I have Office XP installed on my Vista Home Premium computer. I had tried to
install Office 2007 prior to Office XP, but the install could not get past
the translator files, it would not drill down in the folder where the
translator files are located.

So, first, there was just a patch which I think related to this problem, I
saw in various forums that a lot of people had this problem with installing
Office 2007 and getting stuck at the same point . Am I correct about the
patch? Or is there a way to get to the translator files?

If so, can I install Office 2007 over Office XP, or do i need to remove
Office XP, and, if so, do I need to edit the registry to get rid of all
traces of Offcie XP?

Thanks.