"Please wait while Windows Configures Microsoft Office 2007" Messa

I just installed Office Enterprise 2007 on a brand new laptop. It has not had
any version of Office on it before. Installation went fine -- No errors.
However now every time I open any of the Office applications I get the Please
wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 2007 message. If I go to the
actual .exe files and run one of them it comes up without the message.
However if I go to the start menu or if I open a file in the application I
get the message every time.

I have uninstalled, run CCCleaner and re-installed. That didn't work

I was going to run Windows Install Clean Up but the text file said "** NOTE:
The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility should not be used to remove the 2007
Microsoft Office System installation information. ***" so I didn't try to
run it.

Any advice as to how to get rid of this message?

Was this question ever answered? I have the same problem.

Thank you,

"CharlieCoe" wrote:

I just installed Office Enterprise 2007 on a brand new laptop. It has not had
any version of Office on it before. Installation went fine -- No errors.
However now every time I open any of the Office applications I get the Please
wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 2007 message. If I go to the
actual .exe files and run one of them it comes up without the message.
However if I go to the start menu or if I open a file in the application I
get the message every time.

I have uninstalled, run CCCleaner and re-installed. That didn't work

I was going to run Windows Install Clean Up but the text file said "** NOTE:
The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility should not be used to remove the 2007
Microsoft Office System installation information. ***" so I didn't try to
run it.

Any advice as to how to get rid of this message?

No. I haven't seen a solution, and the posts on this go back to 2005.
Did you manage to change your shortcuts so that you can at least open
the programs without configuration? I'm hoping Windows 7 solves the
problem. Or Office 2010!


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I was getting this error:

window insatller preparing to insatll Please wait while Windows
configures Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007

As a workaround I created a shortcut on my desktop of the Microsoft
Office executable files found in here C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office12 which fixed the error only for opening new office
documents not for existing ones.

To fix it completely I installed the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite
Service Pack 2 from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

hope this helps.


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I have a brand new laptop and it came with Microsoft Office 2007 Small
Business installed. I get this configuration error every time I open an
office program. I've used Office 2007 on a previous computer with no
problems. I've tried every solution I've found with no success. I don't
understand why it needs to configure every time it's opened.

"CharlieCoe" wrote:

I just installed Office Enterprise 2007 on a brand new laptop. It has not had
any version of Office on it before. Installation went fine -- No errors.
However now every time I open any of the Office applications I get the Please
wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 2007 message. If I go to the
actual .exe files and run one of them it comes up without the message.
However if I go to the start menu or if I open a file in the application I
get the message every time.

I have uninstalled, run CCCleaner and re-installed. That didn't work

I was going to run Windows Install Clean Up but the text file said "** NOTE:
The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility should not be used to remove the 2007
Microsoft Office System installation information. ***" so I didn't try to
run it.

Any advice as to how to get rid of this message?

I already have SP2 for Office and I still get the configuration on each
Office program start up.

"Tris" wrote:


I was getting this error:

window insatller preparing to insatll Please wait while Windows
configures Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007

As a workaround I created a shortcut on my desktop of the Microsoft
Office executable files found in here C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office12 which fixed the error only for opening new office
documents not for existing ones.

To fix it completely I installed the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite
Service Pack 2 from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

hope this helps.


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"capecodgirl13" wrote:

I have a brand new laptop and it came with Microsoft Office 2007 Small
Business installed. I get this configuration error every time I open an
office program. I've used Office 2007 on a previous computer with no
problems. I've tried every solution I've found with no success. I don't
understand why it needs to configure every time it's opened.

"CharlieCoe" wrote:

I just installed Office Enterprise 2007 on a brand new laptop. It has not had
any version of Office on it before. Installation went fine -- No errors.
However now every time I open any of the Office applications I get the Please
wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 2007 message. If I go to the
actual .exe files and run one of them it comes up without the message.
However if I go to the start menu or if I open a file in the application I
get the message every time.

I have uninstalled, run CCCleaner and re-installed. That didn't work

I was going to run Windows Install Clean Up but the text file said "** NOTE:
The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility should not be used to remove the 2007
Microsoft Office System installation information. ***" so I didn't try to
run it.

Any advice as to how to get rid of this message?


Hi--

You can workaround it. It appears often for people who installed Office
2010 Beta. Simply go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 14\word.exe
(for example)rt. clickrun as admin.

To turn this workaround into 3 simple clicks that take a few seconds, copy
the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 14 folder (but not the actual
..exe because that will not work) to your desktop and drag it to your Start
Menu if you like and pin it there.

Good luck,

CH