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To change Office Installer settings so that Office Installer doesn't install new fonts, do the
following:
1. Insert the Office 2008 installation DVD in the DVD drive.
2. On the desktop, double-click the Microsoft Office 2008 DVD.
3. Double-click
Office Installer, and then follow the instructions on the screen until you
reach the
Installation Type page.
4. On the
Installation Type page, click Customize.
5. Clear the
Office Fonts check box.
6. Click
Install, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
For more information about how fonts are installed by Office 2008, see KB948736 - Information
about the fonts that Office 2008 for Mac installs .
Office 2008 updates cannot be installed if the Microsoft Office 2008 folder
was moved, renamed, or modified
Office Installer installs Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac in the Applications folder. If you move the
Microsoft Office 2008 folder to another location on your computer, or if you rename or modify
any of the files in the Microsoft Office 2008 folder, you cannot install product updates. To correct
this issue so that you can install product updates, drag the Microsoft Office 2008 folder to the
Trash, and then reinstall Office 2008 from your original installation disk.
Office 2008 cannot be installed with the Office 2008 for Mac Trial Edition
If you currently have Office 2008 Trial Edition on your computer, you must remove it because this
free version will interfere with the Office 2008 installation.
Perform the following steps to remove Office 2008 Trial Edition:
1. In the
Finder, open the Microsoft Office folder.
The default location of the Office folder is /Applications/Microsoft Office.
Note If you saved any documents in the
Microsoft Office folder, move them to
another location.
2. In the
Microsoft Office folder, open Additional Tools/Remove Office, double-click
Remove Office, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
3. Open /Users/user_name/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008, click
Microsoft
Office 2008 Settings.plist
, and then on the File menu, click Move to Trash.