Re: Office 2008 installation problem

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On 2/6/08 9:47 PM, in article ee8c748.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dill"
<Dill> wrote:

I installed it in the default location the installer chooses, didn't change a
thing. All the files are present in my wife's login, in the applications>
Microsoft Office 2008 folder.

When I open her applications and try to run Word, *it* runs the office 2008
installer, which crashes. I can't open any of the office programs in her
login, as they all do that.

I wonder if you are somehow bitten by this bug:

Permissions when installing Office Mac 2008 on multi user computer

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/01/permissions_when_installing_office_m
ac_2008_on_multi_user_co.html>

It's only supposed to hit users with non-admin privileges. I have several
admin Users and can open Entourage 2008 in other users with no problems.

This might be a combo of a system and Office problem. Have you run Repair
Permissions since installing Leopard?

Using Repair Permissions after installing MS Office or any application that
uses an installer is often advised. To use Repair Permissions:
1. Open Disk Utility in your Applications/Utility folder.
2. Click on the First Aid tab and select Repair Permissions
3. Click on the icon for your boot volume.
4. Click the repair permissions button.

Don't run from CD. Updates contain a newer versions of the application's
permissions.

--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>


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