Office 2007 Ultimate on Win 7 64-bit


  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    Office 2007 Ultimate on Win 7 64-bit


    I got a copy of Office 2007 Ultimate from The Ultimate Steal which worked fine on XP and Vista 32-bit.

    I try running the installer on Win7 64-bit but get the error "The installation of this package failed". The file is X12-30307.exe.

    I try extracting it via cmd: X12-30307.exe /extract:Office2007. This works fine. I then run the setup file in the extracted folder and it starts fine (I can see it in the Task Manager) but it closes after a few seconds. I have tried running the file in compatibility mode but no luck.

    Has anyone had the same issues or know why it doesn't work?


    THanks.
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  2. Posts : 5,705
    Win7 x64 + x86
       #2

    I've had Office 07 Ultimate (from MSDN) installed on my Win7 systems for a long time now.
    Have you checked the condition of teh CD/DVD?
    Have you tried copying the CD/DVD to your desktop?
    Have you tried running the installer in Compatibility Mode for ALL USERS using "Run as Windows Vista" and "Run as adminstrator"?
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  3. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #3

    Office 2007 runs perfectly on my rig.. in fact, much better than 2010...
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  4. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
       #4

    Been running it on multiple versions and multiple machines here with absolutely no issues. Sounds like a corrupt installation file. Boot up XP mode and try it there (without activating it of course).
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  5. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #5

    Hi
    I had this trouble when I tried to run the install by mounting the ISO as a virtual DVD. My copy was from Technet.

    Burning the ISO to a real DVD and installing from that cured the problem -- not sure why but it did. I've often run stuff from a Virtual DVD without any problems. - I use UltraISO for the virtual drive mounter.

    I'm not trying to find out what was wrong with installing from a Virtual DVD - if a get around works thats fine by me.

    I'll leave "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" as I think they say in the U.S to others.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thanks for the replies


    I ended up re-installing 32-bit 7 and it installs fine. I havn't noticed any difference in performance, and ran Super-PI which gave the same results.

    Thanks.
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