KB2553141 must be installed on the box prior to upgrade. Otherwise, Office Starter is no longer usable.
You can attempt installing the update to see if it comes back but likely it won't. Office 2010 Starter cannot be downloaded from an official source.
Note Office 2010 Starter cannot be downloaded from an official source however Office 2010 Starter is becoming redundant and not worth installing. Instead you should use Microsoft Office Web Apps which has tight integration with SkyDrive and the same functionality or slightly more than of Office 2010 Starter.
MS Office starter is a limited function version of MS office suite & has basic office functionality like Word, Excel & PowerPoint. It comes with a new brand machine. Machine supplier is responsible for providing support of MS Office Starter.
There are so many alternatives of MS Office available in the market that you might consider next time. Most of the free open source alternatives have the basic office productivity like word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. If you are looking to retire from MS Office starter then here are some good alternatives.
Philip_Yip
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April 6th, 2013 07:00
You needed to install an update prior to upgrading to Windows 8. From here:
You can attempt installing the update to see if it comes back but likely it won't. Office 2010 Starter cannot be downloaded from an official source.
Note Office 2010 Starter cannot be downloaded from an official source however Office 2010 Starter is becoming redundant and not worth installing. Instead you should use Microsoft Office Web Apps which has tight integration with SkyDrive and the same functionality or slightly more than of Office 2010 Starter.
Markwillium
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April 15th, 2013 00:00
MS Office starter is a limited function version of MS office suite & has basic office functionality like Word, Excel & PowerPoint. It comes with a new brand machine. Machine supplier is responsible for providing support of MS Office Starter.
There are so many alternatives of MS Office available in the market that you might consider next time. Most of the free open source alternatives have the basic office productivity like word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. If you are looking to retire from MS Office starter then here are some good alternatives.