Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016

travisdh1

Brand new computer. Office 2016 32-bit installed. Go to install Project 2016 32-bit and I get the error "We cant' install the 32-bit version of Office because we found the following 64-bit programs on your PC: Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 64-bit"

It looks to me like that Click-to-Run is that thing Microsoft includes with every Windows 10 that I had removed, and came back in an update even tho the computer already had Office Home and Business 2016 installed.

Now it says I don't have permission to uninstall it, even tho I've disabled the "Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Service" Turns out you have to go through the old control panel Add/Remove programs to do anything with it.

So far I've found no solutions that actually get both Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 AND Microsoft Project Pro 2016 installed on the same computer at the same time :angry_face:

dbeato

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

Brand new computer. Office 2016 32-bit installed. Go to install Project 2016 32-bit and I get the error "We cant' install the 32-bit version of Office because we found the following 64-bit programs on your PC: Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 64-bit"

It looks to me like that Click-to-Run is that thing Microsoft includes with every Windows 10 that I had removed, and came back in an update even tho the computer already had Office Home and Business 2016 installed.

Now it says I don't have permission to uninstall it, even tho I've disabled the "Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Service" Turns out you have to go through the old control panel Add/Remove programs to do anything with it.

So far I've found no solutions that actually get both Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 AND Microsoft Project Pro 2016 installed on the same computer at the same time :angry_face:

You need to see this:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer

dbeato

I also have been using the ODT Tool

1- XML Editor
http://officedev.github.io/Office-IT-Pro-Deployment-Scripts/XmlEditor.html

2- ODT Overview
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployOffice/use-the-office-deployment-tool-to-install-volume-licensed-editions-of-visio-2016?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252f82691bd7-a3d5-47ca-8d8a-0ee43ec2c01f

3- Example configuration

<!-- Office 365 client configuration file sample. To be used for Office 365 ProPlus 2016 apps, 
     Office 365 Business 2016 apps, Project Pro for Office 365 and Visio Pro for Office 365. 

     For detailed information regarding configuration options visit: http://aka.ms/ODT. 
     To use the configuration file be sure to remove the comments

     For Office 365 client apps (verion 2013) you will need to use the 2013 version of the 
     Office Deployment Tool which can be downloaded from http://aka.ms/ODT2013

     The following sample allows you to download and install Office 365 ProPlus 2016 apps 
     and Visio Pro for Office 365 directly from the Office CDN using the Current Channel
     settings  -->



<Configuration>

  <Add OfficeClientEdition="32" Channel="Current">
    <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="VisioProRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>

  <!--  <Updates Enabled="TRUE" Channel="Current" /> -->

  <!--  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />  -->

  <!--  <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="1" />  -->

</Configuration>

dbeato

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

travisdh1

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Thanks @dbeato, it's downloading now so I'll see if the configuration works here in a few minutes.

dbeato

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Thanks @dbeato, it's downloading now so I'll see if the configuration works here in a few minutes.

But make sure to have a different Product ID for your office version.

hobbit666

Yeah i remember having issues running "Out of the Box" with Retail, also Office365. But the links from @dbeato is what i've used in the past.

(until i needed to use Visio with the latest 365, gave up and added Visio to my 365 subscription)

travisdh1

The biggest question is why Microsoft has apparently gone down the same road as Intuit and started the whole "You now own this product, but aren't able to actually use it" thing.

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

The biggest question is why Microsoft has apparently gone down the same road as Intuit and started the whole "You now own this product, but aren't able to actually use it" thing.

That answer is simple, "why not if people still buy it?" People still buy it, so seems like they made the right decision to me.

scottalanmiller

And more importantly, any company still buying it shows by their actions that they completely agree that the product is still what they want. So they are telling Microsoft "good job on that decision" with every purchase.

travisdh1

@scottalanmiller said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

And more importantly, any company still buying it shows by their actions that they completely agree that the product is still what they want. So they are telling Microsoft "good job on that decision" with every purchase.

Yeah, this particular client has way more issues than just this, sadly.

momurda

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

Click to Run is still broken

WHAAA?
-Shocko the Elf

syko24

I typically run the Office removal tool on all new computers. Seems to clear out all the included installs.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8

travisdh1

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Just to confirm, that did work. Have a cookie on me.

black3dynamite

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Just to confirm, that did work. Have a cookie on me.

That's my preferred way of installing office.

dbeato

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Just to confirm, that did work. Have a cookie on me.

I just had a kitkat so yeah!!

travisdh1

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Just to confirm, that did work. Have a cookie on me.

I just had a kitkat so yeah!!

Welcome to the Dark Side.

wirestyle22

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@travisdh1 said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

@dbeato said in Frustration with Office 2016 and MS Project Pro 2016:

I also used the ODT as below

Download
setup.exe /download configuration.xml

Install
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

Just to confirm, that did work. Have a cookie on me.

I just had a kitkat so yeah!!

Welcome to the Dark Side.

White Chocolate KitKats are where it's at