Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 encountered an error during setup.

Anonymous
2010-05-02T12:09:35+00:00

I've finally gotten Office 2003 out of the way so that I can install 2010. Unfortunately, every time I try, this error appears.

Helpful as ever, no extra information (not even a mere error code) is provided.

Does anybody have any ideas as to what is going on and how I can remedy this? Please don't make my go back to 2003... it's more than a little outdated for a Windows 7 computer.

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Anonymous
2010-05-03T04:20:22+00:00

Try renaming the ‘Microsoft Help’ folder and then install Office.

Follow the steps given below to rename the Microsoft Help Folder:

1.    Click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run > Type %Programdata% and Click OK

  1.    Rename the 'Microsoft Help' folder as 'Microsoft Help. OLD'

Now try installing Office and check if it works.

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Anonymous
2010-05-09T08:23:36+00:00

Finally got it installed. Step-by-step guide for other users who encounter the same issue:

  1. Create a new administrator account.
  2. Log on and launch the installer.

If things don't quite work perfectly now:

  1. If you recieve errors accessing your ProgramData folder, use the TakeOwnership registry hack to take control of the entire ProgramData folder, and if needed, create a "Microsoft Office" folder with "Microsoft Office 2010 Tools" inside it under %programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.
  2. Your error may return at the end of the installation, but don't worry, it's finished and Office is now installed. Switch user (don't log off!) and go back to your own user. Double-check that everything works. Now, to turn off your computer, press and hold the power button for ~five seconds. This will force the computer to shut down instantly, which will close the installer with the error without giving it the opportunity to roll back its changes.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-06T06:17:39+00:00

    Following that has helped me solved this issue:

    From: http://www.kentoyer.com/2011/02/17/microsoft-office-encountered-an-error-during-setup/

    If you are trying to install Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 on a computer that has had Office installed on it previously, you may encounter the following, un-helpful, error message:

    Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 has encountered an error during setup

    This can be very frustrating since there is no error code or anything in the message that gives you a clue what the problem is. Usually this indicates that there are fragments of a previous Microsoft Office installation left behind on your hard drive. There are a number of solutions so I’ll start with the easiest first.

    1. Delete the rgstn.lck file in the Microsoft Help folder. The location of this folder depends on your operating system and the rgstn.lck file is normally hidden so follow the instructions in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 927153. (NOTE: Some users have reported that you need to delete the entire Microsoft Help folder instead of just the rgstn.lck file)
    2. Make sure you completely uninstall all versions of Office. Even after you uninstall Office using the normal procedure, there may be remnants left behind. Microsoft provides manual removal instructions in KB article 928218. However the instructions are quite complicated so I recommend using the “Fix It” utility on the same page. This utility can take a long time to run so if it seems to hang on one particular step just be patient and let it finish.
    3. Use a program like CCleanerto delete temporary files and invalid registry entries. This is a good housekeeping measure anyway but it’s especially good after uninstalling something to clean up leftover remnants.
    4. Disable all anti-virus software and/or clean-boot the computer. They always say to disable anti-virus software when installing a new program. Most of the time it doesn’t matter but there are times when it actually makes a difference. Even better yet is to clean-boot the computer so that nothing is running except the essentials. I’ll be making an article on that very soon.

    Following those steps should get you going but if you’re still having problems, I’ve heard some people recommend re-registering the Windows Installer and checking permissions on the %TEMP% folder and the C:\Windows\Installer folder to make sure you have full-control. To re-register the Windows Installer run the following commands:

    msiexec /unregister

    msiexec /register

    I hope that helps!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-28T07:41:15+00:00

    Using team Viewer will allow you to login automatically provided you know the systems User name password..

    I use it to remotely login with numerous restart and believe me it works. :-)

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-27T19:29:17+00:00

    what if you aren't computer savoy. it took me forever to find these chats

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