Re: Office Professional 2003 and automatic updates



There is a folder at C:\Program Files\microsoft frontpage\version3.0 that
is part of the OS and can't be uninstalled or deleted. It is not part of the
FrontPage application.

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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"Susan Ramlet" <susan@mvps-dot-org> wrote in message
news:uCXIpMQwFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Can you reboot the system, or use the Windows Task Manager to try to shut
> down whatever program is holding the file open? Are you runnng a personal
> web server, perhaps? Could you stop that service?
>
> I'm surprised that uninstall worked if part of the program is still
> loading.
>
>
>
> --
> Susan Ramlet
> MVP - Office
>
> Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
>
>
> "Cherokee" <Cherokee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B854844E-CE4B-4CEC-B5C2-D448C09E372A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I did go to the Add/Remove programs and removed "front Page." However,
> when
>> I do a detailed search through windows explorer, I find a program with
> Front
>> Page. When I attempt to delete, it tells me another program is using the
> bin
>> and will not delete it. Consequently, when I attempt to run the windows
>> update, it still asks for the CD that no longer exists.
>>
>> "Susan Ramlet" wrote:
>>
>> > Are you saying it's asking for a different CD than the one you have?
>> >
>> > It's possible that you still have a previous version of Office
>> > installed
>> > (such as XP with FrontPage?). Use that CD when prompted.
>> >
>> > Office Update uses the Windows Installer data (same as Add/Remove
> Programs)
>> > to see what Ofifce programs are installed on your system that might
>> > need
>> > updating. It takes care of them all at once.
>> >
>> > Check Add/Remove Programs to see if another version of Office is still
>> > installed. If
>> > you don't want it any longer, you can uninstall it from there. If you
> want
>> > to keep it, then update it, and supply its installation CD when
> prompted.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Susan Ramlet
>> > MVP - Office
>> >
>> > Please reply to the newsgroups where others may benefit.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cherokee" <Cherokee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:AC5B8189-850A-4B45-81CC-3A3F929D4446@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > I have office pro 2003 (it has publisher in it). When the auto
> updates
>> > > attempt to install, it asks for the disk that contains MS office with
>> > > frontpage. I don't have this and can't seem to get the updates to
> install
>> > > without it. Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>


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