office 2007 uninstalled, but cannot install new 2007

[christos]

I had the beta of 2007 on my pc here, and once downloaded a patch released
for it.

I got a copy from work of the full version, but it refuses to install.
"Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):
The 2007 Microsoft Office system does not support upgrading from a
prerelease version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You must first
uninstall any prerelease versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system
products and associated technologies.
Correct the issue(s) listed above and re-run setup. "

What I did was uninstall it from my control panel, then I rebooted my system
before trying to install it, but I still get this same error.

I went here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927222

But I cannot find any of these extra things anywhere in my control panel.

Also, http://office.microsoft.com is 404'ing when I tried to access it just
now. (Fyi in case an MS person reads this thread)

Thanks for any help!

 

[Vasu]

Follow the steps given in this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218
to remove the beta versions manually
Then you'll be able to install full version.


thanks
vasudev

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