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re install ms office xp

Posted: 09 Aug 2005 07:03 PM PDT

If Office XP is currently installed on your computer, then you can download
and install one of these utilities:

Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Magical Jellybean Finder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

.... and use the utility to locate the 25-digit product key that was used to
install your current copy of Office XP. Your friend's CD should be same
edition of Office XP (Standard, Professional, Small Business, or Students and
Teachers) as your current copy.

"rbchicago" wrote:
 

File Sharing

Posted: 09 Aug 2005 09:13 AM PDT

Perhaps I'm wrong but I would have thought it impossible with any app. to
have the same file/doc opened by multiple users and for all users to have
read / write access to that same file at the same time.

"Nadine" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Problems using OfficeUpdate

Posted: 08 Aug 2005 01:42 PM PDT

Ditto for me. This started after I moved ALL files on my 'c' drive (WD120)
over to a Maxtor 250 using Max Blast 4 for windows. Everything else is
working fine from my new 'c' drive which is the Maxtor.

I am unable to even start the Office 2003 cd to try to do a 'repair'. In my
"OfficeUpdate11" directory there is a folder called 'CABS' with nothing in
it. There is where the .MSP files are stored on your computer and mine has
absolutely nothing in it. On my WD120 (my old 'c' drive) there is also
nothing in the 'CABS' subdirectory. Without the proper file - Office Update
will not work. That file is in /CAB511735/511735.mainsp1op.msp -- if anyone
knows how to get this back on my computer - I would be most grateful!

Thanks,
Jim McCants

"Scott Moseman" <com> wrote in message
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I have a workstation with Windows XP Home and Office XP Pro that is
unable to run Office Updates online, and even has problems when I try to
uninstall or reinstall Office.

When I try to run updates from the website, I get this message:

Office Update is unable to check for updates

The Office Update site is unable to check for updates on this computer.
This may be happening because of one of the following reasons:

1) You do not have administrative privileges for this computer.
2) There is a network problem and the detection catalog used by the
Office Update site failed to download. Go back to the Downloads home
page and try running detection again.
3) Windows Installer patch files (.MSP files) from previously applied
Office updates are missing from the \Windows\Installer hidden directory
on your computer. MSP files are stored on your computer after update
installation completes because they need to be referenced for future
update operations. If the files are missing you will not be able to
apply Office updates. You may also be unable to uninstall Office
products as a result of the same problem. Please contact Microsoft
Product Support Services for assistance.

I'm definately an admin on the machine (I tripled checked), I was even
able to download the updates and attempte to run (still would not), and
so I'm assuming the problem has something to do with the MSP files. I
tried to run setup from the CD to reinstall/repair and it would not
work, but I forgot to log the error message. Same problem if I tried to
uninstall Office so that I could reinstall it again.

The \Windows\Installer directory exists and has a bunch of files. Is
there something else I can check for? Or something I can do to try to
get this resolved?

Thanks,
Scott

Upgrade from 2000 to 2003 fails: Error 1304

Posted: 08 Aug 2005 12:46 PM PDT

That was a typo -- I should have typed c:\windows\fonts\ throughout.

Office 2000 and Activation

Posted: 07 Aug 2005 11:01 PM PDT

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:56:15 +0100, "DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote:
 

Thanks.

I might have to try that if I don't get any other information. The
Outlook bit does not worry me as I don't use it anyway.

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com.au
WAI Engineering
Sydney 2000
Australia

Ph: +61 418 203 229
Fax: +61 2 9622 0450
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increase calendar aging to 12 months

Posted: 07 Aug 2005 07:01 AM PDT

Thank you. I got it and documented it

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
 

No LSI option on Office 2003 Pro install

Posted: 06 Aug 2005 09:52 AM PDT

Hi Steve,

If you still have the MSOcache folder, is it empty?
It can be deleted in a variety of ways including using
Windows Disk cleanup utility.

You may want to try deleting the MSOCache folder then
restart and install or use the LIS Source tool you mentioned
following the link at the bottom of this FAQ on the Local
Install Source.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830168&FR=1

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<<"Steve Miller" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I had folder options set to show hidden files and for searching as well, and
it is not there. EIther way, office isnt seeing it, bringing us back to
square one. >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

CAN'T FIND INSTALLED VERSION OF MS OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ED 2003

Posted: 05 Aug 2005 11:01 PM PDT

No, I didn't. After I posted my question, I reviewed some ot the other
questions & answers and started to think this might be the problem. Thank
you - I can now stop scratching!

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
 

Complete Uninstall (Wipe) of Office 2003

Posted: 05 Aug 2005 08:41 AM PDT

Hi Sandy,
 

I'm not sure what you mean by "a piece of the old Office 2000 appears in
the new installation"? What does that mean exactly? It could be a
%UserProfile% issue, but we won't know until you've clarified.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Office 2003 Crash

Posted: 04 Aug 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Hi Brian,
 

Who told you to do this??
 

Your Frontpage files and email will almost certainly be OK. You can
check your Frontpage files by browsing the web location with Windows
Explorer - you should see some text files with an *.htm extension.

Try to Uninstall the whole of Office and re-install, if that won't work,
try Uninstall followed by the Windows Installer Clenup Utility, then
re-install.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Can you get a virus from downloading

Posted: 04 Aug 2005 08:06 PM PDT

1)Since Office2003 requires activation you wont be able to, as it is
allready activated.
2) If the PC from which copy was taken has a virus it is quite possible it
was passed on
3) It depends exactly what file NAV was reporting as suspect, and the msg it
gave

"Wendy" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How to buy product key online

Posted: 04 Aug 2005 07:04 PM PDT

Not all trial versions can be converted online to perpetual
versions. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to
convert an Office 2003 Trial edition to a full retail edition"
and http://www.microsoft.com/office/trial/convert.mspx for more
information.

frankiefiveangels wrote:
 

where is powerpoint in 2000

Posted: 04 Aug 2005 06:36 PM PDT

If that is the case, then you will need to purchase the stand-alone version of Microsoft PowerPoint or an
Edition of Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft PowerPoint (see links below).

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/compare.mspx#EEAA
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/prodinfo/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/howtobuy/default.mspx



If you just need to view Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations (.ppt files), Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Shows
(.pps files) or Microsoft PowerPoint Templates (.pot files), then all you need is the Microsoft PowerPoint
Viewer.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=428D5727-43AB-4F24-90B7-A94784AF71A4&displaylang=en



If you are running Windows 95 or are having trouble installing/running Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003, use
the older version:

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7c404e8e-5513-46c4-aa4f-058a84a37df1&DisplayLang=en




"garfield-n-odie" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Reinstalling office after laptop stolen

Posted: 04 Aug 2005 11:32 AM PDT

Then install, reactivate, phone if required

"kermit ellis" <net> wrote in message
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de-activate 
with 

Change Administrative Install Path

Posted: 03 Aug 2005 12:10 PM PDT

Hi Philippe,
 

Is this the only problem now, did you solve everything else?

I'm not sure of the proper way to check product GUIDs, but I have done
it in the past using a combination of MSI log files and the registry.
e.g. here's my home computer registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\904000001E872 D116BF00006799C897E

Under this key it says:

PackageCode:
E7E5BD6FEA6EC0847A5FA062C0E4CF8D

PruductName:
Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium

Now let's look at HKLM:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}

InstallSource:
D:\Office\o2kadm\

UninstallString:
MsiExec.exe /I{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}

So with this information we can quickly check each machine to see which
product is installed.

All you need to do is make sure there's a valid installation source for
each incarnation that exists on the clients.

If it gets too complicated, just create a brand new AIP with all latest
patches and start blasting it out overnight 50 machines at a time.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

setup won't run

Posted: 03 Aug 2005 10:08 AM PDT

It can be found in the root directory of the CD.

In other words, if D:\ is your CD drive, then autorun.inf can be found in
D:\


Of course, you'll need to insert the Microsoft Office 2003 CD into your CD
drive first.

Click Start (a.k.a. the "Start Menu"), point to Programs, then Accessories,
and click on Notepad.

If you do not see Accessories or Notepad in the list, go to the bottom of
the list and click on the double arrow to show all items.

In Notepad, go to File (in the menu bar) and choose Open...

At the very top of the Open dialog box is the text "Look in:" and a
selection list.

Select your CD drive which has the Microsoft Office 2003 CD inserted from
the list (most likely "D:")

Now at the very bottom of the dialog, find where it says "Files of type:"
and choose "All Files" from the list.

Just above "Files of type:", you'll see "File name:" and a text box with the
text "*.txt" in it.

Using your mouse, highlight "*.txt" and type "*.inf" (without the quotes)
and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.

Now all you should see are some folders on the CD and 1 file named "autorun"
(or "autorun.inf"). Double-click on that file within the Open dialog box.


To open the setup file which is indicated in the autorun file, minimize all
open programs by clicking the "_" in the upper right corner of each window.
Double-click on "My Computer" and then double-click on your CD drive icon
which has the Microsoft Office 2003 CD inserted.

Be sure that you close any other open programs by clicking the "X" in the
upper right corner of each window OR by choosing Exit from the File menu
before running the setup program. This includes virus scanners too.

In addition, you will need to log in as an Administrator to run the setup
program.

Find the file and double-click on it.

After Microsoft Office 2003 is installed (and Windows restarted if needed),
remain logged in as Administrator and run each program installed to accecpt
the EULA (End User License Agreement) and activate the software (via
internet if possible).



"Horatio Vallerro" <microsoft.com> wrote in
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What is the difference

Posted: 02 Aug 2005 11:08 PM PDT

Timothy L wrote:
 

Yes, and this has to be the most bizarre decision ever made by Microsoft!

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Office Apps all Screwed Up!

Posted: 02 Aug 2005 07:21 PM PDT

Try installing Office using the Setup program,
not the MSI directly. You may want to try a
repair reinstall from the Office listing in
Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel
but that may not set all of the registry entries
correctly.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011401921033.aspx

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<<"ibeetb" <com> wrote in message news:phx.gbl...
using the msi....sorry not the cd. When I run the diagnostics for my System,
it tells me that I have no Excel or Word installed. This creates a problem
because other apps that have links to Excel, Word wont work because it can;t
find it.But Excel and Word ARE installed because I use them everyday! Go
figure >>

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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

Office 2003 Volume License

Posted: 02 Aug 2005 01:41 PM PDT

"Gerry Hickman" <co.uk> wrote 

I suppose that's true. I just needed the easiest way to install office
standard that was still compliant with our volume license agreement with MS.

Brian

Installation files

Posted: 02 Aug 2005 03:45 AM PDT

http://tinyurl.com/az88m
Pay no attention to Evadne Cake.She gets her kicks treating others poorly
and laughing at their questions and misfortunes in these newsgroups.
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
IFC

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Can I install "some" Office 2000 components onto existing Office installation

Posted: 01 Aug 2005 04:53 PM PDT

Ern... wrote:
 

If it was me, I'd uninstall everything related to Works and Office
before installing Office 2000, otherwise you're setting yourself up for
a typical home-user mess. Note that Dell won't care if it goes wrong
though, and the only option would be the Dell restore CD which would
wipe everything and set it back to factory defaults.

--
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

Starting out?

Posted: 01 Aug 2005 08:07 AM PDT

If you're referring to the office shortcut, it doesn't use much resource,
and may assist with the usage of Office.
You don't mention your o/s, but it would help having 512mb of sys memory.
Books: - browse in a shop to select the one that best meets your needs

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Installed 2003 Pro. OEM over Office 2000 Pro. on second computer

Posted: 01 Aug 2005 07:38 AM PDT

Hi,

Sounds like you used the wrong type of CD, but anyway, you should never
"upgrade" Microsoft Office. Always Uninstall then Re-Install.

I guess you're going to buy the retail anyway...

Fast.DC5 wrote:
 


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Gerry Hickman (London UK)