Powerpoint 2008 crashing/quitting and Update not installing

[Entacmaea]

Hi there, just bought Office 2008 for Mac and powerpoint is crashing all the
time- I'm using some movies in the presentation. This is maddening. So, I
downloaded the latest update (SP1) as well as update 12.1.9, and neither will
install- I get this error message:

"You cannot install Office 2008 12.1.9 Update on this volume. A version of
the software required to install this update was not found on this volume."

Just installed Office 2008, legit version with serials and everything, works
fine (except for powerpoint issue). So what software am I missing, and why
can't I install the updates?

Thanks for the help- this is maddening.

Best, Peter

 

[Diane Ross]

"You cannot install Office 2008 12.1.9 Update on this volume. A version of
the software required to install this update was not found on this volume."

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/error/not_found.html>

Dos and Don'ts for a good install

<http://tinyurl.com/6cmyyc>

Check List to troubleshoot your install

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/install_08.html#checklist>