Windows 10: Trying to install and activate an old copy of Office 2007

Hello everyone. My name is Stephen Lester and I am a retired senior with just enough experience to be dangerous! Recently, I was trying to install and activate an old copy of Office 2007. It installed ok but when I tried to activate it it gave me an error message stating the product key was invalid. When I called Microsoft they told me that Office 2007 not longer runs on windows 10! Anybody got any suggestions?

Thanks!
SFL

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Old copy Office 2007 vlk and selective install

Thanks I might try that, but my previous install of Win10 and Word/Excel 2007 worked ok for me. I just want to try to get the selective setup to just install Word and Excel, and not all the other stuff like Access, Powerpoint, etc.
I did it before and just can't remember what key combo I used when setup started.....

PS this was response to MacBoatmaster, thx

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Denis, it does not ask for the product key with this old corporate version. So you are suggesting let the whole suite install, then try to remove selected items with control panel?
I can try that, but I know there was a way to bring up that installation option menu -before- it all started, just can't remember how I did it.....!!!

 

Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007

This is my list of installed Office 2007 updates [Control panel, Programs & features, View installed updates]



- I have installed Office 2007 Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access.
- If you have installed other Office 2007 components you will find others shown in your own list of installed updates [once you are fully up to date].

I suggest saving copies of each one now in case they are ever removed from the MS update catalog downloads lists.
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft...?q=Office+2007
- Just download the updates shown in your own list of installed updates rather than the whole list provided by the MS update catalog because the catalog includes ones that were subsequently superceded by others.
- SP3, which was a major update that established a new beginning for Office 2007 and upon which all further updates were based, is also described in Description of the 2007 Office suite SP3 and of Office Language Pack 2007 SP3 and the article also provides a download link for it
- If I reinstall Office, I work through the updates list in KB numerical order starting with SP3

Denis

 

Old copy Office 2007 vlk and selective install

Hi, I had to reinstall Win10 with new mb. Now trying to re-install my old copy of Office 2007 (pretty sure it was from my very old former jobsite with vlk) and I want to selectively only install Word and Excel.
But when I click setup.exe, it does not give the option for custom install, and loads the entire Office suite. No option to pick and choose.
Last time, years ago, I hit a key combo that let me do a selective install of only what I needed, but can't remember or find a reference.
Thx in advance