2007 Office SP1 is causing error 2908 when Office Applications run

[Mark Monoscalco]

Microsoft Update recently downloaded and installed 2007 Microsoft Office
Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1). After SP1 was installed, whenever I try to open
any Microsoft Office Suite application an installation process begins for
that application. The installation process encounters an error 2908 and the
installation cannot be completed. This has left me unable to use any of the
2007 Microsoft Office Suite applications.
My research into the causes of error 2908 leads me to believe that this is
related to Microsoft .Net Framework. I uninstalled the existing version of
Microsoft .Net Framework (version 1.1) and I also uninstalled Microsoft .Net
Framework version 1.1 Hotfix. I downloaded and installed Microsoft .Net
Framework version 3.0. This did not eliminate the error.
I uninstalled 2007 Microsoft Office Suite and then reinstalled it using my
Microsoft software CD ROM. I am now able to use the Microsoft Office Suite
applications but I will not be able to apply the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite
Service Pack 1 (SP1).
What do I need to do to be able to apply the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite
Service Pack 1 (SP1) without encountering the error 2908?

I am running Windows Vista Ultimate Version 6.0 (Build 6001: Service Pack 1)

 

[Peter Foldes]

See if this will help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

 

[Frank B Smith]

*** NOTE: The Windows Installer Clean Up Utility should not be used to
remove
the 2007 Microsoft Office System installation information. ***




See if this will help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301