This describes the Microsoft Office 365/2019/2021 error code 2-16 solutions in this article. Many users encounter trouble repairing or installing Office programs on their Windows and Mac computers. The majority of issues are due to Office licensing, Windows updates, insufficient system resources like disk space, internet connectivity, etc. So this article provides the solution for different kinds of office issues related to error Code 2-16.
- Office error code 2-16 Return the following error messages:-
- Something went wrong Error code 2-16 Go online for additional help.
- Office is Busy, There is a problem starting the Office Installation.
- We are sorry, but we are unable to start your program.
- Sorry installation can’t continue because no compatible office products are detected.
- We are sorry, but we can’t verify the signature of files required to install your office product.
- Internet connection needed. Office error code 2-16 .
- Background installation ran into a problem.
Something went wrong Error code 2-16 Go online for additional help:-
When operating system unable to add and/or remove the products that you are requesting, It requests you to verify file’s signature that required to install the office product. Usually, returns error code series 300XX, 1xxx series depends on the cause of the issue.
Office is Busy, There is a problem starting the Office Installation:-
It appears when you try to open any office program like word, excel etc., and the office already in progress .it gives a message “we are either updating or helping you add/ or remove some programs.
We are sorry, but we are unable to start your program:-
Unable to start a program is a common error in a windows operating system that causes due to failed services of a program.If the Windows Installer services are not working, you cannot install an Office product.
Sorry installation can’t continue because no compatible office products are detected:-
The error message “Sorry installation can’t continue because no compatible office products are detected” appears when you select mismatched versions of Office for your Windows operating system, which is released in two different bit versions (32-bit and 64-bit) based on hardware architecture.
We are sorry, but we can’t verify the signature of files required to install your office product:-
An Office product package is available in different forms like a disc or a click to run. In case of a disc failure, you might see this error message which says signatures of files required to install the office product.
Internet connection needed. Office error code 2-16 :-
The Internet is one of the requirements for doing office click to run the installation. If there are any intermittent connections, your system may not respond correctly and it may cause different issues with office installation or updates. This will inturn fails your office program to start and working correctly.
Also, Installation of Microsoft Office requires an internet connection depending on the version. The latest Office 365 suite comes with a click to run version which is a small setup file when you click on it, that would start the installation by downloading all the required files for the program. In the case of an intermittent connection or some connectivity failures, you might end up seeing this error 2-16 .
Background Installation ran into a problem
This causes when your Office program related files are corrupted. It is required to repair your Office program. In addition, we need to check for malware or virus related issues on your computer.
Unable to start Office program:-
An .Office program uses the services from Windows operating system to start and function correctly. There are many dependencies with system files and their services. In case of any failure in such system services or the system files, there are chances that your office program may not start correctly. It is required to check and fix the Windows services to make sure office services are functioning correctly.
Diagnose your computer to fix error code 2-16 :-
There are few ironically shown Office error codes that require an immediate action. There will be a log for every action on your computer which records all the events. It is termed as an Event viewer. This is a Windows Inbuilt program under system tools, it provides all the information for the problem causing keys.
This could cause due to the failure with your Windows related services and the executable file is unable to read the required files when you try installing Office. There may be issues with the start up programs which can be checked under System Configuration.
Check List Before you attempt a fix to Error code 2-16 :
Pending updates:-
Windows updates are released to update security patches within your Windows Operating system. Since the inception of Microsoft Windows, it tracks the new updates available on Microsoft Catalog database and downloads all the important and optional updates.
Important updates are driven by the Microsoft developer community to enhance the product and security. Optional updates are specified for third party products like the attached hardware or it can be some third-party non-Microsoft Software. These optional updates are primarily sent by the manufacturers to Microsoft to get certified and these signed drivers are sent along with the windows updates which improve the computer automatically.
Such pending updates are most important for any Windows Software while facing a software issue with other programs.
Malicious Software removal:-
Malware a malicious software which is not signed by Microsoft or intended to steal any user data are problem creating programs. They should be removed from a computer and Windows defender or any authorized third party programs provides to disinfect your computer from malware infections. They provide robust security features to safeguard your computer from hackers.
Disc clean-up:-
Disk cleanup is a procedure to delete the temporary files, junk files, from a specific drive. It involves deletion of setup Log files which were remaining after the installation of Windows Operating system, downloaded program files, temporary internet files, offline pages, system queued and archived windows error logs, delivery optimization files, recycle bin and thumbnails. This program calculates the space that can be cleared from your computer and will queue them up for deletion with the user selection.
Watch the video for disc-cleanup tutorial
Perform system file scan:-
System file scan in short SFC scan is windows inbuilt program to fix altered/modified and damaged files of the operating system. It can fix several updates failures, other violations done by several mismatched files.
To Run system file scan in your windows operating system, first Open command prompt (CMD) in admin mode and Run the command SFC/SCANNOW
Office error codes also can be fixed with this scan if they are not damaged much. If you see any file violations still exists after the scan then move to Event viewer to check what has caused the office error code 2-16 . Watch video to know how to perform SFC SCAN to fix office error code 2-16 .
How to use Event viewer to check office error logs:-
Initially, it is important to understand how an event viewer works. Event viewer is an inbuilt feature of Windows Operating system to register the logs of your programs. In case of any errors or failures on any program, the event viewer supports you to open and check the event logs during such incidents. These logs will notate the failure reasons and can show you the trouble errors.
Thus these event logs can be analyzed by a technician to assist you properly on your computers. If a technician. This event viewer shows the logs in different categories like critical, information or error.
- Click on a start button.
- Type “RUN” and open the Run command prompt.
- Type “EVENTVWR” and press enter key to open Eventvwr logs.
- Double click on “windows logs” from the left-side panel and select “application “.
- Now you can see many logs in the center panel.
- Filter the logs to find office related issues and warnings by selecting Filter current log option from the Right side panel.
- Find any critical, error logs the caused error code 2-16 .
If you can’t find any reasons for the issues then just take a chance to do a clean installation to save your time.
Steps to Fix the error code 2-16 :-
Sometimes office won’t install due to several reasons like internet connectivity, dependencies for the product or any virus that affected your computer files etc. Then all you have to do a clean installation by removing traces of office program files existed from previous versions or by multiple office installation trails by you due to several errors.
Repair/Uninstall office program: –
Applies To: Office 2019, Office for business, Office 365 Admin, Office 365 Small Business Admin, Office 2021
For Windows 8 / Windows 8.1/10:-
- Go to control panel from start button,
- Select Programs and features there to reach a list of installed programs on your computer. (In windows 10 you can just type “programs and features in the Cortana search bar beside windows start logo)
- From the list, search for Microsoft Office product and click on Change
- A window will open like here showing Add, Repair, Remove options
- Then proceed to with repair and wait for sometimes. Once the repair is successful you are ready to use Microsoft office product again.
To uninstall follow the first 4 steps from repair process, and choose to Remove instead of repair.
IMPORTANT:. It’s impossible to uninstall office applications (word, excel, publisher etc) individually from total office product. The only way to uninstall an individual app is if you purchased it as a stand-alone version.
Installing Office Product:-
Once you have done the uninstallation part, now do a clean installation.
- Login to your Microsoft office account www.office.com/signin
- Go to your dashboard to see the product you purchased.
- Select “Install Office “ option and then let it download, (you may see click Save, Run, Setup, or Save File depends on browser type, select “save” for future purpose)
- Go to downloads in your computer and Double click on office setup file to install.
Windows Registry Fix:-
The registry in Windows is a console that shows the structure of your Windows Operating system and it’s internal programs. The Hexa codes inside the registry may change due to some unwanted conflicting programs which use the same resources.
To fix the error code 2-16 in office 365/2010/2016 you need to delete the altered Office Registry keys or remove and re-create the keys with previous values. (HEXA CODE or H-KEYS).
Note: Don’t do Registry changes if you are not aware of the structure as it damages applications with one single change. Sometimes damages your computer operating system.
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