Re: How do you manually remove Microsoft Word 97?

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/07/04


Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 09:25:21 -0500

Raghu, please do not post entire KB articles here. A link to the article is
sufficient, and including the entire text bulks your post from 1KB to 12KB.
Moreover, if the user wants to print the article, it is much more efficient
to do so from the KB page than from a NG post.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Raghu Prakash" <raghupg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:TT4eQrANEHA.1368@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Sheila,
>
> How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97 Microsoft Knowledge Base
> Article - 158658
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;158658
>
> IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
> Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
> you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
> information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click
the
> following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
> Base:
> 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
>
> SUMMARY
> This article describes how to completely remove Microsoft Office 97 from
> your computer.
>
> NOTE: For additional information about how to remove Office 97 on
Microsoft
> Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), and Microsoft
> Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the
> Microsoft Knowledge Base:
> 254250 OFF97: How to Completely Remove Office 97 on Windows XP, Windows
Me,
> and Windows 2000
>
> NOTE: You must use the Office Removal Wizard to completely remove Office
97
> from your computer. To download the Office Removal Wizard, visit the
> following Microsoft Web site:
> http://microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa15.htm
>
> A utility that automates this process is also available. This utility is
> designed to be run only after you run the Setup program for Office 97 and
> click Remove All to remove Office. For additional information, click the
> article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
> 176823 OFF97: Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office 97 Files
>
> For information about removing Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service
> Release 1 (SR-1), please see the following article in the Microsoft
> Knowledge Base:
> 173431 OFF97: How to Completely Remove the SR-1 Patch and Patch Update
>
> MORE INFORMATION
> NOTE: After you complete the following steps, it may be necessary to
> reinstall earlier versions of programs that use the shared components that
> Microsoft Office 97 uses. For example, to use any of the programs included
> with Microsoft Office 7.0, it may be necessary to reinstall Microsoft
> Office 7.0 before you can use the programs.
>
> WARNING: If Microsoft Outlook 98 is installed, you must remove it before
> you remove Microsoft Office 97 by using the steps in this article.
>
> To remove Microsoft Office 97 from your computer, follow these steps:
> Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
> Double-click Add/Remove Programs. In the list of installed programs, click
> Microsoft Office 97, and then click Add/Remove. If you installed Microsoft
> Office from a CD, you are prompted to insert the first CD.
>
> If a dialog box displays a message stating that programs are running, quit
> the programs, and then click OK.
> In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Remove All.
> When you are prompted to remove shared components, click Remove All.
>
> If you are prompted to restart the computer after Setup is completed,
> restart the computer.
>
> WARNING: Before proceeding with the next step, if you are running
Microsoft
> Windows 98, do not delete the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
> Shared\MSInfo folder.
>
> NOTES:
> Before you delete the Microsoft Office folder, make sure that you do not
> have other programs, such as Microsoft Project or Microsoft Publisher,
> installed in the Microsoft Office folder. If you delete the Microsoft
> Office folder, you may need to reinstall these programs.
> Deleting the Microsoft Office folder also deletes the Program
> Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart folder, which may contain personal
> files. Make sure that you remove all personal files from this folder
before
> you delete it. Also, deleting the Microsoft Office folder deletes the
> Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates folder, which may contain
personal
> templates. Make sure that you remove all personal files, including custom
> macros, from this folder before you delete it.
>
> Some of the files located in the folders to be removed may contain macros,
> templates, or other customizations that you may want to save. You should
> back up these files, so that you can restore them after you reinstall
> Office. They are:
>
> Normal.dot
> Custom.dic
> *.xlb
> Personal.xls
> Blank.pot
> *.pst
> *.pab
> *.acl except Mso97.acl
> Any personal templates you created that might be in the Templates folder.
> In Windows Explorer, delete the following folders:
> <x>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
> <x>:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Vba
> <x>:\Program Files\Common Files\ODBC
> <x>:\Windows\Temp\Vbe
>
> where <x> is the drive letter to which Microsoft Office 97 is installed.
> In Windows Explorer, delete the files in the following folders:
>     Windows Folder
>     --------------
>
>     Artgalry.cag   Exchng.ini     Mso97.acl      Odbc.ini
>     Odbcinst.ini   Twain.dll      Twain_32.dll   Twunk_16.exe
>     Twunk_32.exe   Wininit.ini    <username>.acl <username>.pcb
>
> NOTE: <username> is the name of the user who is logged on to the computer.
> If multiple users log on to the computer using different user names, each
> user has separate .acl and .pcb files. All of these files can be deleted.
>   Windows\System Folder
>     ---------------------
>
>     WARNING:
>     If you are running Microsoft Windows 98, do not delete the Mcf40.dll
>     file in the Windows\System folder.
>     If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, delete the files from the
>     Winnt\System32 folder, NOT the Winnt\System folder.
>
>
>     12520437.cpx   12520850.cpx   accwiz.dll
>     cnfnot32.exe   comdlg16.ocx   commtb32.dll
>     convdsn.exe    ctl3dv2.dll    dbnmpntw.dll   docobj.dll
>     drvssrvr.hlp   ds16gt.dll     ds32gt.dll     emsabp32.dll
>     emsmdb32.dll   emsui32.dll    emsuix32.dll   etexch32.dll
>     fm20.dll       fm20enu.dll    hlink.dll      hlinkprx.dll
>     iso88591.trn   jetdef35.hlp   jeterr35.cnt   jeterr35.hlp
>     jetsql35.cnt   jetsql35.hlp   mapiform.vbx   mapifvbx.tlb
>     mapisvc.cnt    minet32.dll    misc2.srg
>     mlctrl.dll     mscal.cnt      mscal.dep      mscal.hlp
>     mscal.ocx      mscpxl32.dll   msexcl35.dll   msforms.twd
>     msfs32.dll     msjet35.dll    msjint35.dll   msjter35.dll
>     msothunk.dll   msrd2x35.dll   msrepl35.dll   msriched.vbx
>     msstkprp.dll   mstext35.dll   odbc16gt.dll   msxbse35.dll
>     norweg.trn     oc25.dll       odbccp32.cpl   odbc32.dll
>     odbc32gt.dll   odbcad32.exe   odbcinst.hlp   odbccp32.dll
>     odbccr32.dll   odbcinst.cnt   odbcint.dll    odbcjt32.dll
>     odbcjet.cnt    odbcjet.hlp    odbcji32.dll   odbctrac.dll
>     odbcjtnw.cnt   odbcjtnw.hlp   odbctl32.dll   odtext32.dll
>     oddbse32.dll   odexl32.dll    odfox32.dll    riched.dll
>     pcdlib32.dll   picstore.dll   pubdlg.dll     swedish.trn
>     sqlsrv32.dll   stdole2.tlb    vaen2.dll
>     system.mdw     threed16.ocx   usascii.trn    vbajet32.dll
>     vaen21.olb     vb40016.dll    vb4en16.dll    wmsui.dll
>     vbscript.dll   ven2232.olb    winsspi.dll
>
>     Windows\Fonts Folder (optional)
>     -------------------------------
>
>     Arialn.ttf     Arialnb.ttf    Arialnbi.ttf   Arialni.ttf
>     Ariblk.ttf     Bookos.ttf     Bookosb.ttf    Bookosbi.ttf
>     Bookosi.ttf    Bssym1.ttf     Bssym2.ttf     Bssym3.ttf
>     Comic.ttf      Comicbd.ttf    Gara.ttf       Garabd.ttf
>     Garait.ttf     Hatten.ttf     Impact.ttf     Mapsym.ttf
>     Mtextra.ttf    Mtsorts.ttf    Outlook.ttf    Tahoma.ttf
>     Tahomabd.ttf
>
>     Other Folders
>     -------------
>
>        File                      Folder
>        ---------------------------------------------------
>
>        Boot.ini.lnk              Windows\Recent (optional)
>        Off97pro.stf.lnk          Windows\Recent (optional)
>        Valupk8.hlp.lnk           Windows\Recent (optional)
>        Readme.txt.lnk            Windows\Recent (optional)
>        Wcleanos.ini.lnk          Windows\Recent (optional)
>        My Documents.lnk          Windows\Favorites
>        Mscreate.dir              Windows\Odbc
>        Mscreate.dir              Windows\Odbc\Data
>        Valupk8.gid               Windows\Help
>        Rec21c1.mdb               Windows\Temp
>
> WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
> problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
Microsoft
> cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
> Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
>
>
> Click Start and then click Run. If you are using Windows 95, in the Open
> box, type regedit and then click OK. If you are using Windows NT, in the
> Open box, type regedt32 and then click OK.
> Select the following key in the registry:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
>
>
> With the key selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are
prompted
> to delete this key, click Yes.
> Repeat step 8 and delete the following registry keys:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000C0114-0000-0000-C000-
> 000000000046}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230322-172B-11D0-AD40-
> 00A0C90DC8D9}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230327-172B-11D0-AD40-
> 00A0C90DC8D9}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{812034D2-760F-11CF-9370-
> 00AA00B8BF00}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.Actor
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.ActorPreview
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{5B87B6F0-17C8-11D0-
> AD41-00A0C90DC8D9}\8.0
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{812034D0-760F-11CF-
> 9370-00AA00B8BF00}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{000204EF-0000-0000-
> C000-000000000046}\3.0
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-
> BDE5-00AA0044DE52}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Inbox
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\SendNote
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect\8.0
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MRT7ENU
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Msoc.dll
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vba332.dll
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vbe.dll
>
> NOTE: On the following registry key, delete only the values that point to
> Mso97.dll, Vbe.dll, and Vba332.dll.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ SharedDLLs\
>
> NOTE: On the following registry keys, delete only the value that points to
> Mso97.dll. Do not delete any other values.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Help
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VBA\VbeDllPath
>
> HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
>
> Additional Information for Removing a Run From CD Installation
> Select the following key in the registry
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools
>
> and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive
> letter. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, delete any value
that
> refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.
>
> Select the following key in the registry
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
>
> and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive
> letter and the Office or OS folders. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is
> drive D, delete any value that refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.
>
>
> Please let me know has this helped You...
>
> Thank You...
> Raghu...
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>


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