Office 2003 issue

darkwood · 06-04-2007, 03:33 PM

I have a 2003 Office version which I downloaded and installed when I was a student, from the college's website (legally), installed it, and it worked fine. My hard drive started running low on space, so I bought a large capacity HD to replace it. When I moved all the files over, the Office files somehow became corrupted, as they load in the limited use function now. When trying to re-install, I received an error about a missing patch or something. I downloaded and installed the windows installer clean up module, and removed the office link as directed. When I went to reinstall Office, it asked for a product key, which I do not have, as it was embedded in the software that I originally downloaded.

The problem I have now is that I just want to remove everything and go back to my old Office XP version that I have the disc for, but the Office 2003 files are still there, and now without an entry in the add/remove software screen. How can I remove all of the Office 2003 files so I can start cleanly with Office XP?

Thanks...

-Scott

**nickster_uk** · 06-04-2007, 05:24 PM

Hi Scott,

please check the following website for advice:
http://www.officearticles.com/misc/r...om_your_pc.htm

If that doesn't work or you still have problems, I'll expect someone from the MS newsgroups will be able to give you step-by-step workarounds:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx

06-04-2007, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
darkwood Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 77 OS: Windows XP Pro	Office 2003 issue I have a 2003 Office version which I downloaded and installed when I was a student, from the college's website (legally), installed it, and it worked fine. My hard drive started running low on space, so I bought a large capacity HD to replace it. When I moved all the files over, the Office files somehow became corrupted, as they load in the limited use function now. When trying to re-install, I received an error about a missing patch or something. I downloaded and installed the windows installer clean up module, and removed the office link as directed. When I went to reinstall Office, it asked for a product key, which I do not have, as it was embedded in the software that I originally downloaded. The problem I have now is that I just want to remove everything and go back to my old Office XP version that I have the disc for, but the Office 2003 files are still there, and now without an entry in the add/remove software screen. How can I remove all of the Office 2003 files so I can start cleanly with Office XP? Thanks... -Scott

06-04-2007, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Office 2003 issue Hi Scott, please check the following website for advice: http://www.officearticles.com/misc/r...om_your_pc.htm If that doesn't work or you still have problems, I'll expect someone from the MS newsgroups will be able to give you step-by-step workarounds: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?