{"id":1146,"date":"2008-07-25T20:58:16","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T04:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2008-12-18T22:26:02","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T06:26:02","slug":"microsoft-office-2008-for-mac-setup-assistant-infinite-loop-woe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=1146","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Remedying Microsoft Office (2008 for Mac) Setup Assistant Infinite Loop Woe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIf you are a user of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and have installed Office 2008 SP1<\/strong>, you may have encountered an infinite loop woe causing you to see Microsoft Office Setup Assistant<\/strong> window over and over. A simple solution is to reinstall Office 2008. If you are lucky, you will never see the Setup Assistant window like the one shown in Screenshot 01. If you are not, even after installing updates, you will never get to launch Office applications.
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\nActually, Microsoft says you can stop this infinite loop woe by removing two files. One is located at
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\nUser > Library > Preferences > Microsoft > Office 2008 >
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\n, you need to trash the file titled Microsoft Office 2008 settings.plist<\/strong> (See Screenshot 04.) The other file that you need to trash is located at
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\nApplications > Microsoft Office 2008 > Office > (See Screenshot 05.)
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\nThe file is titled OfficePID.plist<\/strong>. After deleting these two files, double-click on one of the Office applications. After entering the product key (See Screenshot 06.), you will get to use Office applications. If you have trouble locating the files, you may want to watch the following short video tutorial with no audio commentary. 
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  • Microsoft Office version: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.1<\/li>\n
  • VTC version: 1.0<\/li>\n
  • Length: 2 minutes 34 seconds<\/li>\n
  • Video file size: 14.12 MB<\/li>\n
  • Video format: QuickTime<\/li>\n
  • Video compression: H.264<\/li>\n
  • Pixel size: 900 x 675<\/li>\n
  • Audio effects: Enabled<\/li>\n
  • Audio commentary: Not available<\/li>\n

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    Please read Terms of Use for Guests<\/a> before watching any of the video tutorials.
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    \nMicrosoft Office 2008 for Mac is a product of Microsoft Corporation.
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