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'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 wholeoffice2007suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "pleasewaitwhilewindowsconfiguresmicrosoftofficeen terprise2007" *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,officediagnostics... 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? Here is the ABSOLUTELY GARUNTEED Solution to this problem: 1. Un-Install the complete Microsoft Office 2. Use CCleaner to clean up the mess Microsoft is too lazy to un- install. Clean Files, System and Registry with CCleaner. 3. Go He www.OpenOffice.org 4. Download and Install the latest version of OpenOffice for FREE (don't let this fool you it is just as full-featured as Microsoft Office without all the BLOAT). 5. Repackage and sell Microsoft Office on E-Bay 6. Use the proceeds of the sale to make a donation to OpenOffice.org (You WILL want to do this because of the no-worries product you now have in place of Microsoft Office. 7. Write a nasty letter to Microsoft and tell them to shove their products up their NOSE but do not tell the the replacement you have found - They will try to BUY it! 8. Keep your new office apps updated because they are being improved monthly and there is never a cost to you. 9. Smile - Don't worry, Be Happy |
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'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine
wrote in message ... On Nov 13, 5:01 pm, Glen wrote: Every time I launch Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, or Access (The wholeoffice2007suite except for Outlook) I get the message, "pleasewaitwhilewindowsconfiguresmicrosoftofficeen terprise2007" 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,officediagnostics... 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? Here is the ABSOLUTELY GARUNTEED Solution to this problem: 1. Un-Install the complete Microsoft Office 2. Use CCleaner to clean up the mess Microsoft is too lazy to un- install. Clean Files, System and Registry with CCleaner. 3. Go He www.OpenOffice.org 4. Download and Install the latest version of OpenOffice for FREE (don't let this fool you it is just as full-featured as Microsoft Office without all the BLOAT). 5. Repackage and sell Microsoft Office on E-Bay 6. Use the proceeds of the sale to make a donation to OpenOffice.org (You WILL want to do this because of the no-worries product you now have in place of Microsoft Office. 7. Write a nasty letter to Microsoft and tell them to shove their products up their NOSE but do not tell the the replacement you have found - They will try to BUY it! 8. Keep your new office apps updated because they are being improved monthly and there is never a cost to you. 9. Smile - Don't worry, Be Happy While that solution will work, it doesn't fix the problem for those of us wanting to use MS Office. I'm having the same problem and I suspect Vista is the culprit as it happened to Acrobat Pro until I uninstalled it waiting for a fix. If I'm patient, the problem will resolve so I can go to work. It's more of a hinderance than anything else. I'm sure Microsoft is aware of this and I've even been online with Tech Support to no avail. They say uninstall office and reinstall it. Hell, if you do that enough times, you have to start dealing with Bopal, India and explain why you installed it so many times Microsoft should have a policy like Adobe, whereas you can 'deactivate' your product until you activate it again. I've tried Open Office, however, I just don't like using open source software due to it's vulnerbilities. It would be very easy for some crackpot to insert some code that will do harm or even snoop on your system. I wouldn't use Open Office unless it wasn't open source. Then I would use it. Until then, I'll have to stick with Micro****. |
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'Please wait while windows configures...' Message on Vista Machine
I would like to "chime-in" to this post. I am having the IDENTICAL symptoms
reported by Glen after installing MS Office Pro Enterprise Edition 2003 on a Vista Home Premium system. My system has had all publicly-released Windows updates applied up to, but not including Vista SP1. Although I've not tried any of the solutions mentioned in this thread, I have observed other things that I'd like to add and I'd like to mention the limited success I've had with my own attempts to fix this. As I said, I have not tried de-installing and re-installing because the posts in this thread tell me that will not work. My Office 2003 install was done under a user account. I considered de-installing and then re-installing under my Vista Admin account (vice my usual user account), but I've not tried that yet. Just as Glen said, each time I try to launch one of the applications in the Office 2003 suite (I didn't try Outlook, though), the Windows installer starts and displays the message, ‘Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office ...,’ etc. After a progress bar advances for 10 seconds or so, the Office application I tried to open eventually appears as you would have expected. I should add this: This problem also occurs after starting my system and logging into my user account; without my doing anything whatsoever, the Windows installer starts shortly after my desktop appears. When it's done with whatever it's doing (in about 10 seconds), the Windows installer window simply closes. However, I have noted the following additional info: • Opening a file with the appropriate filename extension (.doc, .ppt, ..xls) DOES launch the appropriate application properly, meaning the extra Windows installer gyrations do not occur. • Using the Start button selections under Start / Programs / Microsoft Office / application name will cause the extra Windows installer step. • Use Explorer and go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11. Then double-click any of the application executables (EXCEL.EXE, WINWORD.EXE, POWERPNT.EXE, etc.). The appropriate application WILL launch properly. My fix? It's not a solution ... Just a work-around. I've created shortcuts that point to the executables in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11. This helps a great deal, but as I said, it's not a full-blown solution. I hope we can find out more about this. Good luck, folks. Tony "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" Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? |
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'Please wait while windows configures...' Message on Vista Mac
I fixed it!!! More below ...
[I didn't quote the whole message. Look above for my previous post from "Tony Rony" for a full description of this issue along with other observations I made.] SUMMARY: If my situation is typical, then users with Vista Home Premium should install Office Pro Enterprise Edition 2003 using their Administrator account. I believe that installation of the various service packs and updates should be performed via Microsoft Update, not via the service pack CDs that may be included with your purchase of Office. There are some caveats, though. A fuller explanation of my experience follows. After submitting my first post on this problem (above), I observed another anomaly with my installation of Office 2003. I should add that this annoying interruption ("Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office ...") would also occur whenever I used the question mark icon on the title bar that can be used for context-sensitive help with some dialog boxes. Merely clicking the question mark would start the Windows installer in the same way it did when trying to launch any Office 2003 application from the Start / Programs / Microsoft Office menu. DETAILS: Here's a full explanation of how I fixed this Office 2003 problem on my Vista Home Premium system; my initial installation was accomplished using a user account and SP1 and SP2 were installed via the CDs included with my Office 2003 package. SP3 and the remaining updates were installed via Microsoft Update. To fix my initial installation, first I tried the installation repair tool from Control Panel (Programs), but that did nothing. When the installation repair tool from Control Panel had no effect, I used my user account to de-install Office and then I re-installed it using my Administrator account. However, after the installation completed, I was extremely disappointed to see that the darn message kept re-appearing: "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office ...". In fact, although I didn't count, I felt the installer may have been in a loop as this message window repeatedly closed and re-appeared approximately a half dozen times with just a brief pause between each occurrence. I waited patiently to see if it would stop. I cannot be sure whether it was actually completely finished or if I caught it between one of the pauses, but I took the opportunity during one of the pauses to check for updates via Microsoft Update instead of using the two service pack CDs that were packaged with my Office software. Note: When I installed Office 2003 the first time using my user account, I also used the two service pack CDs that were included with my Office software. However, when I re-installed using my Administrator account, I suspected a better version of these service packs might be available online and this is why I ran the updates via Microsoft Update instead of using the two CDs. I realize that choosing Microsoft Update to install the service packs and updates may not have had an impact, but this was the method I used. I should add that I had to run Microsoft Update twice to catch all the applicable updates; three Service Packs were found and installed, followed by eight (8) regular updates. After the updates, I rebooted and logged in with my user account. DAMN! There it goes again! I didn’t count this time either, but the “Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office ..." message repeatedly appeared. After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (probably just two minutes, or so), I interrupted the process by clicking Cancel. To be sure things are stable, I logged off and rebooted a couple of times, but to my surprise and joy, the problem seems to be totally fixed. The annoying message no longer appears after logging on and I can now launch the Office 2003 applications as you’d usually do from the Start menu. I’ve not yet seen any circumstance under which the problem has re-surfaced. Good luck, all. I hope this works for you. "Tony Rony" wrote: I would like to "chime-in" to this post. I am having the IDENTICAL symptoms reported by Glen after installing MS Office Pro Enterprise Edition 2003 on a Vista Home Premium system. My system has had all publicly-released Windows updates applied up to, but not including Vista SP1. |
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'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine
For me, this problem only occurs for microsoft users with a "limited" access
user account. The administrator account is fine. Does this mean all 5 users on my computer have to have administrative privileges to use Microsoft Office? Not an acceptable solution in my opinion. Has anyone else experienced this? "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? |
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'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine
I had this problem on an Acer laptop with Vista. It includes Acer Edata
Security Manager which has an `outlook add-in`. Changing the following registry key; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlo ok\Addins\OAddin.Addin] "FriendlyName"="eDataSecurity Outlook Add-in" "Description"="Acer eDataSecurity Management eDataSecurity Outlook Add-in" "CommandLineSafe"=dword:00000000 "LoadBehavior"=dword:00000000 Stopped the issue. -- Rick Payton "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? |
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You?ve GOT IT Rick
I went to that exact same key and found out that Abbyy Finereader had an addin with a value called LoadBehaviuor set to 3 as all the other Microsoft addins. So I set it to 9 (as Microsoft´s VBA supplement in the same key) and the issue also stopped. And my computer is a generic desktop.
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'please wait while windows configures...' message on vista machine
Hi!
I am having this same problem but only with Word. I have uninstalled and re-installed as well as having Office 'repair' itself. For some reason, it doesn't happen with all Word files either. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Sue "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? |
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