need to uninstall office 2003

Every time I launch OE or IE, the MS Office 2003 installer wants
to run. I don't want Office 2003 on my system. How do I kill
the installation from getting triggered when I use OE and IE?

I tried uninstalling the Office 2003 .msi manually via "run
installer", but XP complains that "the package does not exist",
or something like that. I followed most of the steps in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/, and then I deleted all
the OFFICE11 directories and most of the references to it in the
registry.

I also tried the Office Removal Kit, but that didn't work either.

Short of trying to located an Office 2003 CD and actually
installing 2003 and then uninstalling it, is there a way to stop
the installation from getting prompted in the first place?

Oggy said the following on 10/27/2009 11:17 PM:
Every time I launch OE or IE, the MS Office 2003 installer wants to
run. I don't want Office 2003 on my system. How do I kill the
installation from getting triggered when I use OE and IE?

I forgot to clarify.. it's Office 2003 Small Business. It was
part of a preload on a Dell desktop. It was most likely a trial
version, but I am not sure.

Well if you are trying to manuall uninstall theres no point in using a kb
article which is applicable to Office 2007

This utility may go some way to helping, but it wont remove the 2003
registry entries
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

"Oggy" wrote in message
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Oggy said the following on 10/27/2009 11:17 PM:
Every time I launch OE or IE, the MS Office 2003 installer wants to run.
I don't want Office 2003 on my system. How do I kill the installation
from getting triggered when I use OE and IE?

I forgot to clarify.. it's Office 2003 Small Business. It was part of a
preload on a Dell desktop. It was most likely a trial version, but I am
not sure.

DL said the following on 10/28/2009 8:03 AM:

Well if you are trying to manuall uninstall theres no point in
using a kb article which is applicable to Office 2007

I realized that. But searched for "remove 2003" and the MS site
pointed me that article.


This utility may go some way to helping, but it wont remove
the 2003 registry entries
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301


I had tried that at the very start. It made absolutely no
difference. All it does, as it describes, is attempt to cleanup
the various aspects of installation so that a clean install can
proceed.

It was only through my many scouring of the registry that I now
have a clean prompt to install Office 2003. Before, all I was
getting was a "Windows intaller..." pop-up with no other
information on what was triggering that or what it was wanting to
install.

Dell does not seem to provide separate Office 2003 discs. And I
am not excited about reinstalling the OS system (+Dell apps and
utilities) just to be able to delete O2K3.

Meanwhile, I tracked down an Office 2003 S&T Trial DVD that was
designed for another computer. I also have an Office 2007 disc
that I hope will cooperate.

But.. if I could just kill the trigger for the installation
pop-up, that would be ideal.

After Add and Remove Programs, you might want to look into Internet
Explorer, TOOLSOPTIONSPROGRAMS, and make sure that IE is not calling
Office for stuff like editing HTML or composing email.

In the Add and Remove Programs, you will need to look for pretty obvious
stuff, like Office Installer, and variations of it.

There is an Installer Clean Up Utility (I don't remember the exact name)
that goes in and looks for installs and uninstalls that have gone badly for
one reason or another. It sounds as if you have a situation where this
utility might help you.

These are all pretty basic steps, but it looks as if you are well beyond
them. Or, it looks as if you're dangerous to have around a computer.
hehehe Sorry, it was funny in my head.

You say that you've deleted the Office11 folder. That means that you still
have a call in the Registry that is pointing there but there's nothing to
find because you deleted it. I'm not sure of the implications (I'm dangerous
to have around a computer sometimes, too.) but maybe a Registry search for
OFFICE11 might expose the call that isn't working.






"Oggy" wrote in message
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Every time I launch OE or IE, the MS Office 2003 installer wants to run.
I don't want Office 2003 on my system. How do I kill the installation
from getting triggered when I use OE and IE?

I tried uninstalling the Office 2003 .msi manually via "run installer",
but XP complains that "the package does not exist", or something like
that. I followed most of the steps in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/, and then I deleted all the
OFFICE11 directories and most of the references to it in the registry.

I also tried the Office Removal Kit, but that didn't work either.

Short of trying to located an Office 2003 CD and actually installing 2003
and then uninstalling it, is there a way to stop the installation from
getting prompted in the first place?

Jeff

There is an Installer Clean Up Utility (I don't remember the exact name)

This is the Installer Clean Up Utility that you mention and posted below is for your
record for future reference

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Works for Office 2003 but not for 2007

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Peter

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"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
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After Add and Remove Programs, you might want to look into Internet Explorer,
TOOLSOPTIONSPROGRAMS, and make sure that IE is not calling Office for stuff like
editing HTML or composing email.

In the Add and Remove Programs, you will need to look for pretty obvious stuff,
like Office Installer, and variations of it.

There is an Installer Clean Up Utility (I don't remember the exact name) that goes
in and looks for installs and uninstalls that have gone badly for one reason or
another. It sounds as if you have a situation where this utility might help you.

These are all pretty basic steps, but it looks as if you are well beyond them. Or,
it looks as if you're dangerous to have around a computer. hehehe Sorry, it was
funny in my head.

You say that you've deleted the Office11 folder. That means that you still have a
call in the Registry that is pointing there but there's nothing to find because
you deleted it. I'm not sure of the implications (I'm dangerous to have around a
computer sometimes, too.) but maybe a Registry search for OFFICE11 might expose
the call that isn't working.






"Oggy" wrote in message
...
Every time I launch OE or IE, the MS Office 2003 installer wants to run. I don't
want Office 2003 on my system. How do I kill the installation from getting
triggered when I use OE and IE?

I tried uninstalling the Office 2003 .msi manually via "run installer", but XP
complains that "the package does not exist", or something like that. I followed
most of the steps in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/, and then I deleted
all the OFFICE11 directories and most of the references to it in the registry.

I also tried the Office Removal Kit, but that didn't work either.

Short of trying to located an Office 2003 CD and actually installing 2003 and
then uninstalling it, is there a way to stop the installation from getting
prompted in the first place?

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
Jeff

There is an Installer Clean Up Utility (I don't remember the exact name)

This is the Installer Clean Up Utility that you mention and posted below
is for your record for future reference

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Works for Office 2003 but not for
2007

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DL posted that, but the OP says it didn't work.

Oggy wrote:

Meanwhile, I tracked down an Office 2003 S&T Trial DVD that was
designed for another computer. I also have an Office 2007 disc that I
hope will cooperate.


Office 2007 installation ALWAYS gives you an option to either REMOVE the
previous version or retain it. Have you tried that option yet? If you
have and if it didn't work then clearly there is no other way but to
reinstall the OS and related drivers (which you don't want!!) or ask
someone knowledgeable about registry entries to manually delete one of
the registry keys. You will need to bite the bullet and do something
about it. MVPs are not going to help you here because their knowledge
is as good as your local hooker wondering down the high street touting
for business!

hth

Since office 2007 hasnt been installed, niether is the op trying to install
2007 what relevence does your response have?

"ANONYMOUS" wrote in message
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Oggy wrote:

Meanwhile, I tracked down an Office 2003 S&T Trial DVD that was designed
for another computer. I also have an Office 2007 disc that I hope will
cooperate.


Office 2007 installation ALWAYS gives you an option to either REMOVE the
previous version or retain it. Have you tried that option yet? If you
have and if it didn't work then clearly there is no other way but to
reinstall the OS and related drivers (which you don't want!!) or ask
someone knowledgeable about registry entries to manually delete one of the
registry keys. You will need to bite the bullet and do something about
it. MVPs are not going to help you here because their knowledge is as
good as your local hooker wondering down the high street touting for
business!

hth

DL wrote:

Since office 2007 hasnt been installed, niether is the op trying to install
2007 what relevence does your response have?





Its relevance is to uninstall Office 2003. Office 2007 has the option
to do it and I have to say a better option!. All the advise he/she got
didn't work including your own so he might as well try one more.

Does this answer your question. If not post again and a further attempt
will be made to educate you.

hth