Solve : MS OFFICE 2007?

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Answer» What, exactly, was the error message? Is patio's suggestion of installing it on another machine an option?the error I get when i try to install is: Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 Trial encountered an error during setup Installing office on another computer is not an option right now. I wonder whether you should download it again and then try using that NEW download to install it. Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007 Of course, you could probably resolve this by formatting the hard drive in that computer and doing a fresh installation of Windows, but I know you probably don't want to do that.I have tried reinstalling from a new download and i get the same thing. what else are my options?Well, there is the extreme measure: Format the hard drive and reinstall Windows. how do i do that?Formatting the hard drive will erase everything on it. You'll need a CD with Windows on it, or you may have a separate partition on your hard drive with the files needed to reinstall Windows. Does one of these situations apply to you? What make and model computer is it? dell optiplex 320Quote from: soybean on May 08, 2007, 04:18:04 PM You'll need a CD with Windows on it, or you may have a separate partition on your hard drive with the files needed to reinstall Windows. Does one of these situations apply to you? That computer came with a RECOVERY CD, didn't it?yes it did.. do I just run the cd?Yes, put the CD in the CD drive and RESTART the computer. You want to boot from the CD drive. If the computer boots from the hard drive, as usual, restart, access the BIOS and set the initial boot device to CD-ROM. Once the computer boots form the CD drive, you'll see some options on the screen. I don't know exactly what you'll see but you should see an option to format the hard drive and reinstall Windows. Again, this procedure erases the hard drive. So, back up everything you want to keep. This would include not only Word files, Excel files, etc. but, if you use Outlook, whatever you have in it, plus browser Favorites/Bookmarks, etc. You'll also need to reinstall all programs that you previously had installed and want to continue using. Be sure to have a firewall working before you get on the Internet with it. ok.. I have reinstalled Windows XP, but now I cant connect to the network. I have changed the group name and still cant see the other computers and also cant connect online. Go to Control Panel, Internet Options, Connections. If you're using DSL or CABLE for Internet access, select "Never dial a CONNECTION" on that panel. Click on the Setup button and proceed through the setup screens. Were you able to get an Internet connection?

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What, exactly, was the error message? Is patio's suggestion of installing it on another machine an option?the error I get when i try to install is:

Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 Trial encountered an error during setup

Installing office on another computer is not an option right now. I wonder whether you should download it again and then try using that NEW download to install it. Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007

Of course, you could probably resolve this by formatting the hard drive in that computer and doing a fresh installation of Windows, but I know you probably don't want to do that.I have tried reinstalling from a new download and i get the same thing.

what else are my options?Well, there is the extreme measure: Format the hard drive and reinstall Windows. how do i do that?Formatting the hard drive will erase everything on it. You'll need a CD with Windows on it, or you may have a separate partition on your hard drive with the files needed to reinstall Windows. Does one of these situations apply to you?

What make and model computer is it? dell optiplex 320Quote from: soybean on May 08, 2007, 04:18:04 PM

You'll need a CD with Windows on it, or you may have a separate partition on your hard drive with the files needed to reinstall Windows. Does one of these situations apply to you?

That computer came with a RECOVERY CD, didn't it?yes it did..

do I just run the cd?Yes, put the CD in the CD drive and RESTART the computer. You want to boot from the CD drive. If the computer boots from the hard drive, as usual, restart, access the BIOS and set the initial boot device to CD-ROM. Once the computer boots form the CD drive, you'll see some options on the screen. I don't know exactly what you'll see but you should see an option to format the hard drive and reinstall Windows.

Again, this procedure erases the hard drive. So, back up everything you want to keep. This would include not only Word files, Excel files, etc. but, if you use Outlook, whatever you have in it, plus browser Favorites/Bookmarks, etc. You'll also need to reinstall all programs that you previously had installed and want to continue using. Be sure to have a firewall working before you get on the Internet with it.

ok.. I have reinstalled Windows XP, but now I cant connect to the network. I have changed the group name and still cant see the other computers and also cant connect online. Go to Control Panel, Internet Options, Connections. If you're using DSL or CABLE for Internet access, select "Never dial a CONNECTION" on that panel. Click on the Setup button and proceed through the setup screens. Were you able to get an Internet connection?

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