We use Microsoft WDS to create and deploy PC images to our machines in a k-12 environment.  Our students purchase their own machines, their own copies of windows, and their own copies of Office.  We build an image and deploy it to newly purchased machines and the student retains their Office/Windows key for safe keeping.

I am finding that there is no real way to create an image with MS Office H&S 2013.  With version 2010, you could install it on the image, then once deployed go in to the control panel, programs and features, select to "change" MS Office.  There you could enter a new product key, activate it online, and then move forward.

That feature no longer exists in H&S 2013.

Is there any way to add 2013 to a master image, deploy, and then activate per machine?

Hi,

What do you mean "there is no real way to create an image with MS Office H&S 2013"?

What's the problem?

I am using Microsoft WDS to deploy images.  The work flow looks like this :

Create image (install necessary software)
Sysprep image
Capture Image/Upload to WDS Server
Deploy Image to similar model machines via PXE Boot

When building the image, i install H&S 2013 on the image.  To even install it, you need a key code...no problem there. 

Once i deploy the image (100's of machines), if i open H&S 2013 it tells me the code has already been activated.  With H&S 2010, you could go into control panel, software and features, click to "change" MS Office and it would give you the option to enter a new key code.  Since each student has their own key code, i could do that, activate online, and then each student machine would be running their own licensed version of MS Home and Student 2010......................that feature does not exist in H&S 2013.

ehmm.. currently I don't have the install package for Office Home and Student 2013, but when I check my Office Professional Plus 2013, the "Enter a product key" option is there.

So, what did you see when you click the "Change" button?

It gives you 2 options

Repair Local

Repair Online (requires internet)

In both cases a repair wizard runs and gives you no options.

Again - i am talking about Home and Student 2013

I see, it seems to be a Click-to-Run installation, for such situation, try use the following methods to change the product key (I know it might be a little complicated for the users).

Open up a Command Prompt (Press the Windows Button and type CMD or navigate to All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt).  Then run the command below that matches your OS.

• For 32 bit Office on 32 bit Windows (and for 64 bit Office on 64 bit Windows):
  cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:yourkeygoeshere
• For 32 bit Office on 64 bit Windows:
  cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:yourkeygoeshere

Obviously, you need to replace yourkeygoeshere with the student's new product key.