Office 2007 problems

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I just installed Ubuntu 14.04, 64-bit on a desktop pc.

However, I HATE libreoffice and had trouble with open office. I want to install Office 2007 enterprise. Every time I try to install it, Wine says that it encountered a serious error and needs to close. So, I put in a 32-bit wineprefix. Then, it kept saying "EnterpriserWWW/osetup.dll does not validate or is not present". So, I tried Playonlinux, and I kept getting the same error. How to I install office 2007 on my computer without these errors. I have wine 1.6.

I know it will work in some way because there are people who have done it, and I flawlessly installed it on a 32-bit Ubuntu pc.

It works on 32-bit? Could you create a new partition, install 32-bit Ubuntu, and install Office to there? — chaskes, Nov 04 '14 at 15:54
This seems to be a known problem with Office 2007, even on Windows. A quick Google search pointed me to two threads discussing this problem and sharing possible solutions. — Donarsson, Nov 04 '14 at 16:12
Reading comments in a related question it seems that MS Office 2007 works with Wine. — Andrea Corbellini, Nov 04 '14 at 16:56

Charles Green · Answer 1 · 2014-11-04T15:59:26.480

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According to Wine MS Office 2007 was tested for installation only - you may check there to see if there's something you're missing on that installation. I note also that office 2010 and 2013 do not perform well under wine.

Two alternatives would be to use the online versions of office (which would be the 2013 version, but not Office 365) or to install Windows in a virtual machine, and run Office 2007 from there.

edited Nov 04 '14 at 15:59

answered Nov 04 '14 at 14:40

Charles Green

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No, there is a free, but somewhat limited, version of MS office online – Charles Green Nov 04 '14 at 15:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '14 at 16:24

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You might try WPS Office (http://www.wps.com) which has a UI similar to MS Office. They have a Linux version; it is currently in alpha, but it seems to be quite polished.

answered Nov 04 '14 at 16:24

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