Actually MS articles are not written too well. When you take all the clutter
the instructions are no so bad.
OFF97: How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97 on Windows XP, Windows
Me, and Windows 2000.
This is my revamp. I think it's correct:
How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97 on Windows XP, Windows Me, and
Windows 2000
Notes: Service Release SR1 and SR2b are associated with Office 97.
Instructions to remove SR1 is contained in article KB 176823. SR2b is
integrated into Office 97 and so is removed whenever Office 97 or individual
components are removed. SR1 is removed after Office 97 has been completely
removed. (SR2b should always be run after changes are made to the
installation of Office 97.)
To remove Office 97 from other Windows operating systems see KB 158658 and
KB 176823.
Warning: If Outlook Express 98 is installed, you must remove it before
removing Office 97. This may be accomplished by using Microsoft Office
Removal Wizard.
a) Using Add/Removal Program Utility
1. If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
If you are using Microsoft Windows XP, click Start and then click Control
Panel.
2. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows Me, double-click Add/Remove
Programs. If you are using Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs. In the
list of installed programs, click Microsoft Office 97, and then click
Change/Remove. If you installed Microsoft Office from a CD, you are prompted
to insert the first CD. If a dialog box displays a message that states that
programs are running, quit the programs, and then click OK.
3. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Remove All.
4. When you are prompted to remove shared components, click Remove All.
b) Further Manual Removal of Folders and Files
Warning: If you have other programs, such as Microsoft Project or Microsoft
Publisher, installed in the Microsoft Office folder, if you delete the
Microsoft Office folder, you may need to reinstall these programs.
Some of the files located in the folders to be removed may contain macros,
templates, or other customisations that you may want to save. You should
back up these files, so that you can restore them after you reinstall
Office. They include the following:
Normal.dot
Custom.dic
*.xlb
Personal.xls
Blank.pot
*.pst
*.pab
*.acl except Mso97.acl
Deleting the Microsoft Office folder also deletes the Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart folder, which may contain personal
files. Ensure that all personal files are removed from this folder before
you delete it.
Deleting the Microsoft Office folder deletes the Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates folder, which may contain personal templates. Ensure that
all personal files, including custom macros, are removed from this folder
before you delete it.
1. In Windows Explorer, delete these folders:
x:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
x:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Vba
x:\Program Files\Common Files\ODBC
x:\Windows\Temp\Vbe
where x is the drive letter to which Microsoft Office 97 is installed
2. In Windows Explorer, delete the files in the following folders.
NOTE: username is the name of the user who is logged on to the computer. If
multiple users log on to the computer using different user names, each user
has separate .acl and .pcb files. All of these files can be deleted.
Windows Folder
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Artgalry.cag
Exchng.ini
Mso97.acl
<username>.acl
<username>.pcb
Windows\System Folder
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accwiz.dll
cnfnot32.exe
comdlg16.ocx
commtb32.dll
convdsn.exe
docobj.dll
drvssrvr.hlp
emsabp32.dll
emsmdb32.dll
emsui32.dll
emsuix32.dll
etexch32.dll
fm20.dll
fm20enu.dll
hlinkprx.dll
iso88591.trn
jetdef35.hlp
jeterr35.cnt
jeterr35.hlp
jetsql35.cnt
jetsql35.hlp
mapiform.vbx
mapifvbx.tlb
mapisvc.cnt
minet32.dll
misc2.srg
mlctrl.dll
mscal.cnt
mscal.dep
mscal.hlp
mscal.ocx
msexcl35.dll
msforms.twd
msfs32.dll
msjet35.dll
msjint35.dll
msjter35.dll
msothunk.dll
msrd2x35.dll
msrepl35.dll
msriched.vbx
msstkprp.dll
mstext35.dll
msxbse35.dll
norweg.trn
oc25.dll
riched.dll
pcdlib32.dll
picstore.dll
pubdlg.dll
swedish.trn
vaen2.dll
system.mdw
threed16.ocx
usascii.trn
vaen21.olb
vb40016.dll
vb4en16.dll
wmsui.dll
ven2232.olb
winsspi.dll
Windows\Fonts Folder (optional)
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Arialn.ttf
Arialnb.ttf
Arialnbi.ttf
Arialni.ttf
Ariblk.ttf
Bookos.ttf
Bookosb.ttf
Bookosbi.ttf
Bookosi.ttf
Bssym1.ttf
Bssym2.ttf
Bssym3.ttf
Comic.ttf
Comicbd.ttf
Gara.ttf
Garabd.ttf
Garait.ttf
Hatten.ttf
Impact.ttf
Mapsym.ttf
Mtextra.ttf
Mtsorts.ttf
Outlook.ttf
c) Removal of Registry Entries
Click Start and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit and then click
OK.
Select the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0
With the key selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted
to delete this key, click Yes.
Delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000C0114-0000-0000-C000-
000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230322-172B-11D0-AD40-
00A0C90DC8D9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230327-172B-11D0-AD40-
00A0C90DC8D9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{812034D2-760F-11CF-9370-
00AA00B8BF00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.Actor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.ActorPreview
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{5B87B6F0-17C8-11D0-
AD41-00A0C90DC8D9}\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{812034D0-760F-11CF-
9370-00AA00B8BF00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{000204EF-0000-0000-
C000-000000000046}\3.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-
BDE5-00AA0044DE52}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Inbox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\SendNote
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MRT7ENU
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Msoc.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vba332.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vbe.dll
NOTE: On the following registry key, delete only the values that point to
the Mso97.dll, Vbe.dll, and Vba332.dll files.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ SharedDLLs\
NOTE: On the following registry keys, delete only the value that points to
the Mso97.dll file. Do not delete any other values.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Help
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VBA\VbeDllPath
HKEY_USERS\.Default\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0
Additional Information for Removing a "Run from CD" Installation
Select the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools
Then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter.
For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, delete any value that refers
to D:\Office or D:\OS.
Select the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs
Then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter and
the Office or OS folders. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D,
delete any value that refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.
