Office 2003 Activation Question?

[Austin'sStuff]

I'm trying to activate Microsoft Office 2003 on my Windows 2000 VM, however, I disconnected it from the internet before activating. I'm nervous that when I reconnect it, it will send the info to the activation servers and use up one of my "activations." How can I use Microsoft Office without having to disconnect the VM from the Internet every time?

[i430VX]

If you mean that you activated it over the phone, that still counts as one of your "activations"