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Anonymous
2013-02-21T21:37:42+00:00

I am running Windows 8 and am unable to repair Microsoft Word 2013 after getting this message.  I also get this message when trying to open all microsoft office documents.

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Anonymous
2013-02-22T12:36:35+00:00

Hi Dan,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. I will assist you in providing steps to determine the cause of the issue while working with Office 2013 on the computer.

This error may also occur if the Office installation is corrupted.

Do you have multiple version of Office installed in the computer?

Step 1:

You may run the fix it from the article below to remove corrupt Office 2013 keys from the computer:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501

Note: Try to save the fix it tool to the desktop and then run it to remove Office.

If fix it tool failed to run, you may try the manual removal of Office 2013 step from the above article.

Step 2:

Try the steps from the section ‘Start an In Private browser session’ in the article below:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2811180

Once you complete the above mentioned steps, you may download Office 2013 using the link below and install it using the subscription license and verify the status

https://officesetup.getmicrosoftkey.com/

https://office.microsoft.com/MyAccount.aspx

I hope the above steps help. If you need further assistance on this particular issue or any other Office related issues let us know and we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-31T12:06:28+00:00

    Hello,

    I know how difficult it is if you are unable to install or work with Office applications.

    Did you try manually uninstalling Office 2013 from the computer and then try to reinstall it.

    If no, lets  manually uninstall Office 2013/Office 365 by following the section ’**Manual steps to remove Microsoft Office 2013 MSI installations’**from the following article this will remove all the installed components of Office 2013/Office 365 from the computer.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501

    Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

    Once the uninstallation is completed you may sign in to www.office.com/myaccount using the subscribed/registered email address, download and install Office from my account page and verify the status.

    You may also refer to the general troubleshooting steps mentioned in the article below while installing Office 2013/Office 365 subscription.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2822317

    I hope the above information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-29T15:55:09+00:00

    totally agree with your hopenewman. 

    I spent days on the phone with Microsoft second tier tech support trying to resolve this issue.  all their fixes did nothing.  it continues.  we spend good money on this program and they can't fix their issue. 

    not impressed at all.  I should have kept my office 2003, it worked well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-29T15:04:45+00:00

    Nope. When I go there, I see "You have no sync partnerships set up on this computer."

    I uninstalled MS Office weeks ago and went back to using OpenOffice, but it's still trying to open and save files with the MS Office suite, even though it's supposedly not there. On top of that, it's continually forcing the program of choice to be MS Office. I've told it to default to OO Writer or OO Calc, but the next time I go in and check what it wants to open files with, it's back to the MS Office program as a default, even though it's supposedly uninstalled, and I told it not to be.

    Worst mistake I've ever made on this computer. I will never buy MS Office anything ever again.

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