Ubuntu – Microsoft Office 2010 on Ubuntu 17.10 – Wine – Connection error, activation problem

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I installed Microsoft Office 2010 using the method which has been explained in this link: 

https://www.dizwell.com/wordpress/technical-articles/linux/install-office-2010-on-ubuntu-16-04/

I got the following error message when I tried to activate Microsoft Office 2010 by the Internet.

A Communication Error has Occured. Please verify that you have connectivity
to the internet and try again (0x80072F0D)

How can I get around this problem?

Best Answer

I cannot answer your exact question as posed, but I can explain how to get Microsoft Office 2010 working on Ubuntu 17.10, which sounds like what you are after.

(I don’t have the required reputation to add a comment, which I would have done to check whether this answer is of interest to you.)

Step 1: Install PlayOnLinux

sudo apt-get install playonlinux

Step 2: Use PlayOnLinux to install Microsoft Office 2010

  • open PlayOnLinux
  • click Install a program
  • find and select Microsoft Office 2010
  • follow the instructions to install the components you want

Step 3: Install Wine version 2.22 (x86) into PlayOnLinux

  • on the PlayOnLinux main window, go to Tools, Manage Wine versions
  • under the Wine versions (x86) tab, select 2.22 and click > to move it from Available Wine versions to Installed Wine versions (i.e. to install it)
  • close that window

Step 4: Change the Microsoft Office 2010 install to Wine 2.22

  • select the Microsoft Word 2010 icon
  • click on Configure in the left pane
  • change the Wine version to 2.22

Step 5: Enter the product key

  • go to the Wine tab, click Control Panel
  • double click Add/Remove Programs
  • select Microsoft Office Professional (or whatever you have) 2010, click Modify
  • select Enter a Product Key
  • enter your key, click Continue
  • click customise
  • ensure that the components you want are selected (because it resets the component list at this point), click continue
  • click Close and Yes (to reboot) when asked
  • close the configuration window

The product key should be retained. Open one of the components (e.g. Microsoft Word), go to File, Help; it should say Product Activated on the right hand pane.

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