Re: How to get missing PROPLUS.msi when I don't have access to a d

Thanks for your answer, Bob, but I don't insist on anything. This is the
first time I have had such a problem, and the first time I have sought help
in a forum like this. How, oh how, was I supposed to know??

So where does one go to acquire a Microsoft Office XP Professional with
FrontPage CD? This is an old program, with applications from 2002.

This sounds to me like some Microsoft horror stories I have heard ... their
stuff messes up and you have to spend hours and days on their expensive tech
support, only to be given the solution to buy the latest version of their
same stuff. I guarantee you, if I can't find another solution, I will not
give Microsoft one dime to fix this problem, which apparently was caused by
their own operating system updates. I will instead remove their software
from my system and use only open source code programs.

Thank you for your help.



"Bob I" wrote:

You will need to find/acquire a CD, why oh why, do people insist on
believing otherwise?

Missing PROPLUS.msi wrote:
When I try to open Excel (all the other Microsoft programs open fine), I get
a Windows Installer box titled "Microsoft Office XP Professional with
FrontPage" that says, "Preparing to install ..." Then a box pops up that
says, "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP Professional
with FrontPage". And finally a box appears saying, "The feature you are
trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable", and below that,
"Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the
installation package 'PROPLUS.MSI' in the box below." I am given the options
OK, Cancel, and Browse. When I click Cancel, I get "Error 1706. Setup cannot
find the required files. Check your connection to the network or CD-ROM
drive. ..."

It has been a few months since I have used Excel, but I never had any
problem with it before. I don't know if it has been corrupted through the
regular Windows updates that I download and install every time I am prompted.
Could someone please help me fix this? I have no installation disks, as
this software came on the computer when it was bought new (many years ago),
but it is a legal, registered copy.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.



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