Missing file: wordret.msi

[Alex]

I am having a similar problem to Dumana's. I cannot install updates (Office
Service Pack 3) because of a missing file, wordret.msi. This file can't be
located on my hard drive or on my Office 2000 Premium SR-1 CD, and using the
"Detect and Repair" function on MS Word (as recommended on the Assistance
page of the MS website) didn't help. I don't have Microsoft Works installed
on my computer, and there is no separate listing for MS Word on the "Add or
Remove Programs" list of the Control Panel. I can't figure out what to do -
could somebody please help?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Alex,

It sounds like there may have been at one time a copy of MS Works suite or Word installed. Use Start=>Search on your hard drive to
see how many instances of (not shortcuts to) Winword.exe it locates.

You may want to use the MS Installer Cleanup utility to remove the tracks of a separate MS Word installation from the registry and
then to repair the Office isntallation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/en-us?FR=1

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I am having a similar problem to Dumana's. I cannot install updates (Office
Service Pack 3) because of a missing file, wordret.msi. This file can't be
located on my hard drive or on my Office 2000 Premium SR-1 CD, and using the
"Detect and Repair" function on MS Word (as recommended on the Assistance
page of the MS website) didn't help. I don't have Microsoft Works installed
on my computer, and there is no separate listing for MS Word on the "Add or
Remove Programs" list of the Control Panel. I can't figure out what to do -
could somebody please help? >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[cwpi]

I've tried everything suggested and nothing has fixed the problem:
Windows configures Microsoft Word 2002, then I get error 1706, then it
asks to install Microsoft Works Suite 2002 disk 1, then it asks for Word
2002 and now it asks that I install Windows XP Professional CD even
though I don't have that on my computer (I have Home Edition).

Any other ideas? Help!!!

 

[Peter Foldes]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA011185721033.aspx

 

[cwpi]

Hi Peter:
I would say thanks but you wouldn't believe what I had to do to just
check your message. I can no longer click on a link and have it work.
I had to cut and paste. The worst problem is that I cut and pasted the
link you gave me to microsoft but the error I get states "webpage
unavailable". I've tried several times and can't get it to work. Paula

 

[Peter Foldes]

IE8 installed ? Uninstall IE8 and revert to IE7


Uninstalling IE8
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/