If you encountered a problem while installing Office on a PC, try restarting your computer and then attempting to install Office again. If that didn't help, use the uninstall troubleshooter to uninstall Office completely. After your uninstall is complete, try reinstalling Office.
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If you're a student or teacher and don't see an option to install Office, you may be eligible for Office 365 Education, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. All you need to get started is a valid school email address. If that didn't help, use this troubleshooter to uninstall Office completely. If you're looking for the steps to download and install the latest version of Office, see Install Office on your PC or Mac. To troubleshoot Mac activation issues, see the "Activation" tab on What to try if you can't install or activate Office for Mac. If there's a Learn More link on the error message, select that.
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Note that it says "The app’s data will be deleted." This does not include your files. What a reset does is reset settings, history, and perhaps more that is specific to the configuration of the program. A progress bar appears and shows progress while the repair happens. Once done, a checkbox will be added to the repair button. A vast community of Microsoft Office365 users that are working together to support the product and others. If individuals in your organization are using an older version of Office, we recommend you upgrade to the latest version.
Issues after installing Office
If that didn't help, use the uninstall troubleshooter to uninstall Office completely.If you're looking for the steps to download and install the latest version of Office such as Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019, or Office 2016, see Install Office on your PC or Mac.I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read.For example, you can't install Office on computers running Windows Vista or Windows XP, or on devices that aren't running a supported Windows or Mac operating system.See System requirements for Office for a list of additional requirements.Use this easy fix tool to uninstall Office and then follow the steps to reinstall Office.Leave us a comment at the bottom of this page to let us know more about your issue.
I was initially concerned that that had happened with Outlook not syncing emails my production schedule spreadsheet. Repairing Microsoft Office will not repair any of your Office data files. If a document has somehow been corrupted, it could crash Office. Come with me as I write this article in real time as I try to resolve the issue.
All my Office 365 programs are borked. How can I fix without breaking something?
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If it didn't, tell us more about your issue, including any error messages your received and where you were in the install process when you received it. We'll use that information to help investigate your issue further. For steps to install an offline version of Microsoft 365, see Use the Office offline installer and select the correct tab for your version of Office.
How do I fix Office 365 errors?
Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam. All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication. The easiest way to determine this is to take the document to a different computer running another copy of Microsoft Office and attempt to open the document there. If it works, then it’s likely that your installation of Office is the problem, not the document. If it fails, it’s likely the document itself is at fault.