I started facing a weird new problem with Office 2016 ever since I clean installed the latest Windows 10 build 15014. I usually work with the built in Administrator account and have never faced this problem before with any version of Windows. Whenever I try to open a file in compatibility mode (.doc) downloaded from e-mail, it opens in protected view. When I try to enable editing, Word fails to open with a message "Word has stopped working. We will inform you...". Thereafter, the entire Office suite fails to open. No setup, no option to repair, no other office apps open, not even ratzlefatz's O2016RTool opens. If I repair Office 2016 after a reboot, the same thing repeats if I open a .doc for editing from email. The problem, however, does not appear in another local account with administrator privileges with all the same tweaks and settings I usually do after an install.
Office only "sees" updates from it's own distribution channel. If you have installed from "Insider Fast"-channel, than latest version is 16.0.7766.2029. To check if update variables in registry are set correct, just use CHANGE OFFICE UPDATE-PATH (SWITCH DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL) and choose "Insider Fast" again. Variables are corrected and update starts.
Exactly right. Despite having the latest Fast insider installed, the menu showed me (in the first of the three items returned there--the second two were set to nothing) that I was on the current channel. Now that I've actually used to change that (I hadn't even looked before since I erroneously assumed that whatever build you install in the first place was enough to dictate the update channel), the update is proceeding. Thanks.
Glad it worked for you. Just for info: Dated 25 Jan there is a new update. Unknown Channel is on build 16.0.7766.2039 now. On Click2Run versions the update is done by Office itself (not by Windows). Start update by opening any Office App (ex Word) and go to: Menu -> File -> Account -> Update Options -> Update Now. Strange, it should not install "OneDrive for Business". I will look into that and test. Update: I tried to reproduce your error, but to no avail. After removing existing Office 2016 with MS FixIt-Tool, I started several new Office 2016 ProPlus installations where OneDrive was always selected to be ommitted. All installations finished as expected. There was no entry "OneDrive for Business" created. Only standard "Windows OneDrive" entry is still there. So I'm sorry, but in all my test installations O2016RTool is working correct. Maybe you wanted to enter "1" to omit installation, but as typo something else, such as "2" or "!" was used. In this case OneDrive for Business is installed (always install is the default behaviour). That's the only situation I can imagine where this can happen.
Thanks, worked great! If I installed only a few of the programs, and want to install one of the other ones, would I need to convert and activate again? For example: what would the proper steps be if I only installed Word and Excel at first and now want to install Outlook? Tried searching for answer, didn't see anything. Also: I did a clean install of Windows 10 and for some reason OneNote came pre-installed, I didn't bother uninstalling it before installing Office from here, but it hasn't caused any problems, has this been an issue for you guys?
If you installed Word and Excel as Single Apps (not as ProPlus with unneeded apps disabled) and afterwards add Outlook (again as Single App!), then you must redo conversion and activation. That's because each Single App has its own license certification file which must be added and activated in the system. Installing Office Suite Professional Plus needs 1 license certification file (and 1 conversion/activation). It could be possible to add priorly disabled/omitted Apps to ProPlus, but this is not implemented in O2016RTool at the moment. Windows 10 always has a standard version of OneDrive included. Office 2016 ProPlus will additionally install another version called "OneDrive for Business". I didn't bother about that. Others may.
Ok, thanks. This is what I did. So I wouldn't be able to use O2016RTool to go through the same method and install additional programs (and not converting and activating again since there's only one license) while disabling install of the previously installed ones? Would doing this remove previously installed programs, if I selected disable? I guess right now, I'd have to uninstall Office, and re-do the process with all the programs I want, right? Never noticed it, but sounds good, thanks again!
Hi, ratzlefatz. My university has office 365 subscription but didn't enable insider option. I tried to use your tool to online install office 365 last night. However, O2016RTool OFFICE 2016 ONLINE WEB-SETUP section doesn't support office 365. Is it possible for you to add this feature in future updates? Thank you very much.
[O] CREATE ONLINE WEB-INSTALLER can only download Current/Retail version (not Insider). Unfortunatedly Microsoft's public online web service only provides Office 2016, Project 2016 and Visio 2016. Office 365 is not available. But you can use O2016RTool to [D] DOWNLOAD offline package and INSTALL Office 365 Professional Plus afterwards. Then use your Microsoft/University account to activate.
I installed and activated Office 2016 Pro Plus using O2016RTool but it shows the product as home and student in the Account tab, could it be because I selected not to install Skype for Business?
You are right mate, my PC did come pre-installed with Office 365 but not H&S, I uninstalled and rebooted before proceeding with O2016RTool. Then when I checked it showed H&S as installed by O2016RTool even in "Add/Remove Programs", I have now uninstalled H&S using Iobit Unistaller and installed office again. It now shows Pro Plus as installed in Control Panel but in the Account tab it just shows Office, does this mean it installed and activated correctly?