How do I manually specify a KMS server to activate MS Office 2010

1. Launch a command window with elevated privileges.
◦Type cmd in the search bar to locate the command window.
◦Right click on cmd and click Run as administrator from the context menu, or select cmd and hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER on the keyboard.
◦Click Yes at the User Account Control prompt to open the command window with elevated privileges.

2. At the command prompt, type cd “\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14”
◦If running 32 bit Office 2010 on 64 bit Windows, Program Files above should be replaced with Program Files (x86).

3. Run this command to manually specify the KMS activation server.

cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:kms.softwarecentral.ucla.edu

4. Run this command to activate Office with the KMS server:

cscript ospp.vbs /act