Oracle: Windows Installer
Brian Wakeling
installed the MS Office 2007 version of Publisher, as a three month
trial version. Hours later, I had to download a package called
something like the "Office format converter to 2007", which basically
allowed me to use my Office XP files in Publisher, or something.
Anyway, today I decided I was never going to use Publisher again, so
went to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and uninstalled both
Publisher and the converter. Since that time, every time I have
started IE6 [1], a small dialog box appears in the middle of the
screen, titled "Windows Installer", and saying "Preparing to Install".
It's got a "Cancel" button, but no other information. It appears for
maybe a minute before disappearing with no apparent effects. Also,
when I start Outlook Express, the same thing happens, but as soon as
the installer window disappears, OE crashes [2] and sends an error
report. And none of my regular MS Office apps will start at all, I
just get a message (after the installer window) saying the package
can't be opened, am I sure the patch package exists, etc.
Does this seem like I need to find the converter again and re-install
it? Despite not having any Office 2007 applications?
[1] which I use because it's got a handy button that lets you
immediately edit the source of a webpage from Notepad, and I'm
currently redesigning my site
[2] hence sending this from Google Groups
Brian Wakeling
Well, I re-installed the File Format Converters - it hasn't had any
effect.
As I see it now, my options are: 1) re-download the trial of Publisher
2007 and hope that fixes it, or 2) re-install Office XP and likewise
hope.
Can anyone offer advice please? Thanks
Large Dave
http://www.google.com/search?q=ms+office+2007+uninstaller&ie=UTF-8
I had a similar problem when I upgraded to Office 2003. I used a
standalone uninstall office 97 tool, which fixed the problem. But I
can't remember which one :-)
Sorry I can't be more help.
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Try CCleaner, it usually worked for me in my Windows days.
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Sabremeister Brian
Tried some of those today, had no effect. Eventually re-downloaded
and installed the Publisher Trial again. We'll see what happens
when it expires (60 days after first download)
> Try CCleaner, it usually worked for me in my Windows days.
I'll remember that, thanks.
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Why not just reinstall Office XP?
Sabremeister Brian
It's less work to reinstall one app, than a whole bundle of them.
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Robert Carnegie
I think Office's install has a "Repair" option, depending on version.
Am not sure what it's good for if not this.
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I'd forgotten that.
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Robert Carnegie
"Use the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to remove Office 2000,
Office XP, or Office 2003"
I recently informed a Microsoft newsgroup that my intentionally
disabled AutoPlay option on one Windows XP machine was now un-disabled
for no good reason, and this is one of many less or more relevant and/
or alarming remedies suggested.
On that particular thing, my suspected causes by proximity in time
include: creating, removing, and re-lettering partitions (although
disablement was by drive type = any, mask 0xff); disabling "System
Restore" protection on some of the affected volumes, and using the
"clamscan" anti-virus provided with Linux SystemRescueCD 1.3.3 and
1.3.4. The last is an alarming thought, because I wanted to use it to
check a relative's machine too, but not if it fiddles with a machine.
I'm considering that perhaps instead of cleaining a machine, it
creates infection.
One of the other suggestions to me was to run a check with "Super
Antispyware". Does anyone have a long term relationship with that?
There isn't much about it in Google by third parties except for
cracked editions to download, which seems to miss the point.