Re: uninstalling microsoft office 2000 SR-1 professional without the c

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My computer has a dedicated usb port for the mouse and keyboard.
"3c273" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I recently repaired a computer where the usb keyboard was detected by the
BIOS *ONLY* if it was plugged into the usb port directly below the PS/2
keyboard port. I thought this was odd so I tested every other usb port and
they would not let me "Press any key to boot from cd". If you aren't using
a
usb keyboard, ignore this. If you are and it still doesn't work, try a
PS/2
keyboard.
Louis

"BoxCarFive" <BoxCarFive@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

My original Office 2000 cd is corrupt and am therefore unable to
uninstall
the program. I tried a method suggested here but was not only
unsuccessful,
it has caused all sorts of problems with my PC's operation particualrly
with
Outlook Express spell checker and running Registry Mechanic (TM).

Whenever I run these programs the Windows Installer screen comes up and
continues to try to uninstall Office 2000. It becomes a vicious circle
and
only clicking "Cancel" repeatedly will stop it.

So, I thought I needed to take drastic measures and format my hard drive
and
reinstall XP Pro. However, I can't do that either!! Having fromatted lots
of
hard drives before (including this one) I am completley baffled as to why
I
am no longer able to. I checked the installation CD (not OEM) which is
fully
licensed and valid and it checked out OK with CDSpeed. Whenever I got to
the
point "Press any key to boot from CD...", it would ignore it and continue
to
boot normally. I also tried using six bootable XP diskettes but after
putting
in the second one the system froze.

Sure could use some help. At this point I'd be very happy to be able to
simply format the hard drive.

Thanks a bunch.
--
Brian




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