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How to Stop Microsoft Office 2010 Error "2908"

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Microsoft Office 2010 contains a common error popularly known as ‘error 2908’ faced by many users using Microsoft Office 2010. Error 2008 simply means that system is unable to register the specific component of Office 2010 installation.

Error "Could not register component" can also occur and there could be several reasons for it including faulty registry settings, too many tasks running at once at the background and so on. This article will inform you about some useful tips that will help you solve the issue related to the error 2908.

Below is the step by step guideline to solve Microsoft Office 2010, “2908 error”:

Step 1: Run Scanreg /Fix command to fix the registry issues

Usually the error "2908" is caused due to incorrect or corrupt registry entries entered by the user, so the first step to resolve the error is to remove the incorrect registry entries. While doing that you need to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Navigate through Start >> All Programs >> Accessories

• Right click on the 'Command Prompt' and select 'Run as Administrator' option

• Now type the 'Scanreg /Fix' command and press 'Enter'

• Restart your computer. This way you can fix the registry issues responsible for "2908" error.

Step 2: Log in from a different user profile to run the setup

If the current user profile does not allowing you to run the setup then you can login with a different user profile and setup. It is preferable to logged in as an administrator to run the setup. In order to fix the errors, you need to log off from the current user profile and login again through a different profile and try to run the set up again.

Step 3: Stop unwanted tasks and services running in the background

Microsoft Office error "2908" is sometimes caused by some of the unnecessary tasks and services running at the backend. Services need to be stopped in order to stop the error. Follow the steps mentioned below to fix the error.

• Click on 'Start' then 'Run'

• Type "msconfig" in the box that appears after you click 'Run'

• Now click on 'Services' tab

• Choose all the unwanted services and 'Disable' them.

By disabling the unwanted services you can remove the registry error with an ease.

Step 4: Use updated driver and current Microsoft.NET Framework version

Make sure that you are using the latest version of .Net Framework because older or outdated version will again cause the registry error.

Following these steps will help you get away from the error “2908”.

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