I just remembered I had a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Starter, (and I don't want to pay for the full version of Office, I don't have that kind of money lying around), so I went to go install it on my Windows 8.1, but it gives me the following dialogue and the installer closes:

All I can find is stuff for Windows 7, but nothing for Windows 8 or 8.1. Can someone possibly tell me where I can get Service Pack 1 for Windows 8.1?

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Microsoft Office starter cannot be installed from media. Office Starter is only preloaded with OEM Windows Vista and 7 systems. Even on those computers, you can't reinstall it; it must restored through a system image.

Office Starter 2010 is available only on new PCs in conjunction with preloaded Office 2010 suites and is designed for home users who are not ready to buy a full version of Office 2010.

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There is a program that patches the 'SetupConsumerC2ROLW.exe'. It is called 'Office-2010-Starter-Win8.1_Patch.exe'. It disables the OS check.

Patch the .exe installer.

Run the Installer as administrator.

Also after the install, an MS update has to be run, KB2598285.

Thanks...... but I realized that the best solution was just to purchase Office 2013! It is much better and runs wonderfully on Windows 8/8.1

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