You need the administrative version of this update

[Rags]

I have just installed a new OEM version of MS Office 2003. I am on Windows
SP service pack 2. I did the automatic update on the ms office site and
got the following message:
You need the administrative version of this update due to previously
installed administrative updates.
I am the only owner of this software and my desktop and portable
computers are networked together. I haven't installed any previous updates
to this program. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I tried looking at
the knowledge base article which said that the solution was to go to the
resource kit which did not tell me in a way I could understand how to
proceed. I tried downloading the software manually, but it would not
install.
I do not know how to proceed. Help would be much appreciated.



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[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, Rags,

Did you go to this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/2k3updt.htm

And download the administrative versions of updates you need?

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Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office

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I have just installed a new OEM version of MS Office 2003. I am on Windows
SP service pack 2. I did the automatic update on the ms office site and
got the following message:
You need the administrative version of this update due to previously
installed administrative updates.
I am the only owner of this software and my desktop and portable
computers are networked together. I haven't installed any previous updates
to this program. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I tried looking at
the knowledge base article which said that the solution was to go to the
resource kit which did not tell me in a way I could understand how to
proceed. I tried downloading the software manually, but it would not
install.
I do not know how to proceed. Help would be much appreciated.



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http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...f00421c7e76f&dg=microsoft.public.officeupdate

 

[Rags]

Thanks for your response. Actually, I had tried that and it didn't work,
but downloading the full update did.
Ruth