Installing Office 2007 on Windows 8 system

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I have Office 2007 and have purchased new computer operating Windows 8. Will Office 2007 work? I have discs with product key. Am I better off purchasing Office 2010 or installing Office 2007 and upgrading to Office 2010 on the new computer?

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If you do have a "retail" type license, it will allow you to install on up to 2 machines at the SAME time (3 for home and student). In that case all you have to do is install and activate on the new machine.

Do the disks include term "Backup" in the title? It is possible to have an OEM installation and Official "Backup" installation disks.

There is no price discounted "upgrade" version to 2010 like there was up to and including 2007 that required a "qualifying" earlier application to install. All 2010 licenses are standalone. So, if you intend to end up with 2010, you might as well skip installing 2007 and go directly to 2010.

If you can install and activate 2007 you might as well use it. The differences between 2007 and 2010 for a single user are very limited. If you haven't needed them up to now, you probably don't need them. Most of the changes in 2010 focused on "collaboration", allowing more than one user to edit the file at the same time.

There are a couple of advantages to buying Office 2010 right now. I have seen it offered price discounted to get rid of stock before 2013 is released. I have seen 2010 Home and Student retail licenses as low as US$80 offered online (down from US$140).

The other advantage of buying 2010 right now is that you will almost certainly qualify for the 2013 "Pre-Launch offer". You can get a "free" copy of Office 2013 when it comes out. Depending on which 2010 bundle you buy you can get a local install 1-computer 2013 license, or 3-12 month Office 365 subscriptions.

2012 09 19 Office 2013 “Pre-Launch Offer” / Technical Upgrade Details and Terms (email reminder registration)

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/offer/

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/offer/pre-launch-offer-details-and-terms-FX102902434.aspx

The "offer" gives you a "free" copy of Office 2013 when it is released.

This page includes a “registration” to get an automatic email when 2013 is available to download.

READ the FINE PRINT carefully, Office 2013 license terms have changed substantially, don’t assume you know the terms! Ie All 2013 retail licenses are now for one computer, even if your original 2010 license was for 3 computers (Home and Student Retail). There is some discussion whether the “Offer” is an “upgrade” that replaces the 2010 license, or an “Offer” that allows you to continue to run both

Eligibility Period – from October 19, 2012 to April 30, 2013: You must purchase, install, and activate your Office 2010 or Office for Mac 2011 product. You may sign up at Office.com/offer to be notified by email when the products are ready for download.
Redemption Period – from the availability dates of the new Office to May 31, 2013: If you signed up, you will receive an email from Microsoft when the new Office is ready for download. You must redeem the offer at Office.com/offer within the redemption period.

2012 10 17- Microsoft Office 365: More new packages and prices coming in November

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-365-more-new-packages-and-prices-coming-in-november-7000005923/

Office 365 Home Premium
Office 365 Small Business(no local install of Pro Plus)
Office 365 Small Business Premium (local install of Pro Plus)
Office 365 ProPlus
Office 365 Midsize Business
Office 365 Enterprise

2012 09 17- MS Announcement The new Office 365 subscriptions for consumers and small businesses – Technical Upgrade package

http://blogs.office.com/b/office-news/archive/2012/09/17/the-new-office-365-subscriptions-for-consumers-and-small-businesses.aspx

Starting October 19, people who purchase Office 2010 or Office for Mac 2011 will qualify to download, for free, one year of Office 365 Home Premium or the equivalent Office 2013 offering, when available. Small business customers in applicable markets will also be eligible for a three-month trial of Office 365 Small Business Premium.

Subscription features and details are available here. In the coming months, we'll share information about Office 365 Enterprise and other business offerings.

* OneNote, Access and Publisher available for PC only.

NOTE: Pricing for 2013 has been announced and it is substantially MORE expensive for “retail licenses” than the 2010 equivalent because they are really pushing people to go with the “rental” scheme, that will cost you more money in the long term.

2012 09 17- Will a household license convince you to go with Office in the cloud? - $100/yr

http://www.zdnet.com/will-a-household-license-convince-you-to-go-with-office-in-the-cloud-7000004385/

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Anonymous

2014-05-16T00:02:47+00:00

Hey so I have a notebook with no disk drive and windows 8 program and I want to install my office professional 2007. Please help.
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Anonymous

2014-02-24T00:02:50+00:00

Thank you!! after I uninstalled the 2013 trial the 2007 worked fine, Thanks again.
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2014-02-22T21:56:29+00:00
Jeff

SUGGESTION:**** Start a New Question

Please post this as a new question so more people will see it and provide you with potential answers. Very few of us look at old answered questions .

By posting a new question you can provide us with required version information and a FULL description of the situation. We need enough info that we can try to recreate the problem, which is the first step in trouble shooting!

At the top of this page, just below the "Microsoft Community" logo there are some hidden drop down menu links. Click on Participate > then click on "Ask a Question". The more details you provide us with about what steps you took and what you expected to see and what you actually saw, including the FULL and Exact Error message text, the better, more specific replies we can provide.

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Here are some possible fixes for the 1935 error:

Code 1935 Error . An error occurred during the installation of assembly component – Here are several possible fixes. Pick one that closely resembles your error. The “assembly component” mentioned does not have to be exactly the same:

**http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926804**

**http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553092**

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902330

**http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2010-office\_install/error-1935-or-2908-when-installing-office-2010/99d5c577-49af-4e95-afba-f5af7061f50e******

**** **http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2010/12/30/trouble shooting-office-installation-failures.aspx**

**** **http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2010-office\_install/error-1935-installing-office-2010-on-vista/71537f3b-c873-4959-b8cd-50e8bbbe8c7f**

**** **http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2010-office\_install/error-1935-when-installing-ms-office-2010-on/fa15844b-a5e7-4325-a5b1-e3b59a87c7b6**

**http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2010-office\_install/error-1935-an-error-occurred-during-the/c682142f-0f5c-455f-8f0a-033a764fc726**

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/error-code-1935-while-installing-microsoft-visual/6cb25b30-f2ab-4e86-81c4-5c9b4c891c7d

**http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_vista-windows\_programs/error-code-1935/ac31b6bc-5e82-4884-ab31-0965593444c0**

You may also refer the post by ‘PennineGuy’ in the link below and check if it helps**http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officeinstall/thread/c682142f-0f5c-455f-8f0a-033a764fc726**

<snip>

You didn’t do anything “wrong”. I <Rohn007> ran into this problem on a fresh install of Windows 7. I had installed Office 2013 and was trying to parallel install Office 2010 when I got the error … <sigh>

A combination of KB926804 and “Run As Admin” fixed the problem for me. I did both at the same time so I don’t know which one made the difference

</snip>

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Restart the computer in Windows Safe mode by following the steps given in the link below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

In Windows Safe mode open the following location:

C:\Windows

Rename theSoftwareDistributionfolder toSoftwareDistribution.old

Close all the windows then click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run

Copy and paste the following text in the Open field and then press Enter

*fsutil resource setautoreset true C:*

Restart the computer then try to install Office 2007

If that doesn’t’ work, another suggestion, Win7 specific is to do a non-destructive repair Windows using your installation disk.

Win7′s no-reformat, nondestructive reinstall -https://windowssecrets.com/top-story/win7s-no-reformat-nondestructive-reinstall/****

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Another solution

My TrustedInstaller.exe / service was not missing but it was not working. Start the service.

I found this because:

1.when I use “sfc /scannow” it replies “Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service”
1. I could not start “Windows Modules Installer” in “services.msc”, it replies “Error:126”
I found an solution online:

I edited the registry and had solved the problem

I Opened “C:\Windows\servicing\Version\” and found out that the folder name is “6.1.7601.17592”

then I opened “C:\Windows\winsxs\” to find the folder that starts with”amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_” followed by the version “6.1.7601.17592”.

so I found

“amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17592_none_672ce6c3de2cb17f”

I opened Regedit => HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\

I added a new key called “version”, and under “version” I added a Expandable Value

Name = “6.1.7601.17592”

Value = “amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17592_none_672ce6c3de2cb17f”

after reboot I started “Windows Modules Installer” in “services.msc” and it worked, then I also tried the command “sfc /scannow” and it also worked.

1935 error Installing Office 2007 on Win 8.1

<snip>

I had the same problem with Office 2007 installation on Windows 8.1.

My laptop was brand new. I had created a single (admin) account with the recommended "Microsoft Account" (as opposed to local account, which was shown as "not recommended").

After many attempts and always getting this 1935 error, I decided to add a second admin account, but this time, as a "local account".

The Office 2007 installation went without a glitch. PROBLEM SOLVED! (at least for me)

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Anonymous

2014-02-22T21:17:23+00:00

Well, I have tried every which way i can go about this.

Removed all versions - check.

Tried to install from the disc - fail.

Downloaded the newest installer, ran that - fail.

My product key is good and valid, via all install attempts.

The install goes through a little better than half way and no matter which way I go about it, I get the following message displayed:

Error 1935 An error occurred during the installation assembly component

{837BF1EB-D770-9EB-A01F-C8B3B9A1E18E}

HRESULT: 0 x 80070422

Then it tells me to [Close] (I click on close)

It then removes what has been installed and a pop-up displays:

Microsoft Home and Student

has stopped working

A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.

Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is

available.

I never get any notification...
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