Windows 10: Can't install Office 2007 due to conflict with Groove

I tried to install my Office 2007 on Windows 10. But I get a message saying "Setup has detected an earlier version of Groove on your system ... uninstall your current version of Groove".

Groove is not in the Programs section of Control Panel and a right click on Groove does not have an uninstall option. So I got online and found out how to uninstall Groove at How to Uninstall Windows 10s Built-in Apps (and How to Reinstall Them). I typed the command suggested which is "Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage". That said Groove was removed and now I don't see it in the Start menu anymore. Then I rebooted to be sure. But I still get the error.

Does anyone have any ideas?

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update error 0x800705b4

thnx @suzanne bosch

turning off get updates for other Microsoft products in windows update
solved the problem.

the problem started after i reinstalled ms office 2007 and then installed the updates for ms office 2007 from windows update. so it seems there is something in the ms office 2007 updates that caused a conflict for me

im running win10 pro ver1511 with jan2017 windows updates.

 

Sync WM6 and Office 2007

Well when I go to set the web service address on Office 2007 (says to do auto) I never get the text with the code to verify. So here I am sitting with no way to sync with Office 2007 due to this. Never had it sync with prior install of Office as I built
a new system and installed all new software (instead of using a backup copy of old setup).



So here I sit with:



Windows XP PRO SP3

Office 2007 SP2

Active Sync 4.5



HTC 6800 MOGUL from Sprint



and error codes that are NOTHING but GENERIC default error codes that have NO Fixes at all.



I can sync my files, favorites and media (partnered with Media player). But cannot sync with Office for the rest.



I have read all I can here, but nothing helps as I have done them all already before looking here. Talk about conflicting programs.

 

If it is a Windows component, it should be in the installed updates section. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features and click View installed Updates on the left. It might be there. Once you find it and uninstall it, restart your computer and now you should be able to install Office 2007. In worst case, you can always select Custom installation and remove the Groove, install all others.

 

Take a look at LibreOffice, a free office suite that works in Windows and is comparable with the MS Office file format. It may meet your needs. I have replaced my copy of MS Office 2007 with LibreOffice.

 

Thanks, I went there as suggested. But I don't see anything saying Groove. I see lots of Office 2010 KB's and I don't even have Office on the computer yet.

 

Since you don't have Office yet, I would create a restore point, so I can return to that if necessary, and then I would remove anything Office related. Maybe one of those is for Groove. What about doing a custom Office 2007 installation excluding the Groove component?

 

I can't do a custom Office 2007 install because when I run the setup it immediately gives me the error ... so I can't even get to the point of selecting the type of install.

 

Do you use Groove? If not, do a custom install of Office 2007 and don't install Groove.

Oops! I missed where you stated you couldn't do a custom install. It's weird that you can't though.

 

I found that Office Professional Plus 2010 is on the system. That was probably left over from the Windows 7 before the upgrade or maybe it was a part of the Windows 10 upgrade. Now the install works. Note that I had already removed Groove via cmd "Get-AppxPackage *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage".

Thanks to everyone for your input.