https://github.com/gyk4j/moszolo
PowerShell script to download the free Microsoft Office Starter 2010 as a locally-cached copy for reuse or archival
https://github.com/gyk4j/moszolo
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PowerShell script to download the free Microsoft Office Starter 2010 as a locally-cached copy for reuse or archival
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gyk4j/moszolo
- Owner: gyk4j
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-10-08T01:01:06.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-08-12T05:50:46.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-12T07:23:31.510Z (11 months ago)
- Topics: autoit, downloader, microsoft, office-2010
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 23.4 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# moszolo
PowerShell script to download the free
[Microsoft Office Starter 2010][msoffice-starter-2010] as a locally-cached copy
for reuse or archival. In a way, it is analogous to the
[Media Creation Tool][media-creation-tool] for Windows.
Created after watching
[CyberCPU Tech: How To Get Legit Microsoft Office For Free][cybercpu] :tv:
[][cybercpu]
Inspired and rewritten from
[Office Starter 2010 downloader AutoIt script by Jemboy][downloader].
Written for studying [AutoIt][autoit] and practising [PowerShell][pwsh]
scripting.
# About the name
**moszolo** is a portmanteau of *Microsoft Office Starter 2010*, with the
digits replaced with similar-looking letters like in [leet][leet]. This makes
it unlikely to be confused with any names or trademarks associated with the
company in [Redmond, Washington][redmond].
microsoft office starter 2010
# How it works
In [Microsoft's own words][msoffice-starter-2010],
> Microsoft Office 2010 Starter is a simplified, ad-funded version of Microsoft
> Office 2010 that comes pre-loaded and ready to use on your computer. Office
> Starter includes the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel Starter 2010 and the
> word processing program Microsoft Word Starter 2010.
Microsoft Office Starter 2010 is packaged using the [Microsoft App-V][ms-app-v]
virtualization technology for downloading and running on-demand without prior
installation.
`moszolo` is a PowerShell script that downloads the appropriate required files
for Microsoft Office Starter 2010 to install and run successfully. To do so, it
downloads and parses the App-V's manifest and catalog files in XML format.
The downloaded files can be archived and preserved as a local copy for future
reuse.
# Caution
A word of caution against using Microsoft Office 2010 though.
> [!CAUTION]
>
> There is NO REASON to use Microsoft Office 2010 today.
>
> It is a *seriously outdated and unmaintained* software, with no security
> updates and perhaps plenty of security vulnerabilities ever since
> [support ended on October 13, 2020][support-end].
>
> There are safer free alternatives available (see recommendations).
# Use Case
If use of Microsoft Office 2010 is discouraged today, what is it useful for
then?
> [!TIP]
> If it is for doing *offline* document processing on a PC/laptop disconnected
> from the Internet, and we cannot utilize the cloud-hosted SaaS solutions like
> [Office 365][office-web-apps] and [Google Docs][gdocs], perhaps it is a good
> enough freeware solution.
# Recommendations
- Use [Microsoft Office Web Apps][office-web-apps] with a
[Microsoft account][ms-acct]. They are available for free.
- If Microsoft Office 2010 is used for whatever reason, use it with the
following security measures:
1. Run from within a virtual machine
2. Without Internet connectivity
3. With up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware protection
4. Open or edit only trusted documents from known sources
# Usage
*moszolo* only requires *PowerShell 3.0* and above.
Windows 10 and 11 come with *PowerShell 5.1* out-of-the-box, so no further
action is required.
From `PowerShell`
```pwsh
.\moszolo.ps1
```
From `Command Prompt`
```bat
powershell.exe moszolo.ps1
```
# Settings and Customizations
There are some variables and constants in the PowerShell script that allow users
to specify custom settings before executing the script. They include:
- `$DEBUG`: Runs in debug mode which simulates and skips downloading files from
servers while reusing existing files already on storage. Used only for
testing during development only. (default: `false`)
- `$lang`: Downloads the "English-US" version by default. (default: `en-us`)
Languages still available for download include:
| ID | Language | ID | Language | ID | Language | ID | Language |
| ----- | ---------- | ----- | ---------- | ----- | ---------- | ----- | ---------- |
| ar-sa | Arabic | fr-fr | French | ko-kr | Korean | sv-se | Swedish |
| da-dk | Danish | he-il | Hebrew | nl-nl | Dutch | th-th | Thai |
| de-de | German | hi-in | Hindi | pl-pl | Polish | zh-cn | Chinese S. |
| en-us | English | it-it | Italian | pt-br | Portuguese | zh-tw | Chinese T. |
| es-es | Spanish | ja-jp | Japanese | ru-ru | Russian | | |
[media-creation-tool]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
[msoffice-starter-2010]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/getting-started-with-office-starter-379fba5a-6d82-4e19-aa2e-d41627f5ea5e
[downloader]: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/205471-office-2010-starter-downloader/
[autoit]: https://www.autoitscript.com/site/
[leet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet
[redmond]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond,_Washington
[pwsh]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
[cybercpu]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud0WTQcTgSE
[ms-app-v]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_App-V
[support-end]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/end-of-support-for-office-2010-3a3e45de-51ac-4944-b2ba-c2e415432789
[office-web-apps]: https://www.office.com/?ms.officeurl=webapps
[gdocs]: https://docs.google.com
[ms-acct]: https://account.microsoft.com/account/Account