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I solved the issue by reinstalling Office.. Thanks.
Word Setup program
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After I installed Office and I open Word it tells me to run Word Setup program Where do I find it / how do I run it?
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Anonymous
2016-12-07T16:10:13+00:00 -
Stefan Blom 342.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2016-12-05T20:35:00+00:00 What is the exact error message that you see when trying to start Word? Can you start other Office programs?
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Anonymous
2016-12-05T19:03:35+00:00 Thanks for the response Doug. I have Office 16 and did not do a Custom install. I followed the instructions in the link provided, it reloaded Office, but did not fix my problem. The question remains "How do I find and run the 'Word Setup" program?
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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2016-12-03T23:00:28+00:00 What version of Office did you install? If you did a Custom Install, did you include Word in the applications to be installed?
Try repairing the Office installation as detailed in the Knowledge Base article at:
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Anonymous
2016-12-07T16:13:54+00:00 The error message was evidently caused by an older version that had been uninstalled.