Vista & Office 2007 Error: "not been installed for the current user"

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vernonedavis

I've got a problem similar to others, except this is official
releases
of Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Ultimate. When I attempt to execute
Word, the Office configuration runs, then the dreaded "Microsoft
Office Word has not been installed for the current user" pops up
every
time I run Word and kills it immediately. I am the Administrator
account. It worked when I initially installed it back in Jan. 2007.
So
there must be a rogue update that killed it. Anybody else seen this
recently? Vernon.
 
run the installer again on top... and select repair or reinstall

That does not work, nor does uninstalling/reinstalling, nor does the
Windows Install Cleanup Tool. Vernon.
 
strange indeed.. try the office newsgroup...

perhaps there they will give you a better solution
 
strange indeed..

You bet. It's permissions.

I talked with Microsoft support. It was determined that upon
installation of Office that:
a) the owner of the Office app's was SYSTEM, not my administrator
account, and
b) the app's permissions were read-only for my administrator account.
This also affected the shortcuts that are created in the All Programs
section of
the Start Menu. I had to go into the Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
Office folder and
modify permissions on each .EXE for the programs to operate. Then I
replaced all the
existing shortcuts.

Something changed. They can't tell me what. At least it works. Vernon.
 
Have you tried turning User Account Control (UAC) temporarily, then try
reinstalling Microsoft Office 2007, then reenable UAC?
 
I like to Take Ownership and grant myself Full Control permissions over large
branches of my C drive, like the folder Program Files. Make sure your
actions take effect for this folder and all subfolders and files. Then all
your programs will be under your control. If you want to allow other users
to have access to your programs, also grant them some control and Share
(Properties, Sharing, Advanced Sharing) your Program Files folder. This
tutorial will show you how to do this.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html
 
You receive a "Microsoft <Program_name> has not been installed for the current user" error message when you try to start an Office 2003 program or an Office XP program for the first time:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=898512

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog



hello all,

as anyone found a fix to resolve this issue?
i am at loss here...
and when i turn of UAC, it still doesn't work!!

thank you for your help
 
Note that in Windows Vista, the All Users folder is located at "C:\ProgramData"

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


You receive a "Microsoft <Program_name> has not been installed for the current user" error message when you try to start an Office 2003 program or an Office XP program for the first time:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=898512

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog



hello all,

as anyone found a fix to resolve this issue?
i am at loss here...
and when i turn of UAC, it still doesn't work!!

thank you for your help
 
opa12.dat belongs with the Exchange Server and has nothing to do with Vista. Post your issue to the Exchange newsgroups

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

apmadsen said:
Ramesh said:
You receive a "Microsoft <Program_name> has not been installed for the
current user" error message when you try to start an Office 2003 program
or an Office XP program for the first time:
'You receive a \"Microsoft <Program_name> has not been installed for
the current user\" error message when you try to start an Office 2003
program or an Office XP program for the first time'
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=898512)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting 'Windows XP and Windows Vista -
Troubleshooting, Tips & Fixes' (http://www.winhelponline.com)
Winhelponline.com blog 'The Winhelponline Blog - Troubleshooting
Information, Tips and Fixes for Microsoft Windows'
(http://www.winhelponline.com/blog)



hello all,

as anyone found a fix to resolve this issue?
i am at loss here...
and when i turn of UAC, it still doesn't work!!

thank you for your help
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I'm sad to say that this very annoying problem wasn't fixed with the
stated solution.

I've deleted the Opa12.dat file, and still cannot run my office
applications, except if i choose "Run as administrator", so what then? I
have Vista x64 premium and office 2007 - help would be greatly
appreciated...
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

This has been driving me out of my mind. I think what caused it for
me was installing the latest version of the Windows Installer Cleanup
Utility. My Office has never worked since.

Thank you again,
 
My problem is quite similar but different since I am using OS Vista Home
premium and microsoft office 2007 which always runs error everytime I
close the program or any word 2007 document. It says word cannot open
the file ~WRS{AD2439B6-7965-4DAZ-BCFD-C63907CD1A693}. Can anyone help me
how to solve this problem?
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There are more experts in the following groups than there are here:

microsoft.public.office.misc

and

microsoft.public.word.newusers

I doubt that your "forum" handles those groups. Do yourself a favor
and set yourself up to do things the right way so you can use them
all:

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm
 
Meditek -

My savior! I went through the exact same steps as InsomniacUVA...hours
later same error. Stumbled upon this post, updated permissions, and
voila - installation was successful. Super thanks!
 
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