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Whats up with my MS-Office?

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kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
August 08 2008 08:30 GMT
#1
Recently, I haven't been able to run MS powerpoint / onenote.
(word still runs fine)

When I .exe it, this Windows Installer thing pops up say saying "preparing to install" and once the bar goes all the way complete, it starts all over again and doesn't end unless I press 'cancel.' It also lags my comp really badly when its going through this process.

Any reason why this is happening and how to get rid of it?

It just started happening recently.

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Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
6985 Posts
August 08 2008 08:39 GMT
#2
I've had the same problem with some other programs randomly, never found a way how to fix it sadly. :/

http://www.openoffice.org/ is a good alternative if you can't get it working.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 08 2008 09:11 GMT
#3
oh, get ms office "activation killer"

I believe if you like, give it a directory of your isntallation cd rom or files it'll fix itself but i never bothered.

Here's the fix I use. HIT CANCEL. Now, what'll happen is, if you double clicked on a file, the file wont open but the program will!
now open the file since the program is open.

win!
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 08 2008 09:11 GMT
#4
btw this is assuming you use ms 2003
not sure if same quickfix shit works for 2007 and Vista.
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
August 08 2008 09:15 GMT
#5
What version of Windows / Office are you using? Might be able to offer some help
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32274 Posts
August 08 2008 09:19 GMT
#6
Get Office Blue edition (torrents or blogs, google it), its a version that install all office programs and doesn't require validation.

It's the version MS employees use or so i heard...
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nortydog
Profile Joined December 2003
Australia3067 Posts
August 08 2008 09:23 GMT
#7
Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility Clicky

download that, run it, get back to me
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nortydog
Profile Joined December 2003
Australia3067 Posts
August 08 2008 09:25 GMT
#8
actually try this first

If, when using a MS Office application, you have the message "Preparing to install ....", just create an empty folder named "XLStart" in the following position: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11".
Now restart your excel application and it should work ...


it's low impact lol
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nortydog
Profile Joined December 2003
Australia3067 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-08 09:40:21
August 08 2008 09:38 GMT
#9
if all else fails...

download and install SubInACL
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

open notepad and paste in the following text

cd /d "%programfiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %windir%\*.* /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f

save in notepad as fix_office_permissions.cmd
double click the newly created file and allow to run (took about
5-10 mins on my system)
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-08 13:00:40
August 08 2008 13:00 GMT
#10
On August 08 2008 18:23 nortydog wrote:
Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility Clicky

download that, run it, get back to me

I did this on a laptop at work and it made shit worse. I had to do a repair with Office 2003. The only solution I could find (besides a fresh reformat) was disabling Windows Installer in services, but you'd have to reenable it when installing new programs.
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ToT)OjKa(
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Korea (South)2437 Posts
August 08 2008 16:12 GMT
#11
I get this, when the installer pops up, just click cancel, then it will close and your program will open ;/
OjKa OjKa OjKa!
kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
August 08 2008 22:43 GMT
#12
On August 09 2008 01:12 ToT)OjKa( wrote:
I get this, when the installer pops up, just click cancel, then it will close and your program will open ;/


I think what you are doing works for Ms 2003 b/c it happens @ my school computers.

I'm on vista / ms 2007 and I did what you suggested and nothing happened.
Multiply your efforts.
kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-09 00:29:10
August 08 2008 22:54 GMT
#13
On August 08 2008 18:38 nortydog wrote:
if all else fails...

download and install SubInACL
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

open notepad and paste in the following text

cd /d "%programfiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %windir%\*.* /grant=administrators=f /
grant=system=f

save in notepad as fix_office_permissions.cmd
double click the newly created file and allow to run (took about
5-10 mins on my system)



This got my onenote + MS WOrd working.

However

When I try to open Powerpoint I get " this application has failed to start because msvcr80.dll was not found.

Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

Since I don't have the install CD, anywhere I can get this .dll and where should I put it?
Multiply your efforts.
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