Microsoft Office 2010 on Ubuntu 17.10 - Wine - Connection error, activation problem
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?
Solution 1:
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.