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Before Removing Office | Procedure for Office 2004 | Procedure for Office X
As a rule, a removal and reinstallation of Office should be your last line of defense. It’s not difficult, but it is time consuming, so why not try simpler procedures first. The Troubleshooting Index will point you to various procedures for problem solving, including dealing with munged settings files, corrupt or duplicate fonts, damaged documents, conflicts with third-party software, repairing disk permissions and keeping your software updated.
There are, however, two scenarios which should make a removal & reinstallation your first line of defense:
- You have attempted to uninstall or reinstall Office – or its individual applications – without first using the Remove Office tool: Dragging Office applications to the trash will leave files behind which will not be overwritten when you reinstall. So if you have done a “dirty” uninstall or reinstall, you must clean up your act.
- You have been unsuccessful in your attempt to apply updaters to Office: Either you receive an error message or you notice that your Office application version numbers are not what they should be (click here for more on version numbers). Chances are very high that the updater failed because you moved or renamed Office files which now can’t be found and updated.
Before Using the Remove Office Tool
Back up important files! While a removal of Office will not touch your documents or your Microsoft User Data (MUD) folder, the wise computer user backs up all personal files regularly, and certainly before performing major disk maintenance or software removal/reinstallation of this magnitude. (For more on “best practices” for backing up your work, click here.) This should seem obvious.
Not so obvious are all the customized files – preferences, templates, dictionaries, etc. – that should at least be considered for backup. Among them are your Normal template, custom templates, custom dictionaries, AutoCorrect list, and preferences/settings files for all Office applications. For a complete rundown of these files and their locations, click here.
Other things to keep in mind before moving on to the procedure itself:
- Don’t skip steps! You’ll spend twice as much time as necessary on this job because you’ll end up having to do it over.
- Empty your trash to insure that no Office components are in use.
- Be aware that in OS X, the position of all things is significant: If you use the Office Setup Assistant (Office 2004) or the Installer (Office X), this will ensure that everything lands in the correct folder. If you use the Drag & Drop method of installation, you must drag Office to the hard drive: Don’t get creative!
- In general, it’s a good idea to leave Office files where they have been installed – and don’t rename them. If you do choose to move such files, you must instruct Office/Word how to find them. Certain Word file folders (like Documents, User Templates, Startup) can be safely moved if you use Preferences> File Locations to tell Word what you’re doing. For more on File Locations, see How to Install a Template. For other types of files, use symlinks (symbolic links) rather than aliases since the links to aliases can be broken in certain circumstances.
- While you are not likely to be asked for it, it’s always a good idea to have your CD key handy when reinstalling Office. Depending on your version, it will be located somewhere in the Office packaging, such as a sticker in the booklet or brochure, on the box, or on the CD envelope. When you find it, make a note of it in case you need it in the future.
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Procedure for Office 2004
- Launch the Remove Office tool, located in HD/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Additional Tools/Remove Office. Note: Remove Office is installed by default when you do a full install of Office 2004. If you can’t find it in the above location, you will have to custom install it from the Office 2004 CD.
- Press the 'Continue' button to locate currently installed copies of Office.
- Select the version(s) of Office that you want to remove, and press the 'Continue' button.
- Choose to 'Remove the Office 2004 folder,' 'Remove the selected Office 2004 system files,' and 'Preferences.” There may be times when you want to remove selected Office components, but assuming you’re reading this page because you’re in trouble, this isn’t one of them!
- Repair disk permissions: In OS 10.2 - 10.4, go to HD/Applications/Utilities. Open up Disk Utility. Select your hard disk and then click the First Aid tab. Click the button to “Repair Disk Permissions.” In OS 10.1, download the Repair Privileges Utility [NOTE: outdated link removed by Lene Fredborg 19-Feb-2017], free from Apple, and run it. Do notuse this Utility on later OS versions. For more on this subject, click here.
- Insert your Office 2004 CD and reinstall by running the Office Setup Assistant (recommended). If you prefer to Drag & Drop, be sure to drag to the hard drive. If you use the Office Setup Assistant and receive the following error message – “The installation for Office 2004 cannot complete because disk is full” – see Microsoft Knowledge Base article #841417. After performing the workaround, repair disk permissions and try the installation again.If you use the Drag & Drop method and receive the following error message – “The installation for Office 2004 cannot complete because disk is full” – see Microsoft Knowledge Base article # 841419. After performing the workaround, repair disk permissions and try the installation again.In any other situation, if an Office install program hangs, stalls, or gives error messages such as “bad disk” or “disk full”, stop the installation. Chances are your hard drive needs to be repaired. Run a good disk utility such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro and try the installation again.
- Start each Office application once and quit it. This forces each application to create its preference files.
- Repair disk permissions again.
- Run Microsoft AutoUpdate. After installing any updates, repair disk permissions again.
- If everything is running properly and only if everything is running properly, reinstall backed up files. CAUTION: Reinstall these files one at a time and test after each to be sure that you haven’t reinstalled the source of your original problem. Don’t reinstall files if you can avoid it; wherever feasible, just reset your preferences rather than reinstalling an old preference file. In other words, start as “clean” as possible. For more on reinstalling backed up files, click here.
Procedure for Office X
- The Remove Office tool is located in the Value Pack folder on the Office X CD. Install it and run it.
- Repair disk permissions: In OS 10.2 - 10.4, go to HD/Applications/Utilities. Open up Disk Utility. Select your hard disk and then click the First Aid tab. Click the button to “Repair Disk Permissions.” In OS 10.1, download the Repair Privileges Utility [Lene Fredborg, 4-Feb-2019: Removed outdated link to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106900], free from Apple, and run it. Do notuse this Utility on later OS versions. For more on this subject, click here. Insert your Office X CD and reinstall by running the Installer (recommended). If you prefer to Drag & Drop, be sure to drag to the hard drive. If an Office install program hangs, stalls, or gives error messages such as “bad disk” or “disk full”, stop the installation. Chances are your hard drive needs to be repaired. Run a good disk utility such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro and start this procedure from the top.
- Install any Value Pack items that you may want, using the Installer. You can always install others later but you must reapply all Office updaters if you do.
- Start each Office application once and quit it. This forces each application to create its preference files.
- Repair disk permissions again.
- Download [Lene Fredborg, 11-Feb-2018: Removed outdated link to http://www.microsoft.com/Mac/downloads.aspx#OfficeX] and install the Office X 10.1.6 updater (which includes the previous updaters through 10.1.5). While on the Microsoft download page, check for more recent updaters. The information above was current as of the Page Updated date at the bottom of this page. For more on updating, including information on version numbers, click here.
- Repair disk permissions again.
- If everything is running properly and only if everything is running properly, reinstall backed up files. CAUTION: Reinstall these files one at a time and test after each to be sure that you haven’t reinstalled the source of your original problem. Don’t reinstall files if you can avoid it; wherever feasible, just reset your preferences rather than reinstalling an old preference file. In other words, start as “clean” as possible. For more on reinstalling backed up files, click here.
For Removal/Reinstallation information about Office/Word 2001 and Office/Word 98, click here.
Go to update information about Office/Word 2001 and Office/Word 98.
You must optimize your version of the Apple Operating System and fully update Office/Word if you expect to get optimum performance from each and avoid malfunctions. And for best results, it is advisable to Repair Disk Permissions before and after every major update.
The Apple OS
Each successive version of the Apple OS will make not just your computer, but Word as well, run better. For whatever reason, you may be unable to upgrade your OS to the max, but you can at least be sure your OS version is updated as fully as possible:
- If you are in OS X 10.1 (Puma), you should be updated to OS X 10.1.5.
- If you are in OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), you should be updated to OS X 10.2.8.
- If you are in OS X 10.3 (Panther), you should be updated to OS X 10.3.9.
- If you are in OS X 10.4 (Tiger), you should be updated to OS X 10.4.11.
- If you are in OS X 10.5 (Leopard), you should be updated to OS X 10.5.3.
These version numbers are accurate as of the date of this writing (see “Last Updated” at the bottom of the page). We do our best to keep this information current but it is not always possible to make changes as quickly as we’d like. It is your job to be sure you have the most up-to-date versions of your software.
Click here to obtain the latest Apple upgrades and be sure to check Software Update regularly [Lene Fredborg, 13-Jan-2020: Removed outdated link to http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/].
Note: Be sure to keep your other software up-to-date as well. Example: Some third party QuickTime codecs (coders/decoders) interfere badly with Office and can cause crashes on launch if the Project Gallery is opened at any time. This is especially true of some 'old' versions of the DivX codec from DivX.com. The fix is simple: Make sure everything is current. Newer versions of the DivX codecs don't exhibit the problem. |
Updating Office/Word
It is equally important to keep Office/Word fully updated since each update issued contains improvements to Office applications (sometimes even new features) and/or fixes to newly discovered security vulnerabilities. The specific information below on Office updaters is current as of this writing (see 'Page Updated' date at the bottom of this page). It is your responsibility to check for possible newer updaters.
- If you are in Office/Word X, you should have the following updater: Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.9 Update. This updater includes all previous updaters.
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- If you are in Office/Word 2004, you should have the following updater: Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5 Update. This is a combo updater, so you can apply it regardless of any previous updates.To update Office 2004, you can select Help>Check for Updates in any application, or run the Microsoft AutoUpdate utility in your Applications folder.
- If you are in Office/Word 2008, use the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1 Update [Lene Fredborg, 04-Jun-2019: Removed outdated link to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/] (12.1.0.) This is a combo updater including the 12.0.1 update. Click here for a full description of the changes and fixes. Then apply the 12.1.1 update (description, with download link at end).
To update Office 2008, you can select Help>Check for Updates in any application, or run the MAU 2.0 utility in [harddrive]/Library/Application Support/Microsoft. - PS. You should always re-run software updaters after applying an update, as they may not show you necessary software until you have installed the previous updates (true for Microsoft and Apple).
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Note: Regardless of your version of Office, there are situations thatrequire you to reapply Office updaters, even if you are already fully updated! The reason is that updaters can only affect software that is installed at the time the updates were originally applied.
Tip: Since downloading updates is a time-consuming affair, we recommend that you store all downloaded updates in your Downloads folder or on external media in case you need them in the future. |
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Finding Your Version of Office/Word
If you, just for instance, can’t remember which update you last applied and need to find out your version of Office, here’s how: Navigate to the Microsoft Component Plugin (HD/Applications/Microsoft Office X or 2004/Office/ or 2008/Office/), select it and do a Get Info (Command> i).
To learn the current version of Word X (or any other Office X application), navigate to the application in the Finder, select it and do a Get Info. Don’t count on “About Word” on the Word menu to tell you the correct version number. (For some inexplicable reason, only “About Entourage ” in Office X always shows the correct version number.)
To learn the current version of Word 2004 or Word 2008 (or any other Office 2004/2008 application), check “About Word” on the Word menu (or you can do a Get Info as above if you prefer).
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In Office 2008 (post 12.1-only), the About Word dialog will also tell you the last Office update that has been installed.
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Note: Office version numbers and Office application version numbers are not always the same. Any particular update can make a change to one application without affecting any of the others. In that case, only that one application’s number will increment. Example: If you updated Office X to Office X 10.1.5, Word X’s version number will nevertheless show as Word 10.1.4. That’s because the Office X 10.1.5 updater made no changes to the Word X application. However, the Office 10.1.6 updater changes all Office applications' version numbers to 10.1.6 as well. For more about Office X version numbers, including the version numbers for all Office X 10.1.x applications in relation to specific updates, click here. Since an unsuccessful update is as damaging (or more so) than no update at all, you can check that you have updated correctly by verifying your application version numbers. If you discover anomalies that lead you to suspect an unsuccessful update, your best bet is to do a complete Removal, Reinstallation and Update of Office. |