So today I finally slew the dragon, oh happy day.YMMV. Obviously I wanted to do this without a wipe out and clean reinstall of win 10 as suggested in some posts as the only solution, a monster headache with reloading all my other programs. My other three computers that came with win 10 already installed I had no problem with the Office install and activation with the other 3 keys. This machine is a win 7 upgrade to win 10 unit and some of the permissions are fubar, but I am slowly getting through those problems as they surface. I have spent over a week of trying everything to install Office. The Microsoft Store would not allow a download because this unit never had any version of Office registered with MS.

When I tried to access MSOcache I got a warning that I didn't have permission to access, but it gave me the option to hit continue to gain access and access I gained, woot! Then, following the next error on install I located the other file and had to take ownership of said file (you have to download and install the little proggie to have this option), then proceeded to complete the Office install. I loaded up my ISO copy of 2013 and when it came up with the error, I made note of it, activated show hidden files and folders and located the pesky problems, there were two of them. So, this morning I decided to attack the problem my way. I was able to get a partial install with 2019, but it was sketchy at best. Download for Windows: Close all Microsoft Office Apps To begin the Microsoft Office 365 installation for unmanaged users, go to: Sign in. A browser window will take you to WineHQ, where you can find out more.Okay, I have been having a HUGE problem installing Office, tried 2007, 2010, 2013, 20, none would install despite any and all fixes and work around videos on the interwebs. For further details about this, click the link. You'll notice that with each app you select in PlayOnLinux, a summary of compatibility is displayed on the right. Note that you'll need to install the full suite, as no individual apps (aside from Project 2010, Word Viewer, and Excel Viewer) are available.

To install Microsoft Office, click the Office tab, then either use the search field or browse the list. Now, all you need to do is launch PlayOnLinux from Menu > Applications. On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and above, use Ubuntu Software to search for PlayOnLinux and click Install. sudo apt install playonlinuxĪlternatively, you can open your distro's app installer. You may also need to install cURL and p7zip-full if they're not already installed. Select the Microsoft 365 folder from the virtual drive and then double-click either the Setup32.exe to install the 32-bit version of Microsoft 365, or Setup64.exe to install the 64-bit version to begin the offline installation.

This is a tool that ensures that PlayOnLinux correctly links the Windows login on the software you're attempting to install. Begin by opening a terminal and installing winbind: sudo apt install winbind

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