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Salemtoi
Tin Contributor
May 09, 2026

[Help] MS Office Setup Cannot Find Installation Files on Windows 7 PC

I installed Windows 7 on my PC successfully, but after that I tried installing MS Office and it keeps failing. It shows a “setup cannot find” error even though all the installation files are clearly inside the folder.

I already tried almost every YouTube fix/tutorial I could find, but nothing worked. The strange thing is that the same MS Office setup installs perfectly fine on another PC without any issue.

Does anyone know what could be causing this on my PC specifically? Any help would be appreciated.

2 Replies

  • DravenPierce's avatar
    DravenPierce
    Iron Contributor

    Right-click on the Office setup file and select Run as administrator to ensure it has full permissions.

  • oliver245's avatar
    oliver245
    Tin Contributor

    That sounds frustrating. Are you trying to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of MS Office? Sometimes Windows 7 has compatibility issues if the architecture doesn't match perfectly.