Office 2011 install error on upgraded mac mini

Skripo · Junior Member Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 29

I have a late 2006 core duo mac mini that was upgraded toe core2duo and has lion installed.

I installed Microsoft office 2011 on my lion core2duo macbook but I when I tried to install on my upgraded mac mini, it says it cannot install on this disk and need 10.5.8 or later.

Once I get Lion installed, will this be an issue for every 64 bit software I try to install?

Is there a way to fool the system?

Thanks.
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Bandit Bill · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:53 pm Post subject:

You should have no issue installing Office 2011 on a C2D with Lion.

I'm not sure what the issue is.

Office 2008 will not install with Lion. The installer is PPC. However if you do a data migration from an older system to a system running Lion. Office 2008 will run. It's just the installer that is PPC.

Skripo · Junior Member Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 29

Has anyone here successfully installed Office 2011 on a core duo upgraded to C2D?
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Bandit Bill · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject:

saul · Senior Member Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 436 Location: PA

tom d · Member Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 146 Location: Florida

Bandit Bill, not to hijack this mans thread, I have a question. I have 2 mini's 2010, 2011, the 2010 has Microsoft Office 2008 and I did the latest update and it works fine, I put it on the 2011 by using Target Disk mode and it works and has the registration number {I have 3 student addition} however it will not let me check for updates and says to uninstall it and reinstall. Will I have to settle for this, and keep using Target Disk mode to bring over the updates?

I do have a Apple portable disk drive but it was stated that the installer is PPC and will not install. I tried it, will not install. I should just be happy with this for now.

tom d

Bandit Bill · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:57 am Post subject:

macmanmacman · Veteran Member Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1691

Question???

Are you running a legit copy of office the new update for office will only install if the key detected in the install is legit

tom d · Member Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Posts: 146 Location: Florida

Macman and Bandit Bill, yes I am running a legit copy of Microsoft Student Teacher 2008 Mac Office, it comes with 3 numbers to use.

Later I will hook up the 2 minis again and try it, before Target Disk Mode I updated Office 2008 so it has the latest updates.

I did read on the Microsoft website they are working with Apple to try to get the bugs out for 2008 and 2011. 2008 works fine for me and I don't really want to spend a hundred for the latest as I have Apple Works. I just use it for letters and opening up things from my Marine Buddies.

tom d

Bandit Bill · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:00 pm Post subject:

Tom,
Apparently the URL that Office 2008 points to for updates once installed in Lion needs to be modified to point at the URL that it used to point to while installed in SL. Either you needs to change the URL or you need to do the updates on a SL machine then transfer.

Either way this is a huge pain in the butt. At least it's just Office which you can probably live with the latest version. Likely there won't be many more updates to Office 2008.

Skripo · Junior Member Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 29

Bandit Bill · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject:


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