Cannot open or create word documents in SharePoint 2013 with Office 2010 and Project 2013

Thanks to RaymondRis for this great blog post –

http://blogs.technet.com/b/raymond_ris/archive/2013/04/04/cannot-open-or-create-word-documents-in-sharepoint-2013-with-office-2010-and-project-2013.aspx  explaining how, after loading Project 2013 this can make your SharePoint libraries default to the 2013 versions of the protocol handlers.

The fix is easy – go take a look at Ray’s blog.

Uninstalling Office 2010, 2007, or 2003? - Problems? - Resolved :)

Office 2003 suites- To uninstall the 2003 Microsoft Office suite automatically, click the Fix this problem button or link. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix it 50416

 Office 2007 suites- To uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office suite automatically, click the Fix this problem button or link. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix it 50154

Office 2010 suites- To uninstall the 2010 Microsoft Office suite automatically, click the Fix this problem button or link. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix it 50450


For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301.

Experiencing Office Web Apps in SkyDrive

Microsoft Office Web Apps are online companions to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, enabling people to access and do light editing or sharing of Office documents from virtually anywhere. Office Web Apps is available to consumers and businesses through:

1. SkyDrive in Windows Live: For consumers and small business users, Office Web Apps is available on Windows Live as a free service through SkyDrive offering
2. On-premises using SharePoint 2010: Business customers licensed for Microsoft Office 2010 through a Volume Licensing program can run Office Web Apps on a server running Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

To understand the user experience and features in both cases, you can refer to Using Office Web Apps in Windows Live and Using Office Web Apps in SharePoint pages in the Office 2010 product information and support website.

Microsoft Office Web Apps Deployment Resource Center
Microsoft Office Web Apps Deployment resource center has been launched recently which provides tools and resources for IT professionals planning to deploy Office Web Apps in a SharePoint environment.

The Understanding Office Web Apps and Introduction to working with Office Web Apps provide a good technical background before you start the Office Web Apps deployment in an enterprise. Refer to the Deploy Office Web Apps (Installed on SharePoint 2010 Products) article to learn to deploy Microsoft Office Web Apps.

Known issues when you install Office 2010 SP1 and SharePoint 2010 SP1

Found this KB should be easily available for all my users .

This article lists the known issues and behavior changes that you may experience when you install Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, and Office server products.

Resolution:

The following are issues that you may experience when you install these service packs:

• SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 has an issue that causes workflow tasks to become locked and unrecoverable, as follows. Assume that you have a running out-of-box (OOB) workflow task (for example, an "Approval – SharePoint 2010," "Collect Feedback – SharePoint 2010," or "Publishing Approval" task). When a task assignee edits the workflow task (for example, by approving or rejecting the trial), the task is locked and cannot be recovered. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  2737435 "In Progress" Workflow tasks are locked after updating to SharePoint 2010 SP1
  
  To resolve this issue, install the hotfixes that are provided in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  2687614 Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Coreservermui-xx-xx.msp): October 30, 2012
  2687557 Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 hotfix package (Wss-x-none.msp): October 30, 2012
  Note You must install these hotfixes after you install SharePoint 2010 SP1.
• Before you install the SP1 packages, make sure that you have sufficient disk space. For caching, the packages may require up to four times their file size in remaining disk space during installation.
• You must restart the computer at the end of the installation process.
• If Office Web Apps will be used in a mixed version environment, where Office Web Apps has SP1-or-later applied while SharePoint Server 2010 remains on the RTM version, you must install the following two updates before you install SP1 for Office Web Apps:
  • 2510639 Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 update: April 12, 2011
  • 2510648 Description of the Office Web Apps update: April 12, 2011
• Install the service packs in the following order on every server in the farm:
  1. Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Foundation 2010
  2. Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Foundation 2010 Language Pack (if applicable)
  3. Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2010
  4. Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2010 Language Pack (if applicable)
• After you install Service Pack 1 you must run the SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard or the psconfig –cmd upgrade –inplace b2b -wait command one time on every server in the farm. This step updates the farm to the latest version and is required in order to have full SharePoint functionality. If you do not run the wizard, the farm will run with reduced capacity. For example, Search will not be able to index content.
• You must restart the User Profile Synchronization service after installing Service Pack 1. For more information about how to start the service, see the "Start the User Profile Synchronization service" section of the following Microsoft website:
  Configure profile synchronization
• After SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 is installed, the Workflow feature is disabled when a new site collection is created. To use the Workflow feature in a new site collection, enable it in the Site Collection Settings page.
• After you install SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 and SharePoint Server 2010 SP1, we strongly recommend that you install the install the June 2011 Cumulative Update refresh package. The June Cumulative Update includes several important security and bug fixes that are not included Service Pack 1. For more information about these updates, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  2536601 Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): June 30, 2011
  
  2536599 Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint server-package): June 30, 2011

  Applies to

  • Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
  • Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2010
  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
  • Microsoft Office Standard 2010
  • Microsoft Office Starter 2010
  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

  
  Reference : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2532126

Office File Validation detected a problem while trying to open this file. Opening it may be dangerous

When you open Microsoft Office 97-2003 binary file (such as .doc) the file is compared to a binary schema. If the file fails this validation, you are notified that the document could be considered to be compromised. In Office 2003 and in the 2007 Office system, you are prompted about the file status and can decide to cancel opening the file or to continue to open the file.

Office File Validation detected a problem while trying to open this file. Opening it may be dangerous.

Resolution:

Resolution is very simple and Million thanks to Microsoft’s Office Product team for publishing this fix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501584

This fix is available for:

Disable Edit in Protected View: Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010.

Enable Edit in Protected View: Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010.

For Office 2003 and 2007 Office system

Disable the opening of documents

Excel 2003 and 2007, Word 2003 and 2007, PowerPoint 2003 and 2007

Enable the editing of documents

Excel 2003 and 2007, Word 2003 and 2007, PowerPoint 2003 and 2007

This document could not be registered. It will not be possible to create links from other documents to this document

Problem Description:

Consider the Following situation:

You create a file or have a file that has the maximum allowed characters in the filename of that file on a Microsoft Windows 7 computer.

Note: This size limitation incudes the path to the file as well as the filename.

When you try and open the file with Microsoft Word 2003, 2007 or 2010 you get the error "This document could not be registered. It will not be possible to create links from other documents to this document" 

Probable cause:

The filename and path is too large. The maximum filename and path size is 255 characters.

Resolution:

To work around this issue the filename will have to modify to a shorter length. This issue occurs because of a 255-character limitation on creating and saving files in the Office products. Also, you receive an error message when you save or open a file if the path of the file meets the following condition for the appropriate program.

This will be applicable for word2003, word2007 as well as word2010.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know.

I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you J

Your beta software has expired. Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the beta software from your computer

Problem Description:

When you try to start a Microsoft Office 2010 application, you receive the following message:

Your beta software has expired. Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the beta software from your computer.

Probable cause:

This issue occurs because the beta version of the Office 2010 application that you are using has expired. The beta 1 and beta 2 versions of the Office 2010 applications expire on the following dates:

• 2010 Microsoft Office Beta 1: October 31, 2010 

• 2010 Microsoft Office Beta 2: November 1, 2010 

Resolution:

To resolve this issue, follow these steps to uninstall the beta Office 2010 versions from your computer before installing the release version:

For Windows 7, Windows Vista (with Service Pack 1) and Windows Server 2008:

1.  Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 

2.  Click Programs and select Programs and Features. 

3.  In the Currently installed programs list, select the beta (1 or 2) version of the Office 2010 application installed on the computer, and then click Uninstall. 

4.  When you are prompted, click yes to remove the program. 

5.  Restart the computer if you are prompted. 

For Windows XP (with Service Pack 3) and Windows Server 2003 R2:

1.  Click Start, and then click control panel. 

2.  Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 

3.  In the Currently installed programs list, select the beta (1 or 2) version of the Office 2010 application installed on the computer, and then click Remove. 

4.  When you are prompted, click yes to remove the program. 

5.  Restart the computer if you are prompted. 

When all beta versions are uninstalled, install the release version of Office 2010. For more information, visit the following Microsoft website: http://office.microsoft.com

This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system administrator

Problem Description:

When installing Excel Viewer 2007, about half through he gets the error "your system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" - The verbose log shows: This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system administrator.

When we were running Excel Viewer 2007, about half through he gets the error
"Your system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation".

The verbose log shows:

This installation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system
administrator.
C:\Program Files\MSECache\xlview_en-us\xlview.msi
MSI (c) (10:E0) [17:37:07:981]: Product: Microsoft Office Excel Viewer - Update
'Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)' could not be installed.
Error code 1625. Additional information is available in the log file
C:\DOCUME~1\p112279p\Local Settings\Temp\MSId301e.LOG.

Steps taken to resolve this issue-

There may be an invalid past reference in the registry to Excel viewer here:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\00002159F30090400000000000F01FEC]

"ProductName"="Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2007"

Points of interest -

1. The product name for the current version of the Excel viewer should be:

"Microsoft Office Excel Viewer"

2. There are no other values under

"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\00002159F30090400000000000F01FEC". Only the

ProductName.

If we delete the key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\00002159F30090400000000000F01FEC, and reattempt the Excel Viewer 2007 install, it succeeds without the bogus Policy error.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you

Office Security Updates failing with error 0x80070663

Problem:

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will not restart the client computer automatically. It prevents pending important updates from being installed successfully on these computers.

What I did to resolve this issue:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Sms\Mobile Client\Reboot
Management\JobCounter
- set JobCounter to 0 (zero)

under very specific conditions; the persistent job counter is not decremented when a job is finished. The coordinating system prevents these client computers from being restarted because it believes that a job is still running based on the JobCounter value.

Root Cause:
- client incorrectly concludes that a job is running because JobCounter <> 0
- hotfix prevents problem from happening again
- hotfix does not correct the JobCounter value.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues J Thank you

Office 2010 installation fails with Error 2203

Problem:

User is trying to upgrade from Office 2007 to Office 2010 Pro Plus

What happens exactly?

The upgrade process fails about halfway through and rolls back Office 2007 is removed, but Office 2010 apps are not installed, the Error 2203 comes up in the error message.

How to analyze and what to analyze:

The setupexe log should have lines like the following

MSI(ACTIONSTART): 'Action 9:21:41: SetODBCFolders. Initialisation des répertoires
ODBC'
MSI(INFO): 'Action start 9:21:41: SetODBCFolders.'
MSI(INFO): 'Action ended 9:21:41: SetODBCFolders. Return value 0.'
MSI(ACTIONSTART): 'Action 9:21:41: InstallValidate. Validation de l’installation'
MSI(INFO): 'Action start 9:21:41: InstallValidate.'
MSI(INFO): 'Action ended 9:21:41: InstallValidate. Return value 1.'
MSI(ACTIONSTART): 'Action 9:21:41: InstallInitialize. '
MSI(INFO): 'Action start 9:21:41: InstallInitialize.'
MSI(ERROR): 'Error 2203. An internal error has occurred.
(C:\Windows\Installer\1e8942e.ipi -2147287035 ) Contact Microsoft
Product Support Services (PSS) for assistance. For information about how to
contact PSS, see C:\Users\jludwick\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup00000824\PSS10R.CHM.'
Log level changed from: Standard to: Verbose
MSI(INFO): 'Action ended 9:21:41: InstallInitialize. Return value 3.'
MSI(INFO): 'Action ended 9:21:41: INSTALL. Return value 3.'

It appears that an Office 2007 add in could have caused the issue

If Office Live Addin 1.3 is installed then please remove that

If Office 2007 Programmable Interop Assemblies are installed then remove that. Office 2010 should install fine now.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues J Thank you

Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft has published a very good information about Office 2010

Get Started with Office 2010 Use It: Get Familiar with Microsoft Office 2010 Find up-to-date information and access to the newest resources related to Office 2010. Learn It: Find Sales and Technical Readiness Resources Enhance your Office 2010 expertise with training, videos, demos, and more. Sell It: Explore Sales and Marketing Resources Take advantage of customer-ready tools and marketing resources designed to help you increase sales of Office 2010.

Learn How to Get Started with Office 2010

Value-Added Resellers and Resellers Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Trained on Product Basics Learn about Services Opportunities through Office 2010 Technical Training Use Marketing Resources to Help You Promote Office 2010 to Your Customers and Generate Demand

System Builder Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Trained on Product Basics Learn How to Install the New Office 2010 OEM Preinstallation Kit Start Building Machines with Office 2010 Take the Selling Office 2010 with New PCs Course Use Marketing Resources to Help You Promote Office 2010 to Your Customers and Generate Demand

Systems Integrators Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Sales Training through BPIO University, Selling Office in the Enterprise, and the Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) Take Technical Training for SharePoint 2010

Large Account Resellers Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Trained on Product Basics Use Marketing Resources to Help You Promote Office 2010 to Your Customers and Generate Demand

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Sales Training through BPIO University, Selling Office in the Enterprise, and the CIE Take Technical Training for SharePoint 2010 Download Microsoft Office 2010: https://partner.microsoft.com/US/productssolutions/40108639

Distributors Download Office 2010 from the Digital Distribution Center (Available to Gold Certified and Certified Partners, and Microsoft Action Pack subscribers) Get the Office 2010 Partner Volume Activation Guide Get Trained on Product Basics Use Marketing Resources to Help You Promote Office 2010 to Your Customers and Generate Demand

How to disable protected mode in office 2010 (protected view

Protected mode is a new security feature available in Microsoft Office 2010.It enhances protection against risky Outlook email attachments, files that came from the Internet, files that fail validation or files that are located in potentially unsafe locations.

“By default Office 2010 will open documents in protected mode that fail validation, have been downloaded from the internet, are located in potentially unsafe location and include attachments. Protected view opens the document in read-only mode thus minimizing the exposure to some potential security threat.

If you are an experienced user who is annoyed by the protected view, you can always disable it even though it is not recommended by Microsoft.

Please refer the following steps as how to disable the protected mode in Office 2010:

-Run one of the Microsoft Office 2010 applications (e.g. Word 2010/Excel 2010/PowerPoint 2010).

-Click on Office button, and select Options.

-In the “Options” dialog, select Trust Center in the left pane.

-Click on Trust Center Settings in the right pane.

-Select Protected View in the left pane of “Trust Center” dialog.

-Disable any of all of the protected mode options as below by clicking the check boxes:

-Click OK.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned info then please let me know,Thanks..