Reinstalling Office Home and Student 2013

Hi,

 

I'm trying to reinstall Office Home and Student 2013 on Windows 8, but always get the message that Office can not do this because it is busy with another task. It gives the advice to wait until the task is done and then try again. But it lasts for ever. Please tell me what to do.

 

Thanks.

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Answer

Hi Cristina,

 

I would require some more information regarding the issue:

What exactly happens when you try to install Office 2013?

Do you have any previous versions of Office installed on the computer?

 

Stop and start or restart Microsoft Office Service following below mentioned instructions:

Step1:

·         Hold Windows key +R.

Copy and paste, or type the following command in the Open box, and then press Enter:

services.msc

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

·         In the Services list, double-click Microsoft Office Service.

·         In the Windows Installer Properties dialog box, click Automatic in the Startup type list.

·         Click Start, click Apply, and then click OK.

·         Start the software installation.

 

Step 2:

Restart the machine and repair Office.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2827031

 

If the issue still persists, run the Microsoft Troubleshooter from this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501

 

Note: If you have issues in running the Fix it directly, you may save the file to the Desktop and then run the Fix it tool.

 

Once the Office files are removed, restart the computer then, install Office Suite and verify the results.

 

Let us know the concerns over the issue to assist you better.

 

Thank you.

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