Repairing Microsoft Office Starter 2010

Microsoft has detailed information on how to uninstall/reinstall Office Starter 2010 using the installed software.

"Cannot be opened" error when you start an Office Starter 2010 program.

Resolution:

If Word Starter 2010 or Excel Starter 2010 cannot be opened, uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010:

1. Click Start (or Start > Run in Windows XP).
2. Type appwiz.cpl, and then press Enter. Warning Do not remove Microsoft Office 2010from the list of installed programs. You will need this to reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010.
3. Click Microsoft Office Starter 2010, and then click Uninstall (or Remove in Windows XP).
4. Click Yes and follow the instructions to uninstall Office Starter 2010.
5. To reinstall Office Starter 2010, click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office 2010.
6. Click Use.
7. And then click Open. This will re-install Office Starter 2010.

Note: If the error continues to occur, you may have to do a full restore of the computer to reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010. We recommend you contact the computer manufacturer to talk about your options before you do this.

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You may be interested in using either of these two free Office Suites which are compatible with Windows.

Open Office:

https://www.openoffice.org/

Libre Office:

https://www.libreoffice.org/

Cheers.

You are welcome.

Cheers.

Bill Smithers,

Thanks for your help

KF