The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later in Windows 7!

‘The Office Assistant requires Microsoft Agent 2.0 or later versions. This product is available in the Office System Pack. ‘

Microsoft Agent Error Message for Office Assistant

The above error message shows when someone tries to start a program in Windows 7, then it would be received the error that is associated with Microsoft Agent and the program may crash.

This issue can occur with applications such as Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2003, and any program that uses Microsoft Agent.

Reason & Resolution:

This issue occurs because Microsoft Agent has been discontinued with the release of Windows 7.

Microsoft Agent is not included in Windows 7, and it will not be included in any later versions of the Windows operating system.

However, as solution for this error message you can download the Microsoft Agent as a Hotfix for Windows 7 & know more details about this from Microsoft.