Office XP won't load after upgrading from 98SE to XP Pro

[mstenzel]

I installed Win XP Pro over 98SE on a notebook given to me by my employer. The previous owner had istalled MS Office XP. When I try to open one of the apps, I get an error saying that "Microsoft Excel (or Word, etc.) has not been installed for the current user...please re-install." This isn't an attempt to share the software as I'm pretty sure the originals are just gone

Problem: I don't have the Office XP disks to re-install.

Is there any workaround?
Thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Contact your employer to get the disks.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, mstenzel asked:

| I installed Win XP Pro over 98SE on a notebook given to me by my
| employer. The previous owner had istalled MS Office XP. When I try
| to open one of the apps, I get an error saying that "Microsoft Excel
| (or Word, etc.) has not been installed for the current user...please
| re-install." This isn't an attempt to share the software as I'm
| pretty sure the originals are just gone.
|
| Problem: I don't have the Office XP disks to re-install.
|
| Is there any workaround?
| Thanks.

 

[CS]

I installed Win XP Pro over 98SE on a notebook given to me by my employer. The previous owner had istalled MS Office XP. When I try to open one of the apps, I get an error saying that "Microsoft Excel (or Word, etc.) has not been installed for the current user...please re-install." This isn't an attempt to share the software as I'm pretty sure the originals are just gone.

Problem: I don't have the Office XP disks to re-install.

Is there any workaround?
Thanks.

Then you better find someone who has the disks - because Office XP is
not going to work until you reinstall it properly in XP in order for
the registry to be updated. No work around that I know of.