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kcng2018
Jul 16, 2026Copper Contributor
One time purchase 2022 Office Home Edition failed to activate
I bought a 2022 Office Home Edition on a one time basis in 2022 and installed on my Mac which has worked well over the year. Then, suddenly on 13 July this year, its Excel disallowed me to save and e...
kcng2018
Jul 18, 2026Copper Contributor
Thanks a lot.
I have tried most of your suggestions (with help via the Microsoft support online). It still does not work. It's just too hard for me to keep trying and I have just given up (already spent about 2 days running about to fix this issue without success). I have now subscribed to the trial Office 365 version for 1 month. The Excel works again. Guess, this is the easiest way out, albeit it means, practically speaking, I have to give up my one time licence and pay anew to Microsoft for continuing to use excel.
Anyway, thanks a lot for your help!