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Changing the default Office 2007 Directory generates problem in 64 bit systems
Hello,
I have spent a couple days trying to virtualize office 2007 enterprise on a 32bit machine and deploy it on a 64bit machine.Although I follow the full procedure described in the relevant vmware article, I am encountering the following problem, SPECIFIC TO Word!
A. If I follow the directions but choose to install in the defaut program files directory, office enterpise works fine (all apps) but the help files arent available (as expected. It says so in the guide)
B. If I follow the exact same procedure but change the install dir to a non-default (e.g., C:\Office, C:\Office\2007 or C:\Thinapps\Office, tried a bunch of those) then the build completes ok, but as soon as I start Word, a message appears "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007", followed by another msgbox with message "Error 1719: the windows installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance". Finally a third msgbox from Word 12.0 kicks in saying that "An error occured and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Please run Setup and select "Repair"... to restore this application".Then Word opens up and help is available and it seems to work. However, this sequence of the error message boxes happens everytime I open up Word.
The problem does not appear with the other Office Apps.
Any idea why this is happening?
Thanks!