
07-02-2009, 12:50 PM
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| Re: Reinstalling Microsoft Office 2003 http://tinyurl.com/ltp6xt
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"Brian F" <Brian.F.3upfrd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:Brian.F.3upfrd@DoNotSpam.com...
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> I recently had a problem where another program, Dragon
> NaturallySpeaking, caused an issue with Microsoft Word. I was forced to
> uninstall the Microsoft Office suite through the add/remove programs
> function. I then went to reinstall the office suite. The product key
> was entered, and the installation began. At about 5% on a progress bar,
> the program was looking for the cabinet file L2561403.cab. I then got
> the message that that required installation file could not be found, and
> to insert my installation disk. Of course, it was loading off of the
> installation disk.
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> I attempted to copy the installation disk onto my hard drive, but when
> it got to the same file L2561403.cab, it told me it could not be copied,
> and the copying programs ceased. I can find the file when exploring the
> installation disk, but during installation or the copying process, it
> cannot be found.
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> I also looked, and there are files associated with office 2003 still on
> the computer, even though I removed it. If I go into program files,
> Microsoft Office, Office 11, there are files in there. If I find the
> WinWord.exe icon and double-click it, Microsoft Word 2003 opens, but
> then I get a message "Microsoft office Word has not been installed for
> the current user. Please run setup to install the application." the
> same thing happens with PowerPoint and Excel. The program opens up, but
> then I get the error message that it has not been installed.
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> I tried downloading and using the Microsoft uninstall install utility.
> But when I run it, the Microsoft office suite does not appear in the
> list of programs installed.
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> So I'm stuck with files on my system that can't be used, and can't
> install my office suite programs. Can anybody out there help me? At
> this point, I have downloaded and am using open office. But it bugs me
> that I paid for the office suite, and can't reinstall it, after
> following instructions on how to remove programs.
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