Re: Can't remove program

From: Steve House (sjhouse.remove.this_at_to.send.hotmail.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:14:08 -0400

Might try installing Project again and then removing it. Sounds like
uninstalling Office removed some of the installer files that the uninstaller
for Project needs. 

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"Steve Brown" <skbrown33@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2d25701c46a1e$652149a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Have XP Pro and have recently removed Office 2003
> Professional.  Still have Microsoft Office Project
> Professional 2003 listed in programs (228 MB).  Whenever I
> attempt to open a .pdf file with Adobe Acrobat (full, not
> reader), window appears indicating that Microsoft Office
> Project Professional is being installed.  The progress bar
> moves half way then the window flashes and the progress
> bar moves half way again.  This occurs about 15 times and
> then Acrobat opens.  Have attempted to remove Microsoft
> Office Project Professional 2003 with the add/remove
> progams function as well as through the modify/change
> installation selections.  Result in each case is error
> window that states:
>
> "Error 1316, Setup cannot read from file
> C:\WINDOWS\Installer\PRJPROE.MSI.  Check your connection
> to the network, or CD-ROM drive.  For other potential
> solutions to the problem, see
> FILES\PFILES\MSOFFICE\OFFICE11\1033\SETUP.CHM
>
> Cannot find file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\PRJPROE.MSI.  Since
> I have removed Microsoft Office Professional 2003, I no
> longer have the help file referred to above.
>
> How can I completely remove Microsoft Office Project
> Professional 2003?  Its a big file (228 MB!, how can I
> find it?  Many thanks for all responses.  Reply off list
> OK.
>
> Steve Brown