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1, Start->Input "cmd", Please right-click "cmd.exe" and click  "run as administrator"

2, input takeown /F  %windir%\system32, and enter

   System will display "SUCCESS: the file <or folder>: "C:\Windows\system32" now owned by user "domain\username"

3, input CACLS %windir%\system32 /E /G %username%:F, and enter

  System will display "Processed dir: C:\Windows\System32

 4, Open powerpoint, System->Active,  input your serial number and email, Click "Activate", if you active it successfully, System will prompt "Your PowerCom will not be activated till you restart", or prompt "Active PowerCom fail, please contact DSI for licensing issues"

 

Or open notepad, save the following as a  setvista.bat file

takeown /F "%windir%\system32"
CACLS "%windir%\system32" /E /G %username%:F

then  Right-click setvista.bat file, and click "run as adminstor"! then Open Powerpoint active PowerCom

 

sometimes Vista can not run CACLS, and tell you to run icacls, then you just run:
ICACLS %windir%\system32 /grant %username%:F

If user name contain space blank, then you may has to include it with ""
use command whoami, you will know what is the current user name.

if still can activate, like show error message :
"Not know reason, please contact DSI"
then please Make sure Powerpoint application have enough rights to access system32.
just locate to powerpoint application "powerpnt.exe" in office installation folder, and right mouse click on it , choose "run as administrator"
that way, the powerpoint application will have rights to activate