many times, use the telephone option in the Activation Wizard to contact a support technician. To learn more about what the license terms allow, for your Office product. What happens if you don't activate Office 2010 If you don't activate your software, eventually Office 2010 switches to Reduced Functionality mode where it lets you open files to view them but not edit them. You can still activate by going to File > Help > Activate Product Key. In the Activation Wizard, choose the option for activating by telephone, and when you call the activation number, but do not enter anything or say anything. You'll be transferred to someone who can help you. |
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