Knowing your version helps you choose compatible software add-ons and plugins. Plus, some features may vary between different architectures. So, being aware of your version makes for a smoother experience.
Fun fact: Microsoft Office 1.0, the first-ever office productivity suite, was only available as a 16-bit release for Windows! It included popular applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint which revolutionized document creation and data management.
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Which version should you choose? If you work with complex files, large databases or memory-intensive tasks, go for the 64-bit version. It provides greater stability and capability to manage large data.
On the flip side, if you use Office mainly for basic activities like writing and creating presentations, the 32-bit version should suffice. It is also compatible with most add-ons and external programs.
To check your Microsoft Office version, utilize the following solutions: Using the File Options and Using the Control Panel. The File Options method allows you to access version information directly within the Office application, while the Control Panel method provides a system-wide view of all installed versions.
I just saw some strange behavior and wondered if anyone else has seen this. I have a customer who has to run 32-bit MS Office due to a database they use that does not have 64-bit add-ins. In any case, the add-in stopped working for one of the users and after investigating, her Office had changed from 32-bit to 64-bit. She does not have admin rights, so this was definitely caused by an update.
Help to decide whether you should install the 32-bit Office version or the 64-bit Office version. Which version is right for you depends on how you plan to use Office. Find out about choosing between 32-bit Office and 64-bit Office.
We have dealt with this also. We had almost the exact same scenario with a database that was 32-bit. Everytime we reinstalled the 32-bit and it ran updates then it would become 64-bit. We eventually figured out that it was being caused by an automatic update of some sort.
Where I work we need 32bit for importing documents that go to a web based program. We switched to win10 64bit 8 years ago, at that time I fired up Hyper-V and install a 32 bit office on a win10 image.
God can I force it to happen? There are those in the other half of our business that cannot seem to get off ancient versions of office, 32 bit legacy garbage for a plugin nobody ever bothered to upgrade or replace.
You would think that once 32 bit is installed it would stay. Our experience was that after installed the 32-bit version, that by the next day or later that day it had been uninstalled and the 64-bit version had installed. We had the physical computer in our office and no one had messed with it after we got the 32-bit working, came in next morning and tried to test it again, only to discover that the 32-bit was gone and it now had office 64-bit. It might be that the issue only happens with O365, which is what we are using. Would like to know if the problem is also occurring with people using versions of Office other than O365.
The only way we managed to stop if from replacing Office 32-bit and putting 64-bit was to put a modified 32-bit version of Windows 10 on the system. As long as we had 64-bit windows, the O365 would constantly get replaced with a 64-bit version.
You cannot install the 64-bit version of Microsoft Access DatabaseEngine 2016 because you currently have 32-bit Office productsinstalled. If you want to install 64-bit Microsoft Access DatabaseEngine 2016, you will first need to remove the 32-bit installationof Office products. After uninstalling the following product(s),rerun setup in order to install64-bit version of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016:
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component
You cannot install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Access DatabaseEngine 2016 because you currently have 64-bit Office productsinstalled. If you want to install 32-bit Microsoft Access DatabaseEngine 2016, you will first need to remove the 64-bit installationof Office products. After uninstalling the following product(s),rerun setup in order to install32-bit version of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016:
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 64-bit Registration
We currently have a major issue using Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010. The engine comes in 64-bit and 32-bit forms, which is good. However, apparently you need to always install the 32-bit version if the host process is always 32-bit. Fine, we can do this.
Our software deals with a lot of legacy components that are 32-bit, and much of it is in VB6 code, which generates 32-bit assembly. So, we are under the assumption that the driver must also be installed as 32-bit. Indeed, when we install 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit machine, and run our 32-bit applications, it works correctly.
However, the problem begins when Office 2010 64-bit is installed on the system. Trust me, we've tried to educate users that 64-bit Office is largely unnecessary, to no avail. As computers come off the assembly line with 64-bit versions installed, we're unable to keep up with support requests when our software breaks something. Either the 64-bit Office breaks our installation, or our installation breaks their Office version, but it's not pretty either way. A further issue is that non-legacy software will sometimes install the 64-bit drivers (as they should), and the two versions simply do not coexist in any reasonable manner. Either our software breaks, or their software breaks.
So, has anybody managed to find a way to make the 32-bit drivers coexist with 64-bit installations? I have seen that installing with /passive flag allows the two to be installed, and our installer does use passive. Both are being installed, but once on the system either our software no longer works, or Office constantly repairs its installation. Is there any reasonable way to make this work?
Now you can start a 32-bit MS Office application without the "re-configuring" issue.Note that the "mso.dll" registry value will already be present if a 64-bit version of MS Office is installed. In this case the value should not be deleted or renamed.
You can now use this file to install the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 redistributable on a system where a "conflicting" version of MS Office is installed (e.g. 64-bit version on system with 32-bit MS Office version)Make sure that you rename the "mso.dll" registry value as explained above (if needed).
I hate to answer my own questions, but I did finally find a solution that actually works (using socket communication between services may fix the problem, but it creates even more problems). Since our database is legacy, it merely required Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 in the connection string. It turns out that this was also included in Office 2007 (and MSDE 2007), where there is only a 32-bit version available. So, instead of installing MSDE 2010 32-bit, we install MSDE 2007, and it works just fine. Other applications can then install 64-bit MSDE 2010 (or 64-bit Office 2010), and it does not conflict with our application.
Check the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\FilesPaths" registry key and make sure the value "mso.dll" is NOT present. If it is present, then Office 64-bit seems to be installed and you should not need this workaround.
If both versions of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 can't coexists, then your only solution is to complain to Microsoft, regarding loading 64 bits versions of this in your 32 bits app is impossible directly, what you can do is a service that runs in 64 bits that comunicates with another 32 bits service or your application via pipes or networks sockets, but it may require a significant effort.
Hello All, in my environment, there are different versions of ms office installed and i need to make an analysis which will show whether the office is 32 bit or 64 bit. Please help me to achieve this.
One option would be to look for a Microsoft Office product name in the Add Remove registry hives; x32 registry and x64 registry inspectors will allow you to look in the respective 32- and 64-bit hives to give a simple True/False for 32-bit versions, or, if you want to make it more complex, return the version installed. That way, you would have two properties, one for each architecture, returning either True/False or the version installed.
Admins can streamline the transition from the 32-bit to 64-bit version of Microsoft 365 Apps using the Office Deployment Tool, its configuration.xml file, and the MigrateArch attribute. With the MigrateArch attribute set to True, your installation of Microsoft 365 Apps change to the architecture (sometimes referred to as the bitness) that is specified in the OfficeClientEdition attribute.
MigrateArch ensures a seamless migration, maintaining all previous deployment settings, including update paths and installed languages. However, should there be a need to modify any installed products, languages, or other deployment settings, these changes can be incorporated into the migration by specifying them in the configuration.xml file. For more information, see Sample configuration.xml file to use with the Office Deployment Tool.
We recommend that you use the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) for this location, if network bandwidth or internet connectivity isn't an issue. The CDN always has the most up-to-date program and language installation files that you need.
If you're using a location that's on your local network, be sure to use the Office Deployment Tool to download all the necessary product and language files ahead of time. You can download the 32-bit and 64-bit installation files to the same share for a given update channel. For example, you can download the 32-bit and 64-bit installation files for Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel to \\server01\sec. But, you need to download the installation files for Current Channel to a different location, such as \\server01\current.
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