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I have installed Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 on windows 7, and it is installed good, but when i try to open Word or Excel it gives me a message saying "Microsoft Office word (excel) has not been installed for the current user. Please run setup to install the application."
i have reinstalled it again and again and it always gives me the same message. Does anyone have any idea why it gives me this message and what it means by (not installed for the current user)?!!!
Thanks in advance.

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This error message on Office 2007 under Windows 7 usually means Office is missing per-user configuration or the shared OPA license file (Opa12.dat) or a registry key is blocked by permissions or a security product. A quick diagnostic is to right‑click Word/Excel and choose "Run as administrator": if the app starts, it points to a permissions/registry problem rather than a corrupt installer. (learn.microsoft.com)

A practical sequence to fix the problem:

  1. Try "Run as administrator". If that works, sign in to the affected user account and run Programs and Features -> Change -> Repair for Office while signed in as that same user.
  2. If Repair does not help, sign in as an administrator, enable viewing hidden and protected OS files, and go to the All Users Office data folder (the Microsoft article shows C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Office\Data\ for Windows 7). Back up Opa12.dat, then either give the Everyone group Full Control to that file or delete the Opa12.dat so Office will rebuild it on next start. (learn.microsoft.com)

If the installer or launch shows Error 1401/1402/1406 or names a registry subkey, grant the Everyone group Full Control to the specific registry subkey listed (export the key first as a backup). Third‑party security tools (WebRoot is a documented example) can also block setup; perform a clean boot or temporarily disable the security product, then rerun setup/repair. Follow clean‑boot steps before re-enabling services. (learn.microsoft.com)

Notes and cautions: back up Opa12.dat and any registry keys before changing or deleting them. Reinstalling from a different account often does not overwrite a corrupted license file, so deleting Opa12.dat (or fixing its permissions) is the common cure. ’s suggestion to stop Microsoft processes or security software fits this troubleshooting path, but an internet connection problem is unlikely to be the root cause. If these steps fail, use Microsoft’s Office removal/fix tools or contact Microsoft support for help. (learn.microsoft.com)

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I did have to do it couple of times too. One thing is that you have to shut down MS first. Just keep on trying, maybe the problem is with the internet connection..

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