Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime is a program that is installed via Windows Updates and is sometimes already installed on computers when initially setting up TDO. 

 

When first installing TDO on a computer, this program can prevent the Microsoft Access Runtime installer from launching which will cause errors in the TDO Installation. 

 

 

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime should be uninstalled if not being used.

 

After this program is removed, it will likely show up in a list of available Windows Updates. If this is the case, please hide the update.

 

If Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for Office Runtime is already installed and you are having trouble installing TDO, check with your IT Professional to see if it is being used for anything. Have them uninstall it and follow steps to hide the Windows Update for it. 

 

Listed below are the steps to uninstall this program.

 

 

1. Open Programs and Features

 

2. Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime. Right click and Select Uninstall

 

Select Uninstall and click Next.

 

 

Answer Yes

 

 

 

Click Finish

 

 

Alternate Solution for Older Version of TDO

With older version of TDO, open the registry and browse to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\FilesPath 

Delete the mso.dll value.

In some cases this has been found to resolve the issue and TDO opens properly without uninstalling anything. 

In newer versions of TDO, this is being done automatically.