Problem with Update from Office 2003 Beta 2 to Gold version

[Dirk Grunewald]

I have a problem with the update from Office 2003 Beta 2
(german) to the final version of Office 2003 (german).

After the Update, some applications, e.g. Outlook, show
on the splash screen, that the software is an unpublished
work.
I also tried to remove the whole installation and
reinstall the final version with the same result.

An update from Office XP to Office 2003 final doesn't
show this effect.

Please inform me, how to fix this problem, or how to
remove the whole Office 2003 installation compelety, so
that I can run a fresh install.

Thanks!
Dirk Grunewald

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

This issue is known to happen when upgrading from the Beta to the released
version. The versions are actually the gold versions but the splash screen
does not get updated. It is only cosmetic.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Dirk Grunewald <[email protected]> asked:

| I have a problem with the update from Office 2003 Beta 2
| (german) to the final version of Office 2003 (german).
|
| After the Update, some applications, e.g. Outlook, show
| on the splash screen, that the software is an unpublished
| work.
| I also tried to remove the whole installation and
| reinstall the final version with the same result.
|
| An update from Office XP to Office 2003 final doesn't
| show this effect.
|
| Please inform me, how to fix this problem, or how to
| remove the whole Office 2003 installation compelety, so
| that I can run a fresh install.
|
| Thanks!
| Dirk Grunewald

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dirk,

As Milly points out it's a remnant of the beta.

If the reinstall/reboot didn't work shutdown all
of your Office apps and you can then use
Start=>Run=>Regedit and delete this key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\<app>\UserInfo
(export a copy of the key first from RegEdit)

When you restart Word you should be prompted for your
name and initials.

Let us know how this works for you.

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I have a problem with the update from Office 2003 Beta 2
(german) to the final version of Office 2003 (german).

After the Update, some applications, e.g. Outlook, show
on the splash screen, that the software is an unpublished
work.
I also tried to remove the whole installation and
reinstall the final version with the same result.

An update from Office XP to Office 2003 final doesn't
show this effect.

Please inform me, how to fix this problem, or how to
remove the whole Office 2003 installation compelety, so
that I can run a fresh install.

Thanks!
Dirk Grunewald >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp