Microsoft Office "configuration setup" when I start WORD or EXCEL

Question

Every time I open Word (or Excel) file, the configuration setup starts:

(even if it completes, on another run, it still starts again).

Why this happens and how to solve?

Answer 1

Found solution. Instead of regedit steps, just run this code in cmd (with admin privilegges):

Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options" /v "NoRereg" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options" /v "NoRereg" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options" /v "NoRereg" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

and that's all.

Answer 2

This issue can occur if the registry settings have been corrupted.

First off, try to repair your Office installation.

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If that fails to fix the issue, an article showcasing the following two solutions can be found here.

Solution 1 (Registry Mod):

Run regedit and navigate to:

HKEY-CURRENT-USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options

Add a new DWORD entry named NoRereg with a value of 1.

Repeat for Excel.

This will work when multiple versions of Office are installed, as well as when only one version is installed.

Solution 2 (Program Files Mod):

Navigate to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\

Rename SETUP.EXE to anything else, e.g SETUP_diabled.EXE.

This will only work for the case where one version of Office is installed.