Re: Alternatives to Office?
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Date: 03/16/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:39:42 -0800
Susan,
That's one of the very first things that I tried. Just
for kicks, though I just now tried it again just to make
sure I wasn't confused or something, but it still did not
help.
Other things I have tried are:
* Removing it by "hand" by deleting entries from the
Registry, as well as the program files directory. (This
was a last result, that probably hosed things even worse.)
* Installing a fresh copy on top (it won't let me)
* Installing a copy of Office Small business addition on
top. (I was able to do this, but I had to delete it
since I only have a license for 1 computer, and I already
had it installed on my other computer). Once I
uninstalled Office Small Business, I tried un-installing
Office XP, thinking maybe something might have been fixed
in the process, but no such luck.
* Inserting different copies of OfficeXP cds and trying
to install / repair / uninstall from it (No such luck. I
have tried with 4 different Office XP CD's, but the
symptoms are all the same.)
Thanks for the thought, though!
The office alternatives are looking like really good
options at this point. I am downloading OpenOffice right
now...
Still, it would be nice to have Office XP cleanly un-
installed from my PC!
Thanks,
Carl.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Carl,
>
>Don't know if you tried this, but you might try to
install and then run the
>Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove Office
>XP entries, then re-install Office XP to the same
location it was in.
>
>290301 - Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp
Utility:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;290301
>
>--
>Susan Ramlet
>MVP - Microsoft Office
>----------------------------------------------
>Please post replies to the newsgroup where all may
benefit.
>
>
>"carl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:d7be01c40ad0$a6a60530$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> I have a corrupt installation of Office XP that
appears to
>> be impossible to upgrade, repair, or remove from my
>> computer. (See postings in the "office setup"
newsgroup
>> under my name, if you are curious.)
>>
>> At this point, I give up. I am now looking at the
>> alternatives to Office to replace it with, and
wondering
>> if anyone has some advice in that regard as to which
ones
>> are best, etc.
>>
>> The ones that I know of are:
>>
>> - Open Office
>> - Star Office
>> - Ez Office
>>
>> for email, I am considering Eudora.
>>
>> Any thoughts? Anyone have experience with these?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Carl.
>>
>> PS: Sorry Microsoft for posting this here. If you
could
>> fix my existing Office, I wouldn't be looking to
replace
>> it. I like it a lot when it actually works!
>
>
>.
>
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