Re: Office SP3 Problem...PRORET.MSI cannot be found

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Why can't the Office XP CD be accessed?

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After furious head scratching, uniquebobc asked:

| [FONT="Arial"][SIZE="4"]I have not been so lucky. I have MS OFFICE XP
| Professional SP3. I have tried restoring my system. I have tried
| downloading and installing Windows Installer 3.1. I have looked
| everywhere on my computer for the "missing file." All to no avail.
| The OFFICE XP CD cannot be accessed.
|
| What is happening to me:
|
| Every time I lauch MS EXCEL, it wants to reinstall OFFICE XP. Every
| time I try accessing MS EXCEL HELP, it wants to re-install Office XP.
| I cancel out since I cannot do so, and I cannot use HELP. I cannot
| use HELP in any Office application. I still seem to be able to use
| all functions of the MS OFFICE XP applications, but cannot use HELP.
|
| I tried to "DETECT & REPAIR," but OFFICE goes through the install
| procedure that fails every time because of the missing "PRORET.MSI"
| file.
|
| I have tried everything I have found in forums, on Microsoft, and
| everywhere else I can think of! Will I have to give up and buy a new
| version of MS OFFICE Pro?
|
| HELP!
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