sarahs2103
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: How to install Office for Mac 2008 on El Capitan 10.11.3?
I'd love help on how to install my Office for Mac 2008 software onto my new MacBook Pro. When I run the installer I get the error message 'the installer could not install the software because there was no software to install' which a guy from Microsoft Support said might be because I was running the disc via remote disc from my old MacBook. He also said that Yosemite was the last OS to support the 2008 software from Microsoft. Does anyone know if there is a way around this?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
lllaass
Level 10
(188,104 points)
As other said you need to connect an optical disk to the mac or connect another Mac with optical drive to your Mac via FireWire and boot the other one in Target disk mode.
Remote disk does not work with Microsoft install disks.
This
Use the CD or DVD drive from another computer with your Mac - Apple Support
includes
Incompatible discs
DVD or CD sharing isn't designed for some kinds of optical media. Connect a compatible optical drive directly to your Mac if you need to use one of these discs:
Audio CDs
Blu-ray or DVD movies
Copy protected discs (such as some game discs)
Recordable CDs or DVDs that you want to burn or erase
Microsoft Windows installation discs
