Filter
Top Products
Office 2008 Planning
31
Users can start the installation process by running Office Installer. The Office Installer provides a
user interface to guide the users through installing Office applications on their computers. If you
are installing Office on a local computer, after the Office Installer completes the installation
process, the Office Setup Assistant launches automatically. However, if you are installing Office
from a remote computer, the Office Setup Assistant will run when the user first launches one of the
Office applications.
Stage 1: Using Microsoft Office Installer
Users should have administrator credentials to install Office 2008. When launched, Office Installer
checks for a number of installation prerequisites, including minimum system requirements for
installing Office 2008. For detailed information about hardware and software requirements for
Office 2008, see Office 2008 system requirements
in the Office 2008 Evaluation section or the
Office 2008 Planning section. If the minimum requirements are not met, the installation will close
at this point, and a message will be displayed that informs the user about the failure to install.
We recommend that users disable all virus protection software before installing Office 2008. Users
should also make sure to quit all applications before the installation. This is because Office Installer
might change existing fonts that might be in use during the Office installation. If there are
applications open during the installation, they might appear to have corrupted fonts.
If Office Installer finds that the system meets all the basic requirements, it continues with the
installation process. If this is a volume license, the Product ID screen asks you to input your name
and company information for identification purposes. You can create an OfficePID.plist file and
distribute it to pre-populate the name and company information that a user would normally enter
on this screen.
Next, the Office Installer asks for the destination volume where it will install the Office 2008
components. Office 2008 needs 1.5 GB of hard disk space to install all of the components. Users
should make sure that the volume they select has enough disk space.