Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition is a stripped-down version of Office 2010 which comes with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel applications. This special edition is ad-supported. This special edition is ad-supported. Stripped down version of Microsoft Office that only provides you with limited versions (functionality-wise) of the famous Word and Excel As you might be able to tell just by reading its name. Office Starter 2010 (Word and Excel only) were pre-loaded when I purchased my laptop several years ago. I have upgraded to Windows 10 and Word and Excel were working perfectly since the change of OS. Recently I have been unable to open Word and Excel.
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Resolution
If Word Starter 2010 or Excel Starter 2010 cannot be opened, uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010:
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Click Start (or Start > Run in Windows XP).
Type appwiz.cpl, and then press Enter.
Warning Do not remove Microsoft Office 2010 from the list of installed programs. You will need this to reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010.
Click Microsoft Office Starter 2010, and then click Uninstall (or Remove in Windows XP).
Click Yes and follow the instructions to uninstall Office Starter 2010.
To reinstall Office Starter 2010, click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office 2010.
Click Use.
And then click Open. This will reinstall Office Starter 2010.
If the error continues to occur, you may have to do a full restore of the computer to reinstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010. We recommend you contact the computer manufacturer to talk about your options before you do this.
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