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  #1  
Old November 13th, 2007, 11:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Glen
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
  #2  
Old November 14th, 2007, 04:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Eric A.
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #3  
Old November 14th, 2007, 09:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Glen
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista

This process didn't help. All the problems I had before still exist. Any
other options?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #4  
Old November 14th, 2007, 09:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Glen
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista mac

This process didn't help. All the same problems still exist. Any other ideas?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #5  
Old November 14th, 2007, 10:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Eric A.
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista mac

Hmm..

That is strange indeed.

I would maybe run through the same process again but delete these entire
keys.

hklm\software\microsoft\office
hkcu\software\microsoft\office

When it tries to reconfigure, if you look in the eventvwr are you seeing
anything?

--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

This process didn't help. All the same problems still exist. Any other ideas?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #6  
Old November 15th, 2007, 03:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Glen
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista mac

Still no improvement. Now the file associations for the office applications
are gone. Further, when launching Excel in addition to the 'please wait
while Windows configures...' message I also get an information box that reads
"stdole.tlb".

All the applications work fine once they work past the 'Please wait...'
installation message, but the configure process adds a lot of time to the
launch and is extra annoying when it pops up whenver I send or receive an
email.

Any other suggestions?

"Eric A." wrote:

Hmm..

That is strange indeed.

I would maybe run through the same process again but delete these entire
keys.

hklm\software\microsoft\office
hkcu\software\microsoft\office

When it tries to reconfigure, if you look in the eventvwr are you seeing
anything?

--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

This process didn't help. All the same problems still exist. Any other ideas?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #7  
Old November 15th, 2007, 03:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Eric A.
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista mac

When it tries to reconfigure, if you look in the eventvwr are you seeing
anything?

You may want to open a case with MS at 800-936-4900.

--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Still no improvement. Now the file associations for the office applications
are gone. Further, when launching Excel in addition to the 'please wait
while Windows configures...' message I also get an information box that reads
"stdole.tlb".

All the applications work fine once they work past the 'Please wait...'
installation message, but the configure process adds a lot of time to the
launch and is extra annoying when it pops up whenver I send or receive an
email.

Any other suggestions?

"Eric A." wrote:

Hmm..

That is strange indeed.

I would maybe run through the same process again but delete these entire
keys.

hklm\software\microsoft\office
hkcu\software\microsoft\office

When it tries to reconfigure, if you look in the eventvwr are you seeing
anything?

--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

This process didn't help. All the same problems still exist. Any other ideas?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #8  
Old November 15th, 2007, 11:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
jabloomf1230
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista mac

Try deleting the existing shortcuts to all the Office 2007 programs and
then create new ones on the desktop manually. This sometimes works and
gets rid of the idiotic "configuring" message.

Unfortunately, there is no perfect solution to the file association
issue, since those file types are associated with MS Office 2003 and
earlier versions. Office 2007 has associations that end in an "x", like
docx. You can open every Office 2003 and older file with the Office 2007
programs and save them with the new file type, but that could be very
time consuming.

MS has really dropped the ball on this problem. What's even more
interesting is that there are numerous suggestions online as how to fix
this problem, but none of them work for everybody and most don't work
for anybody.

JB

Glen wrote:
Still no improvement. Now the file associations for the office applications
are gone. Further, when launching Excel in addition to the 'please wait
while Windows configures...' message I also get an information box that reads
"stdole.tlb".

All the applications work fine once they work past the 'Please wait...'
installation message, but the configure process adds a lot of time to the
launch and is extra annoying when it pops up whenver I send or receive an
email.

Any other suggestions?

"Eric A." wrote:

Hmm..

That is strange indeed.

I would maybe run through the same process again but delete these entire
keys.

hklm\software\microsoft\office
hkcu\software\microsoft\office

When it tries to reconfigure, if you look in the eventvwr are you seeing
anything?

--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

This process didn't help. All the same problems still exist. Any other ideas?

"Eric A." wrote:

There are many reasons this issue can happen, so your problem may not be
related to others that you have found.

It should be noted that the windows installer cleanup utility should not be
used with Office 2007 due to it's multi MSI architecture.


Please try this.

Uninstall office through add/remove programs.
Follow the steps listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us to
completly remove any orphaned reg keys and files.

Reinstall office.
--
Eric Palm
MSFT Office Setup


"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #9  
Old November 24th, 2007, 06:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Alphabool[_2_]
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine

I had a similar problem with Office 2007 when installing over Office 2003,
and it turned out to be a problem with the registry. Try downloading the free
CCleaner at http://ccleaner.com/download, and run the registry cleaner. There
should be a fair number of issues, I fixed them all. This banished the
configuration screen for good!

I'm quite confident that this solution will work for other users since there
is no machine-specific problem - CCleaner should find the culprit.

Good luck with this irritating bug.

"Glen" wrote:

Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office 2007 suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windows configures microsoft office enterprise 2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

  #10  
Old November 24th, 2007, 06:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Alphabool
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Default 'please wait while windows configures...' message on vistamachine

On Nov 13, 5:01 pm, Glen wrote:
Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The whole
office2007suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "please wait while
windowsconfigures microsoft officeenterprise2007" In Outlook I get the
same message anytime I send or receive an email. I find tons of posts about
this problem and no solutions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling,
using the 'install clean up' tool, repairing, office diagnostics... nothing
fixes this. Now the file associations aren't even working. A .doc file
isn't even associated with Word anymore.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?



I had a similar problem with Office 2007 when installing over Office
2003, and it turned out to be a problem with the registry. Try
downloading the free CCleaner at http://ccleaner.com/download, and run
the registry cleaner. There should be a fair number of issues, I fixed
them all. This banished the configuration screen for good!

I'm quite confident that this solution will work for other users since
there is no machine-specific problem - CCleaner should find the
culprit.

Good luck with this irritating bug.
 




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