What is causing the Error Code 30088-4 issue?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are commonly being to fix this error code. Based on our investigations, there are several different potential culprits that might end up causing this particular issue: If you’re currently struggling to resolve this particular issue, this article will provide you with several troubleshooting guides that ended up resolving the issue for other users in a similar situation. For the best results, follow the methods below in the order that they are presented as they are ordered by efficiency and severity. One of them is bound to resolve the issue regardless off the culprit that is causing the issue on your machine.
Method 1: Running the Office Fix It Uninstaller (applicable for Office 2016, Office 2019 and Office 365)
Several affected users have reported that the issue was resolved and they were able to install Office 365 or Office 2013 without encountering the Error Code 30088-4 after running the Fix-It Uninstaller (before re-installing the program). Here’s a quick guide on how to do this: If the same issue is still occurring, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Using a System Restore point
Since a bad Windows update has the potential of breaking the installation of a new Office version, you might be able to resolve the issue by using the System Restore utility to return your machine state to a point where the bad Windows update didn’t block the Office installation from completing successfully. If you’re lucky enough to have a system restore point that was created before the bad Windows update installed, you will be able to circumvent the Error Code 30088-4 error. Here’s a quick guide on using the System Restore wizard:
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