Problems re-installing office 2003 on win 2000 (sp4) machine

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Ben

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Henk Jol · Dec 9, 2005

Ben Tupper schreef:

The problem most likely is that there are still some remnants of the
previous installation embedded in the Registry. The Microsoft utilities
don't do a very good job of removing these. You can manually edit and purge
the Registry (very dangerous), or you can download a shareware program
called RegVac, which isn't perfect, but does a much better job than the MS
programs. For tips on editing the Registry you can do a Google search for
"Registry Hacks." There are also good instructions on editing the Registry
in the Symantec NAV knowledge base. Not directly relevant to Office 2003,
but a good general outline on how to approach the Registry. Make a good
system backup before you begin.

Good luck!

Well i am not such a good 'back up maker' anymore, because former
crashes were never solved by the several backups i used to make. Bad
behaviour, i know ;-)

But the install-problem is solved by doing exactly what you describe. It
took some times, working safely, but after 10 times using a regcleaner
(i used regseeker) cleaning and looking up entries with the word
'office' in it, suddenly office 2k3 installed again. Hurray!

(btw. the first time using regseeker-cleanup I ended up with 2000
entries to remove, an absolute record for me)

thanks!
Henk Jol

Ben Tupper · Dec 9, 2005