Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office Professional

[E Ray Austin]

Why does the message - Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office
Professional 2007 - come up before ANY of the programs (Word, Excell,
Outlook, etc.) can launch? Is the problem with MS, or is it with my Vista PC?

CONTACT ME: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Sheeloo]

Try the option "Re-register Excel With Windows" detailed at
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.aspx

If it works repeat it for Word and Outlook...

 

[Peter Foldes]

E Ray

Try this fix from Microsoft

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

 

[Sue]

Hi!

I have the same problem E Ray is, expect I guess I am lucky as it only does
it for SOME Word documents. Others will open normally. I tried clicking on
your link, but I don't understand what to do with the configuration error
code I see. Either that or I'm getting the code as an error in the link.

Thanks!

Sue

 

[mickblu]

None of the myriad suggestions (including those from Microsoft) worked
This one works 100% Hallelujah!

Re-register Excel / Word etc. with Windows

You can use this method to cause Excel to rewrite all of it
configuration data in the registry. This effectively sets Excel back t
the "factory defaults". From the Windows Start menu, choose Run, an
enter:

Excel.exe /UnregServer

As before, you may have to use the full file name rather than jus
Excel.exe. After you have done this, repeat it but change /UnregServe
to /RegServer. When you issue these commands, Excel will start
manipulate its configuration data in the system registry, and the
close. If you receive a Success message on the /RegServer, try to star
normally. If Excel starts properly, that means there was an invali
entry in the registry. No further action is required

 

[tony1l]

I'm the tech at an office where we have 15 copies of MS Office (Basic
2003 loaded. Recently i've been asked to upgrade 5 copies of Excel t
2007 version and 1 computer to Access 2007. It should be mentione
that all of these computers 2 or 3 times daily pop up with this messag
now. All systems run XP-Pro SP3.

The access computer says "Please wait... configures MS Access"
The Excel upgraded computers "Please wait... configures MS Excel"

I tried the /UnRegServer /RegServer as earlier posted. I Cant fo
certain determine if this fixed the problem but will post again when th
results are clear

 

[Mary Sauer]

See:
Information about using 2007 Office suites and programs on a computer that is
running another version of Office
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928091/en-us