Installing Visio 2016 Pro

Question

Hi all, I have recently purchase Office 2016 Pro Plus. I have also bought Visio Pro 2016 (student version) some time ago, but when I go to install Visio I get the error saying that due to the setup change I can't install Visio 2016 Pro. Is there a way round this, as due to my course I use Visio 2016 all during the year. Thanks for any help. Manjit

Answer 1

Hi,

What's your detailed Office 2016 Pro Plus version and Visio Pro 2016 version, Click-to-Run or MSI version?

Generally, Office installed with Click-to-Run and Windows Installer on same computer isn't supported. Please read the following article for more details about the supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt712177%28v=office.16%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Regards,

Winni Liang

Answer 2

I too have had this same problem just recently. I have Office 365 Pro Plus licensed by my university (C2R), and I purchased my own license of Visio Professional 2016 through Open Academic (special licensing for students, faculty, and universities). Apparently, Open Academic licenses are volume licenses, not retail (like other student versions of software, or even the version offered by my university, which I would have imagined to be a volume license). Open Academic licenses are also MSI/Windows Installer-based, whereas the university software is C2R, and for whatever reason software from both installers cannot coexist happily on your system.

That said, if your Visio license isn't a volume license, there's a workaround that I managed to sort of get working:

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt703272.aspx

I say sort of, because I managed to successfully install Visio Professional 2016 alongside Office Pro Plus 365, but even though the article is for installing volume licensed version of Visio 2016 alongside a retail license version of Office, the version of Visio that was installed didn't accept a volume license for activation. However, if your Visio license is retail, you might be able to get it to work.

Note: I had to completely uninstall Office from my system before running the Office Deployment Tool. But as I said, when I ran the ODT, it successfully installed both Office Pro Plus 365 and Visio Professional 2016, although it didn't accept my volume license for activation.

Good luck, Manjit! Let me know if you find success, because I'm still looking for success myself! >.<

Answer 3

TJD,

I will give this a go this weekend and let you know how I get on. I have tried this previously by using the office deployment tools as per your link but unsuccessfully.

Thanks for this information, its been appreciated.

Regards

Manjit

Answer 4

Hi Winni

I hope you are well

I believe Visio Pro 2016 is Click-to-Run and Office 2016 Pro Plus version is MSI.

From the link that you provided me, it seemed that I cannot have different installation technologies.

I was not aware if this, as I purchase Visio six months ago (student volume licence) and only purchase Office 2016 Pro recently for my new Surface Pro 4.

Is there anyway around this, as I have spent a lot of money investing on Microsoft products which I cannot install?

Regards

Manjit