FIX: Microsoft Office - End User License Agreement Constant Prompt

June 21st, 2007 | by LocalTech |

Ever get the problem where whenever you start up ANY Microsoft Office application (Mostly in Microsoft Office 2003) Where you are being prompted to Agree with the End User License Agreement everytime you start up the application. Even after you have agreed to it? Well if you are facing this issue, please try the following steps… I’ve also included illustrations :)

Click on the Start button and the click on Run

Start Menu

In the Open field type in Regedit

Run Menu

Press OK and this will bring up the Registry Editor

Regedit

Now I would like you to go into the following Locations by expanding the folders (Click on the + sign)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Office
- You will come up to a screen that looks like this…

Office Regedit

Right Click on the Office Folder and click on Permissions

Regedit Permissions

Click on Add…

Permissions

Where it says “Enter the object names to select (examples)”, Below that I would like you to type in “Everyone” without the quotes and press OK

Everyone

Now make sure you have Everyone highlighted under the Group or user names then tick the box below under ‘Allow’ which gives you “Full Control”

Full control

Then click on Apply and OK

After you have done these steps, can you please Restart you computer.
Once you computer has completed restarting, test out on of your Microsoft Office applications and you will be prompted to Agree with the End User License Agreement one last time – Agree with it.
Then close down your Microsoft Office application and reopen it. Now it shouldn’t prompt you to agree with the End User License Agreement.

So yea, try that … If it works let me know - If it doesn’t let me know as well :P

  1. 33 Responses to “FIX: Microsoft Office - End User License Agreement Constant Prompt”

  2. By Martin on Oct 4, 2007 | Reply

    Great ! your advice on EULA in microsoft office. Mine was a little different as it was in french and vista but the principle worked fine. Rgds Martin

  3. By John on Oct 24, 2007 | Reply

    Thanks also - just used on Office 2003 - under Vista - just type regedit into the “Start Search” box in the Start menu to run regedit. Worked perfecty.

  4. By Alan on Dec 12, 2007 | Reply

    Thank you so much. I was starting to pull my hair out. Very easy to understand your instructions too, even for a dummy like me.

  5. By Bob Colclough on Jan 1, 2008 | Reply

    Thanks a lot - worked for me!

  6. By Sirg on Feb 7, 2008 | Reply

    Following the upgrade from Office 2K to Office XP - now whenever any Office XP application is opened, I’m prompted to re-enter the license key for Office XP. Does anyone know a fix for this?

  7. By Mike on Feb 24, 2008 | Reply

    Your advice worked great. I had the problem on a new laptop with vista, that I loaded office 2003 on.
    Thanks mike

  8. By rick on Mar 29, 2008 | Reply

    Just tried it on a new laptop with Vista & it worked perfectly.

  9. By der on Apr 2, 2008 | Reply

    Cool!
    it worked first time, fair play to you

  10. By Ben on May 20, 2008 | Reply

    Under Vista it seems that when you start office in your own user space, it is now allowed to write to that bit of the registry.

    I managed to stop this by just running office as the administrator once and accepting the licence.

  11. By Steve on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply

    Thand you so much. It worked perfect on my new vista laptop.

  12. By Dee on Aug 12, 2008 | Reply

    Ahh!! Thanks so much! That’s been bugging the hell out of me since i got vista!
    Thanks again so much!

  13. By Judy on Sep 17, 2008 | Reply

    I tried all the ways Microsoft gave me to get rid of that annoying window many times and nothing!! I tired yours once and wa-la!! Thank you so much!!

  14. By Noel Coburn on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply

    Thank you very much LocalTech and also John with additional tip for Vista users - Start Search regedit. It worked perfectly first time. Well done!

  15. By lauren on Oct 28, 2008 | Reply

    Thank you so much. This got me out of a very sticky situation. Very much appreciated, thanks.

  16. By angelle on Oct 29, 2008 | Reply

    thank you very much

  17. By Denise on Nov 13, 2008 | Reply

    Thank you for providing the solution to this annoying problem. Much appreciated! :-)

  18. By Brian on Dec 14, 2008 | Reply

    Ladies and Gentlemen,

    I wish to express my many thanks for providing this solution to me. I am a soldier in Iraq where communications in general is not as advanced as back home and this has been just another annoyance. It now works great!!

    Regards,

    Brian

  19. By Raashid on Dec 23, 2008 | Reply

    Thanx Your Resolution Was Great It Worked..Do you Have Any Idea What Make issues To Occur

  20. By Jim on Jan 4, 2009 | Reply

    You’re a dang genius.

  21. By Tasha on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply

    Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me. I walked through the steps, but I still get the license agreement box every time I open a Microsoft program. I use Vista Home Premium (64-bit). Does that make a difference?

  22. By Margaret on Feb 11, 2009 | Reply

    You are a champion - thank you!

  23. By David on Feb 24, 2009 | Reply

    I didn’t fancy messing with THE REGISTRY, but by jove, it worked even in Vista Home Premium. Only needed to go through the agreement once with one programme (excel) and it worked on all of them. many Thanks!!

  24. By Alana on Feb 25, 2009 | Reply

    This did NOT work for me, and neither did the help of Microsoft. I am very frusterated and wish I could get rid of this issue!

  25. By Andrew on May 14, 2009 | Reply

    Works GREAT !! Thank you so very much !!!

  26. By shell on May 28, 2009 | Reply

    Worked for me. thanks

  27. By Josh the Cracker on Jun 29, 2009 | Reply

    Works great!

  28. By Merry on Sep 29, 2009 | Reply

    Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me. I walked through the steps, but I still get the license agreement box every time I open a Microsoft program. I use Vista Home Premium (64-bit). Does that make a difference?

  29. By Constantino on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks used on Office 2003 with Windows7. Worked perfecty.

  30. By Kay on Nov 14, 2009 | Reply

    FANTASTIC!!!! worked perfectly. I was a little worried about messing with the registry but it worked perfectly. Thank you soooo much!!

  31. By Ray on Nov 18, 2009 | Reply

    Another way to fix it for Vista:

    1. Click Control Panel on your computer.
    2. Click User Accounts.
    3. Click Turn User Account Control on or off.
    4. Uncheck Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer. Click OK.
    5. Restart Computer.
    6. Open Outlook. Click Accept. Close Outlook.
    7. Open Outlook again. UAC will be gone.

  32. By Bluemax2 on Dec 14, 2009 | Reply

    Did what you said but it didn’t work. Tried the Restore Point but that didn’t work either and neither did several other Restore Points.

  33. By Jellybean101 on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply

    This worked perfectly for me, and the directions were very clear and easy to follow! Thank you so much! Just a comment: in order for this to work, you have to be on the main account of the computer.

  34. By Art on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    It didn’t work for me. It comes up on outlook and word still. any other suggestions

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