Installing Office2010 (Beta) on Windows7

Office 2010 has been release as beta. The official version is expected to be released in June 2010. But Microsoft is offering it to users at no cost; all they must do is register.

…here are the steps to follow for your installation of the program.

Go to the Microsoft site and access the download

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Microsoft Office2010 Download Page

Selections can be made of the type of download

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The Download Page with Options

What type of User are you?

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Download Page With Selection Options

You are now at the Microsoft Download page with instructions.

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Download Instructions Page

The Registration Option

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Sign-up or Sign-in to complete the registration process.

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Sign up or Sign in

Access the Download Manager

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The Download Manager Page

Upon completion of the download…the manager page will display the “complete” feature. The Program can now be installed. But there can be a setup error as shown here.

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SetUp Error can occur if there is an installation present

Launch the downloaded file to begin the installation.

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Launch the software from the download manager.

Begin the extraction process…

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Extract the File from zip or compressed format.

Microsoft expects you to honor the license agreement.

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Read the Microsoft Software License Terms

Once the preliminaries are completed, then start the installation.

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Two option are available: Install Now and Customize

View the Progress of the Installation

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Installation Progress

The installation is now complete:

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Office 2010 Beta Installation is Complete

The Send-A-Smile post installation

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A post Office Suite 2010 program Send-A-Smile

The Office 2010 suite in the start menu.

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Office 2010 (Beta) from the Start Menu Icon

The software download process can begin here: Office 2010.