Re: Windows installer keeps running

JoAnn, and anyone who gets this far,

Five days later I'm back on Office 2003 Pro. I'm not sure how, but I'm
certain one of the main keys was to delete the file MSMAPI.DLL (NOT
mapi.dll). This is apparently the messaging from 2007 Beta 2 causing the
conflict.

I am issuing a general warning, however, to MS. Marketing beta products to
non-developers, promoting it as a test when it's truly a conversion, and
forcing general users to commit unknowingly are criminal acts as far as I'm
concerned. I'm instructing my IT person today to look for alternatives to MS
products for our entire company, including researching the new GOOGLE
freeware. What they are doing here with Office 2007 beta should lead to a
class action suit of epic proportions.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I agree with you - beta software should not be offered willy-nilly. We have
a lot of people who are botching up their systems because they don't know
what they are doing. I've already said that on Jan 31, 2007, I am going
offline for a few days. When all of those people who didn't read the
cautions find that their copy of Office 2007 is at best nothing but a
viewer, they will freak. And then when they learn they actually have to BUY
the software at full price........I'll be at the mall that day. No
computers. Just me and the mannequins.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"John in Kentucky" <JohninKentucky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:82C18F90-D6EC-4F5B-8C5D-39A8D7CAA9B1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Mary, and Paula (previous).

I suppose I'm really stuck, but unlike you folks, I think I have a more
legitimate gripe with MS. I'm not a developer, just a registered
Office2003
Pro user. I received an unsolicited email from MS offering me a free
trial
of 2007. I'm an executive manager (not IT) who was invited years ago to a
one-day MS course when 2003 was being readied for release. I was given a
free copy of 2003 and a day of training, I'm sure as an inducement to talk
it
up in my company and others. I admittedly did not read the offer terms
this
time, and recognize they covered their '6' with it, but still and all I
consider it deceptive.

I don't live in the 'beta world', but, as evidenced by the many problems
like mine, do like having the latest edition. MS should never offer beta
installs, especially those that are irreversible, to rank and file users.
I
thought it was a chance to test a new product and, if I liked it would
purchase it when the license expired. No more, no less. I wasn't
contacted
as a paid or volunteer developer/tester.

Does that make sense? I've lost 3 days so far and believe it will be one
more before I can be back to where I started last week.

John

"John in Kentucky" wrote:

HELP! HELP! Running XP on a 1-user machine.

I downloaded and installed Office2007beta2; had probs, uninstalled it.
Diagnostics found probs were due to conflicting versions of Office (have
2003PRO). Reinstalled beta then tried to delete 2003. Didn't work
(Error
message: The patch package could not be opened. Verify that the patch
package exists and your can access it, or contact the app vendor to
verify
that this is a valid windows installer package". I can't uninstall 2003;
2007beta is conflicted. Please help. I didn't realize 2007 would
install
without making proper changes to 2003.

Every time I try to do anything within MS apps the Windows Installer pops
up
with the above message.

Uninstalling 2007beta2 doesn't work because I can't reinstall 2003Pro.
And,
I can't uninstall 2003Pro. Meanwhile, I'm about to lose my job for lack
of
productivity.

Any help appreciated



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