Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
Thank you, it works for me!
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I activated my Office 365 Home Subscription and clicked the install button on the page. It downloaded an .exe file and so I clicked it, then an orange box popped up saying "We're getting things ready" and it has been like this for 30 minutes. What do I do? Could this be linked to the fact that I bought the subscription key thing in the U.S. and activated it in the Philippines through telephone activation because it was region locked? (They sent me an email with a link where it just required me to sign in and then it went to the install page)
Using a brand new Surface Pro 4 256gb i5 model
Update: Got past the first orange popup by forcing it to quit and restarting my surface then I got an error and then proceeded to click the help link on the error message then it made me download something and run that thing then now I downloaded the install .exe file again and ran it. Now I'm at the bigger white "Installing Office" with "We'll be done in just a moment" popup with the loading bar thing. I'm stuck at 15%. How long does this usually take and does it require internet? I have **** internet right now because of something called "Asia Pacific Downtime Blah Blah" my ISP keeps telling me.
Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
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Thank you, it works for me!
Done in just a moment . 45 minutes later and the bar barely moving... How do Microsoft get away with this ****? I lost a user account corrupted by am unwanted windows 10 update now outlook stops working overnight and you need a phd in computer science, and the patience of a saint, to get it back.
I just quit the installer and restart the windows and voila, the user account has been fixed
Try running the installer as administrator, right click > Run as administrator. It worked for me. Hope it works for you too.
Cheers,
Aaron
BEST ANSWER! Thanks!
This worked like a charm and the ultimate answer to my stuck in "we're getting things ready" You should be on top, marked as ANSWER so people dont have to go down to find answer.
Try running the installer as administrator, right click > Run as administrator. It worked for me. Hope it works for you too.
Cheers,
Aaron
Also works for me. Thanks