title: Is Office required to install the Microsoft Office 2010 Primary Interop Assemblies?
body: <p>Is it mandatory to have Microsoft office pre-installed before we try to install Microsoft Office 2010: Primary Interop Assemblies Redistributable ? As i am not able to install the PIAs without office being installed and the documentation on <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=3508" rel="nofollow">https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=3508</a> however has no mention of it in requirements.</p>