Re: Office XP Sp3

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From: Michael Williams (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04


Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:09:08 -0700

I am definitely pointing it back to the installation
source from which the office package was installed.

I even installed OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe
on other machines successfully without it asking for the
source.

>-----Original Message-----
>Michael Williams wrote:
>> I am trying to install Office XP Sp3 (OfficeXpSp3-
>> kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe). I am currently running
>> Windows XP with Office XP Sp2. This should allow me to
>> install without the initial source. Unfortunately, it
>> wants to look for the source & even if I browse to the
>> PRo.msi, it states it is an invalid package.
>>
>> Any suggestions.
>
>Yes.
>
>It needs the same type of CD you used to make the
original install. For
>instance, if you used an OfficeXP Pro CD, you can't use
OfficeXP
>Standard for the installation.
>
>If it's any consolation, Office 2003 doesn't suffer from
this problem.
>
>courtney sends...
>.
>



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