Hello everyone,

I got a call from a frustrated client the other day. Every time that he tried to open any Microsoft Office program he had to wait while Office went through a five minute configuration/installation process. The Windows installer would appear and the configuration would begin. “Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office” was becoming a real nuisance!

Here is the fix:

Click on Windows Start Button (Start menu) > Open Windows “C” Drive (Local Disk) > Open Program Files (x86) > Open Common Files > Open Microsoft Shared > Open OFFICE12 > Open Office Setup Controller > Right Click on SETUP.EXE > Rename to SETUPOLD.EXE > Exit.

You are done! Open up any Office program and they will now open immediately. I have not tried this on Office 2016.

Best wishes,
Randy The Tech Professor