MSOffice 2003 repair and setup errors

From: Per (no_at_mail.no)
Date: 03/15/05


Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:37:21 +0100

How to remove Office 2003 totally from XP-Home SP2

After having changed my old C: with a new and bigger one I experience some
problems with my MS Office Professional Edition 2003.

The Office seems to be working in some way, but some feature is no longer
working and it's impossible to; -repair, - reinstall, - uninstall any part
of the Office.

Every time I try to enter "setup", via "removing software" I get a bunch of
errors.

Starting MSWord error:

An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Please
run setup and select "Repair..." to restore this application

When I try to use Windows Installer, I get these errors:

The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is
unavailable.

Then I try to brows and find the missing file: PRO11.MSI, but now it start
looking for a file does not exsist!! (511735.MAINSP1op.msp)

C:\Program Files\OfficeUpdate11\Cabs\511735\511735.MAINSP1op.msp)

Then a new error message:

The installation source for this product is not available. Verify that the
source exists and that you can access it.

I have tried lots of different things for to get around this problem, I even
manual deleted the whole Office folder, deleted all Office entries in
register. And then I ran a few RegClean programs.

After that I tried to make a fully new Office install to the same folder,
but this was also blocked with some message saying something about the
previous Office and prevent me for going further.

I tried several setup /x options, but still the same.

Then I made a System Restore and now I'm back to the beginning again.

So, now I need some help on what to do next?

1. How can I repair or restore my MSOffice 2003? (See my first 2 error
messages)

2. How to completely remove MSOffice 2003 and all entries from XP Home, when
I can't run the uninstall or setup command? In such away that I can make a
clean install again!

Per from Norway



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