Thread: Installing Microsoft Office 2007 (any version) on Windows 7

I am trying to install Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 on Windows 7 (actually, re-install it) and I am having a big problem.... it keeps on freezing a little more than halfway through the install and then stops for about 30 minutes, then tells me that it 'encountered an error' (doesn't even give an error number!) and exits out.

Is anyone else having this problem? If so, have you been able to fix and how? I've gone through the registry deleting every mention of Microsoft Office on the first computer I had this problem on and tried installing it on a clean install on my old computer, which gave me the same problem exactly.

Microsoft really needs to do some quality control, I know it's just a beta, but if their OWN SOFTWARE doesn't install correctly on it..... it shouldn't have been released even as a beta.

I had this problem before with a couple of programs so I switched to the beta of Norton 360 and everything was ok.
You could also try disconnecting from the net, uninstalling your security suite (antivirus/firewall) software and then installing office. Then reinstall your security suite.
However - I also use openoffice.org, it rocks and it's compatible with all of the Microsoft document formats.
(For anyone who hasn't bought an office suite - regardless of cash flow, try Open Office).

Try temporarily disabling any anti-virus programs while installing. Some programs lock your computer down too much and will not allow even legit software to install properly.