Error Code 147-0 - Unable to Start Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Error Code 147-0 Info:

It mainly occurs when you tried to install office or while installing office 365 and it gets failed. Error Code 147-0 may occur due to the following reasons:

• Due to the Microsoft Office system file get corrupt.
• Previous installation had not removed properly.
• Windows Firewall does not allow network access.
• You may download a partial setup.

To solve Office 365 Error 147-0 you may follow the below step to fix. If you follow the below steps or troubleshooting steps or processes then you may resolve this Error Code 147-0.

Steps to fix Microsoft Office 365 Error Code 147-0:

Whenever if you trying to install office 365 updated version and you keep getting error 147-0 it means you haven't installed previous office 365 properly or your previous office file got corrupt. and you might be seen below the image as an error. 

Some Common factor that causes Office Error 147-0:

• Pre-existing office installation files.
• Tamp and logs files.
• The office file got corrupt. 
• The office didn't update fully it updated partially.
• Windows Update not installed properly. 
• Antivirus or Windows Firewall might be blocking the Office installation.

Steps to Fix/Resolve/troubleshoot the error code 147-0:

1 – Repair your Office app

Error Code 147-0 will be fixed when the Office repair tool replaces all the corrupted system files. Follow the steps below to run the repair tool to fix the error.

1. Open Control Panel using Start.
2. Click on Programs and select Programs and Features.
3. Click on the Office product that you want to repair.
4. Click Change.
5. Select Quick Repair and click on Repair. If Quick Repair didn’t fix the Error Code 147-0, select Online Repair and click on Repair.

Note: If Office Repair did not fix this error code, then remove and reinstall the Office installation to fix this Error Code 147-0.

2 – Steps to remove Office

In case if the error persists even after running the Office repair tool, uninstall Office from your computer.

1. Open Control Panel using Start

1. Click on Programs and select Programs and Features.
2. Select Office Suite and click on Remove.

Note: If Office installation failed or it didn’t fix the error, manual installation is required to completely remove the Office Suite.

3 – Steps to remove Office manually to fix the Error Code 147-0

If the error code 147-0 is re-occurring, proceed with the following steps to manually remove Office program from your computer.

Step 1: Remove the Windows Installer packages

1. Find the Office 16 installation folder, typically located in C:\Program Files\.
2. Right-click the Microsoft Office 16 folder and select Delete.

Step 2: Remove the Office scheduled tasks

1. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.
2. At the command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each one:

schtasks.exe /delete /tn “\Microsoft\Office\Office Automatic Updates”
schtasks.exe /delete /tn “\Microsoft\Office\Office Subscription Maintenance”
schtasks.exe /delete /tn “\Microsoft\Office\Office Click To Run Service Monitor”

Step 3: Use Task Manager to end the Click-to-Run tasks

1. Open Task Manager.
2. Click the Process tab
3. If the following processes are running, right-click each one, and then click End task after you select each process.

• .exe
• setup*.exe

Step 4: Delete the Office files

1. Press Windows logo key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. In the Open box, type %ProgramFiles%, and then click OK.
3. Delete the “Microsoft Office 16” folder.
4. Delete the “Microsoft Office” folder.
5. Open the Run dialog box, type %ProgramFiles(x86)%, and then click OK.
6. Delete the “Microsoft Office” folder.

Step 5: Delete the Office registry sub keys

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Delete the following registry sub keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppVISV
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
• Then Delete the Office key.

Step 6: Delete the Start menu shortcuts

1. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.
2. Type %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, and then press Enter.
3. Delete the “Microsoft Office 2016 Tools” folder.

4 – Download and install Office

1. Sign in to your My Account page using the link https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=613327

2. Choose Install.

3. Click Run or the equivalent depending on the browser you’re using.

4. When you see “You’re good to go”, click All done.

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