Error code 0-3 when installing Office
When installing Office, you might see this error if a previous installation of Office failed. Here are some things you can try to fix the problem. We've listed the most common solutions first, so try them in order.
1 - Repair Office from the Control Panel
The steps to access the repair tool vary depending on your operating system. Choose your operating system from the options below.
Windows 10
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Right-click the Start button (lower-left corner), and select Apps and Features on the pop-up menu.
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Select the Microsoft Office product you want to repair, and select Modify.
Note: This will repair the entire Office suite even if it's just one application you want to repair such as Word or Excel. If you have a standalone app installed, then search for that application by name.
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Depending if your copy of Office is Click-to-run or MSI-based install, do the following.
Click-to-run
In How would you like to repair your Office Programs, select Online Repair to make sure everything gets fixed, and then select Repair. (The faster Quick Repair option is also available, but it only detects and then replaces corrupted files.)
MSI-based
In Change your installation, select Repair and then click Continue.
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Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the repair.
Windows 8 and 8.1
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Right-click the Start button (lower-left corner), and select Control Panel from the pop-up menu.
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From Category view, under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
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Right-click the Microsoft Office product you want to repair, and from the drop-down, select Change.
Note: If you have a suite such as Office 365 Home, or Office Home and Student 2013 or 2016, search for the suite name, even if it's just a particular application you want to repair such as Word or Excel. If you have a standalone application such as Word or Excel, search for the application name.
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Depending if your copy of Office is Click-to-run or an MSI-based install, do the following for your Office installation type:
Click-to-Run installation type:
In How would you like to repair your Office Programs, select Online Repair to make sure everything gets fixed, and then select Repair. (The faster Quick Repair option is also available, but it only detects and then replaces corrupted files.)
MSI-based installation type:
In Change your installation, select Repair and then click Continue.
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Follow the remaining instructions on the screen to complete the repair.
Windows 7 or Vista
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Click the Start button > Control Panel.
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From Category view, under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
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Click the Office product you want to repair, and then click Change.
Note: If you have a suite such as Office 365 Home, or Office Home and Student 2013 or 2016, search for the suite name, even if it's just a particular application you want to repair such as Word or Excel. If you have a standalone application such as Word or Excel, search for the application name.
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Depending if your copy of Office is Click-to-run or an MSI-based install, do the following for your Office installation type:
Click-to-Run installation type:
In How would you like to repair your Office Programs, select Online Repair to make sure everything gets fixed, and then select Repair. (The faster Quick Repair option is also available, but it only detects and then replaces corrupted files.)
MSI-based installation type:
In Change your installation, select Repair and then click Continue.
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Follow the remaining instructions on the screen to complete the repair.
2 - Uninstall and reinstall Office
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Click this easy fix button to uninstall Office.
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For the remaining steps showing how to save and use the easy fix, select your browser from the drop-down list below
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At the bottom of the browser window, select Open to open the O15CTRRemove.diagcab file.
If the file doesn't open automatically, choose Save > Open Folder, and then double-click the file (it should start with "O15CTRRemove") to run the easy fix tool.
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The Uninstall Microsoft Office wizard launches. Select Next and follow the prompts.
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When you see the Uninstallation successful screen, follow the prompt to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Select Next.
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After restarting your computer, you can try installing Office again.
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In the lower-lower left corner select the o15CTRRemove file and from the drop down, select Show in folder.
Double-click the download, o15CTRRemove to run the easy fix tool.
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The Uninstall Microsoft Office wizard launches. Select Next and follow the prompts.
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When you see the Uninstallation successful screen, follow the prompt to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Select Next.
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After restarting your computer, you can try installing Office again.
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Select Save File, and then OK.
In the upper-right browser window, select Show all downloads. In the Library, select Downloads > O15CTRRemove.diagcab, and then select the folder icon. Double-click the O15CTRRemove.diagcab.
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The Uninstall Microsoft Office wizard launches. Select Next and follow the prompts.
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When you see the Uninstallation successful screen, follow the prompt to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Select Next.
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After restarting your computer, you can try installing Office again.
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Reinstall Office
To reinstall Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.
3 - Uninstall Office manually
If the easy fix tool does not completely uninstall Office from your device, try removing Office manually.
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