Common Microsoft Office Errors And Solutions

Microsoft Office is one of the most popular products used by Windows users to perform tasks such as creating and saving documents, worksheets, and databases. Because these products are used so often, Microsoft Office errors are quite common occurrences.

Microsoft Knowledgebase comprises a comprehensive database of various errors that you may encounter while working with Microsoft Office products and their resolution methods. So, whenever you encounter an Office error, it is recommended that you first search the Knowledgebase site for a possible solution. If you are unable to find the appropriate solution on Microsoft Knowledgebase, it is recommended that you search for possible solution on various third-party websites and message forums.

This article covers a couple of common Microsoft Office errors and the methods you can use to resolve them.

Error Message: Error 1328. Error applying patch to file C:\program files\Microsoft Office\Winword.exe. It has probably been updated by other means, and can no longer be modified by this patch. For more information contact your patch vendor.

Office update error 1328 may generate during the installation of Office XP Server Pack 1 (SP1) if all of the following hold true:

• You have installed Office XP using administrative installation and then updated it with SP1 administrative update.
• Administrative Office XP installation was done on a network client computer.
• You are installing Office XP SP1 update on this network client computer.

To resolve this issue:

• Create new administrative Office XP installation without Office XP patches and updates.
• Run the following commands on client computers:

msiexec.exe /i path to new Admin MSI REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=VM

• Install Office XP SP1 updates.

Error Message: Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):

The 2007 Microsoft Office system does not support upgrading from a prerelease version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You must first uninstall any prerelease versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system products and associated technologies.

Correct the issue(s) listed above and re-run setup.

The above error is displayed during installation of Microsoft Office 2007 original release version, if:

• You have an Office 2007 release version installed on the PC.
• You have a component of beta Office 2007.
• You have a beta-release add-ins on PC.

To resolve this problem, you may have to uninstall Office 2007 prelease or beta components. You can do this by using Add or Remove Program utility. If this utility fails to perform complete removal, you may use a good, third-party program uninstaller.

Program errors, such as these may also occur if there are incorrect entries related to the program in the Windows registry. To prevent these problems, you may use a good registry cleaner tool to perform regular registry scan, cleanup, and repair. For this, it is recommended that you use a good third-party and reliable registry cleaner tool.

Virus infections are also known to cause several software errors. These malicious programs infect software codes and prevent them from performing various functions. So, if you are unable to repair errors using the given resolution methods, you must run antivirus scan to thoroughly check your system for any malware infection. For your scan to be more effective, you must run it in Safe Mode.