Can't install VS 2005 Tools for Office

Can't install VS 2005 Tools for Office

• BattleCattle

  I am having the same issue. I also am dismayed to find out I need to buy yet another software after buying Office 2003 Standard based on the error message from the installer.

  Will users of applications created from Access also be required to have Office Pro installed

  Thanks

  
  

• hhhguten

  Can you list out the exact steps you took to get to this point

  We just tried the following and couldn't repro the problem:

  1. Install XP SP2

  2. Install Office 2003 standard

  3. Install Office 2003 SP2

  4. Install VS 2005 Standard

  5. Install VS 2005 Tools for Office

  This is similar to what you have on your box and we can't see the Office SP2 error.

  
  

• AdkMan

  I have XP with Service Pack 2 and all the updates.

  I have Visual Studio 2005 Professional installed.

  I just uninstalled Office 2003 Standard and reinstalled it.

  I got Office 2003 Service Pack 2 and all the other updates from Microsoft Update.

  I reinstalled Office Project Trial version.

  When I try to install Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office, it says:

  "Setup has detected that this computer does not meet minimum requirements. All required prerequisites must be installed and configured before you can continue with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System - ENU Setup."

  "Required Prerequisites"
  
  "Office 2003 Service Pack 1"
  
  "Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) is not installed on this computer. You must install an edition of Office 2003 that supports Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System before you can continue with installation."

  The only options at this point are "Print" and "Exit Setup"

  Mike

  
  

• SQLHelp

  Actually, the requirements listed on the URL you provides states that you don't even need the full office installation, you could just have Word 2003 or Excel 2003.
  

• Jason Elliott

  I finally got Office 2003 Pro and installed it. After that, VSTO installed with no problems. That error message is terrible, entirely misleading. Hopefully someone will fix it.
  
  Mike
  
  
  

• John Sudds - MSFT

  Hi Mike, Visual Studio Tools for Office supports the Office Pro SKUs. You'll need to upgrade your Office SKU from Standard to Pro for this to work.

  You can see more of the system requirements here:
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vsto/details/default.aspx

  Thanks,
  - Reza

  
  
  

• bbeasley

  If I bought a Word 2003 (upgrade version) would that work
  
  I know that I would have to uninstall Office 2003, reinstall Word 2000, and then do the upgrade. I just don't want to go through the expense and hassle if it won't work.
  
  

• mystereetbouledegomme

  Hi,

  Access is not a supported Office application in VSTO 2005.

  Note that you can still write .NET code for Access but VSTO does not provide you any support or functionality over what you can do with VS and .NET. So, VSTO is not in picture here and you can deploy it to any machine that has Access Primary Iinterop Assembly installed (I think any version of Access can have this).

  For apps that are supported in VSTO 2005 i.e. Excel, Word and Outlook, your users will need to have Office Pro or standalone versions of the application to run VSTO customizations.

  Hope this clears things up. Thanks.

  
  
  

• Rhodry

  Yes. Standalone Word and standalone Excel are supported. Or you have to have Office Pro.

  For this purpose standalone is equivalent to one of the applications from the Pro SKU. VSTO depends on some features in office apps that are only present in Pro or standalone SKUs of those applications.

  
  
  
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