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OK, I finally found the fix for many of the problems with Office 2003
installs and errors. I fought this problem for 4 days, and what I got from
MS assistance was not much help.
Among other errors I was getting:
1. Could not reinstall Office
2. Could not uninstall Office
3. Could not repair Office nor Frontpage 2003
4. Getting Windows Installer popups referencing various missing files, such
as OUTLFLTR.MSP and MAINSP1OP.MSP.
5. Tried the often suggested method of using the Windows Installer Cleanup
tool, which did not work.
After 3 hours of Googling I found the fix for most of these problems. Be
aware that it involves a lot of registry editing, but it did fix ALL of my
problems:
Here is the link to the original post:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#be45f7c71a18f0ed
That covers about 3 lines, so probably won't work.
Here is the fix as posted in that message below. Make sure you backup your
registry first, if you make a mistake you are doomed.:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding Microsoft Office
Setup and for choosing Microsoft Online Support. My name
is Jack and I will be assisting you with this service
request.
According to the case log, I understand this issue to be:
You cannot check for Office updates online and get the
following Web page:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010404541033
We will work together on this issue throughout the course
of this case. If I have misunderstood your concern,
please let me know.
Based on my experience, this issue is mostly caused
by .MSP files are corrupted or missing.
Windows Installer patch files (.
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
..
To resolve the issue, we need to manually delete all the
registry keys for Office. I understand the whole process
can be time consuming but they are crucial for us to
effectively resolve this situation. I have handled a
number of similar cases in the past, and we have solved
the problem in the manner I have suggested. Please work
with me by trying the troubleshooting steps and we will
resolve this problem together. Your time and efforts are
greatly appreciated. To do this, follow the steps below:
NOTE:
If you have Project 2003 installed, please do not perform
the following steps!
Please ensure you have the Office installation CD on your
hand before performing following steps.
Warning: The following steps contain information about
modifying the registry. If you use Registry Editor
incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result
from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: The following steps will not hurt or delete your
email data and Office documents.
(a) Quit all running programs, especially the Antivirus
and firewall application.
(b) Click Start menu-> Run, type "regedit" (without the
quotation marks) in the Open box and press Enter.
(c) Delete the following registry keys if they exist:
How to locate a Key
For example, HKEY_CURRENT_USER is the key, and everything
that follows the first backslash (\) is the subkey.
The keys and subkeys are listed in a folder tree in the
left pane of Registry Editor. As in Windows Explorer, in
the left pane of Registry Editor, if a key or subkey
contains subkeys, a plus sign (+) appears next to the
folder icon for that key. If you click the plus sign, the
folder expands, and subfolders, representing the subkeys,
appear under it.
To locate the registry key "
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office ", follow
these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then
click OK.
2. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
3. Expand SOFTWARE to expand it.
4. Expand Microsoft.
5. Click Office.
You can refer to the jackshuai01.jpg attachment for more
information on how to expand the key.
(NOTE: Please locate the following keys in the left pane
of Registry Editor and then DELETE them if they exist.)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\904.
(Note: 904... means all registry keys beginning with 904,
for example:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\9040820900063D11C8EF0
0054038389C
Some of these registry keys may not be present. This
does not matter; carry on with the next one.)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Components
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\90
4...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\90
4...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Patches
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Installer\Products\904.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Components
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\904
.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\904
.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Patches
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Installer\Products\904.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{00XXX409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
Note: Please delete all the registry keys under the
above "Uninstall" key similar to :{00XXX409-78E1-11D2-
B60F-006097C998E7},{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
or {9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
(NOTE: XXX means 3 digitals)
(d) Quit Registry Editor.
(e) Rename the "Microsoft Office" to "Microsoft Office
OLD", "OfficeUpdate" "OfficeUpdate OLD" to
and "OfficeUpdate11" to "OfficeUpdate11 OLD" folders
located in the "C:\Program Files" folder if they exist.
(f) Click Start menu-> Run, type "%Temp%" (without the
quotation marks) in the Open box and press Enter.
(g) Empty the %Temp% folder.
(h) Empty the Recycle Bin.
(i) Restart your computer and install a full version of
Office. Then, go to Office Product Updates Web site to
check for all available updates:
http://www.officeupdate.com/ProductUpdates/default.aspx
I hope the steps above are helpful. It's my pleasure to
work with you. Thanks for your time and cooperation, and
if anything is unclear, feel free to let me know. I am
very happy to be of assistance.
Best regards,
Jack Shuai
Online Support Professional
installs and errors. I fought this problem for 4 days, and what I got from
MS assistance was not much help.
Among other errors I was getting:
1. Could not reinstall Office
2. Could not uninstall Office
3. Could not repair Office nor Frontpage 2003
4. Getting Windows Installer popups referencing various missing files, such
as OUTLFLTR.MSP and MAINSP1OP.MSP.
5. Tried the often suggested method of using the Windows Installer Cleanup
tool, which did not work.
After 3 hours of Googling I found the fix for most of these problems. Be
aware that it involves a lot of registry editing, but it did fix ALL of my
problems:
Here is the link to the original post:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#be45f7c71a18f0ed
That covers about 3 lines, so probably won't work.
Here is the fix as posted in that message below. Make sure you backup your
registry first, if you make a mistake you are doomed.:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding Microsoft Office
Setup and for choosing Microsoft Online Support. My name
is Jack and I will be assisting you with this service
request.
According to the case log, I understand this issue to be:
You cannot check for Office updates online and get the
following Web page:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010404541033
We will work together on this issue throughout the course
of this case. If I have misunderstood your concern,
please let me know.
Based on my experience, this issue is mostly caused
by .MSP files are corrupted or missing.
Windows Installer patch files (.
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
..
To resolve the issue, we need to manually delete all the
registry keys for Office. I understand the whole process
can be time consuming but they are crucial for us to
effectively resolve this situation. I have handled a
number of similar cases in the past, and we have solved
the problem in the manner I have suggested. Please work
with me by trying the troubleshooting steps and we will
resolve this problem together. Your time and efforts are
greatly appreciated. To do this, follow the steps below:
NOTE:
If you have Project 2003 installed, please do not perform
the following steps!
Please ensure you have the Office installation CD on your
hand before performing following steps.
Warning: The following steps contain information about
modifying the registry. If you use Registry Editor
incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result
from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: The following steps will not hurt or delete your
email data and Office documents.
(a) Quit all running programs, especially the Antivirus
and firewall application.
(b) Click Start menu-> Run, type "regedit" (without the
quotation marks) in the Open box and press Enter.
(c) Delete the following registry keys if they exist:
How to locate a Key
For example, HKEY_CURRENT_USER is the key, and everything
that follows the first backslash (\) is the subkey.
The keys and subkeys are listed in a folder tree in the
left pane of Registry Editor. As in Windows Explorer, in
the left pane of Registry Editor, if a key or subkey
contains subkeys, a plus sign (+) appears next to the
folder icon for that key. If you click the plus sign, the
folder expands, and subfolders, representing the subkeys,
appear under it.
To locate the registry key "
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office ", follow
these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then
click OK.
2. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
3. Expand SOFTWARE to expand it.
4. Expand Microsoft.
5. Click Office.
You can refer to the jackshuai01.jpg attachment for more
information on how to expand the key.
(NOTE: Please locate the following keys in the left pane
of Registry Editor and then DELETE them if they exist.)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\904.
(Note: 904... means all registry keys beginning with 904,
for example:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\9040820900063D11C8EF0
0054038389C
Some of these registry keys may not be present. This
does not matter; carry on with the next one.)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Components
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\90
4...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\90
4...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Patches
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Installer\Products\904.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Components
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\904
.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\904
.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Patches
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Installer\Products\904.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{00XXX409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall\{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
Note: Please delete all the registry keys under the
above "Uninstall" key similar to :{00XXX409-78E1-11D2-
B60F-006097C998E7},{9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
or {9XXX0409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
(NOTE: XXX means 3 digitals)
(d) Quit Registry Editor.
(e) Rename the "Microsoft Office" to "Microsoft Office
OLD", "OfficeUpdate" "OfficeUpdate OLD" to
and "OfficeUpdate11" to "OfficeUpdate11 OLD" folders
located in the "C:\Program Files" folder if they exist.
(f) Click Start menu-> Run, type "%Temp%" (without the
quotation marks) in the Open box and press Enter.
(g) Empty the %Temp% folder.
(h) Empty the Recycle Bin.
(i) Restart your computer and install a full version of
Office. Then, go to Office Product Updates Web site to
check for all available updates:
http://www.officeupdate.com/ProductUpdates/default.aspx
I hope the steps above are helpful. It's my pleasure to
work with you. Thanks for your time and cooperation, and
if anything is unclear, feel free to let me know. I am
very happy to be of assistance.
Best regards,
Jack Shuai
Online Support Professional