Cannot uninstall Office2K cause can't find original CD

[Larry D]

I had to reinstall the OS, Windows 2K, on a PC that has Office 2K installed
on it. Some of the registry setting must be hosed cause it runs the
installer everytime I open an Office product. If I try to uninstall Office2K
is asks for the original CD, which I cannot seem to find. I did upgrade to
OfficeXP, but the Add/Remove in Control Panel still shows Office 2k is
installed. The question is how can you uninstall Office when it insists on
the original install CD?
TIA

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can contact MS for a replacement media:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/phone.asp?sd=gn

If it's an OEM copy (provided with the PC) you
may need to contact that PC supplier for the media.

Hope this helps.



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Having searched the archives,
Larry D <[email protected]> typed:
| I had to reinstall the OS, Windows 2K, on a PC that has Office 2K
| installed on it. Some of the registry setting must be hosed cause it
| runs the installer everytime I open an Office product. If I try to
| uninstall Office2K is asks for the original CD, which I cannot seem
| to find. I did upgrade to OfficeXP, but the Add/Remove in Control
| Panel still shows Office 2k is installed. The question is how can you
| uninstall Office when it insists on the original install CD?
| TIA

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Larry,

If the installation is intact you can uninstall
Office 2000 or later from Add/Remove Programs in
the Windows control panel. If it's damaged, it
can be more involved
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=219423

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That is one possibility, but is a time consuming process and does not answer
the question posed. How can I get Windows to uninstall Office if I do not
have the CD on hand? >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*