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I was just using it, then I went to re-open for my daughter and a box appears saying microsoft word starter cannot be opened. Try again or repair the product in control panel. Well i went to control panel under programs chose the program and clicked change, it still didnt work. Does anyone know whats going on? and or how i can get it to work?
Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
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This just happened to me.
The answer is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2465140
Basically:
I just wanted to thank you! I'm a college student and if I couldn't figure out this issue on my PC, I thought I would have to purchase the program all over again. So thank you very much for the steps, it worked and now I can write my papers!
I've tried all the steps but it does not work for me.
I tried the exact same thing on mine, but it wouldn't start the repair. So i'm stuck again.
This just happened to me.
The answer is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2465140
Basically:
- open the control panel
- choose programs & features
- right click on Microsoft Office Starter edition
- select change
- Say "yes" to repairing the app.
'repair' doesn't come up, only 'uninstall'. Please help, I have lost all my records.