Unfortunately registry cleaners are known to completely screw up the system.
What damage has occurred? Are you merely trying to update your office program?
Office 2003 Update fails to install with error 0x80070643
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=42&ln=en&IsMu=False
You receive error 0x80070643 when you are installing Office 2003 Updates. Updates fail to
install because ose service is disabled or cannot be started. Applicable Office versions:
Office 2003
You cannot install an Office 2003 service pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884298
Step 2: Re-create the path of the original installation source in the registry
Especially for 80070643 if a registry cleaner is used
You receive an "Error 80070643" error message when you try to update Office 2003 by using
Software Update Services
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903772
0x80070643 Error - If you've recently used a registry cleaner then follow Peter Foldes
Advice:-
Use the following fix below. Please post back with result
1st Rename Office subkeys
Note: Removing the following registry keys may reset customized user
settings for your Microsoft Office programs.
1. Close all the applications.
2. Click on Start->Run, type in REGEDIT and click on OK.
3. Locate and select the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0
4. Right click on 11.0 and rename them to Old11.
5. Close the Registry Editor.
2nd. Detect and Repair Office 2003
1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Change/Remove Programs on the left pane.
4. Highlight Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 on the right pane and click
Change.
5. Insert the correct version of CD when it requires.
6. Select "Reinstall and Repair" and click Next.
7. Select "Detect and Repair errors in my Office installation".
8. Click Install and wait the process to end.
3rd. Install the Updates
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Peter
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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
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How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon
| Yes in fact I did just that and screwed my computer up even further. I spent
| the whole day with Dell Connect today on the phone and computer. I still
| can't get it to work.
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| Amalina52
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| "TaurArian" wrote:
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| > Complaints Department for MS -
| >
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527
| >
| > BTW - have you used a registry cleaner lately?
| >
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| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
| > ====================================
| > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| >
http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
| > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
| > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon
| >
| >
| > | > | Well it looks as if I am not the only one here who is having a problem with
| > | downloading updates. It would be nice if Microsft would take a look at the
| > | group problem and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!! What is their problem? I am
| > | buying a MAC computer next time.
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| > | Amalina52
| >
| >
| >
