How uninstall Office 97 when network install volume is gone

[RRinTetons]

I've got a few Win 95 machines left on the network (can't upgrade due to important system that won't run on anything newer). They've got Office 97 installs on them that came from a network install source that is now gone from the network.

I need to uninstall and reinstall the Office apps from CD. When I try to uninstall the installer INSISTS that I show it the original install source. I can't seem to do a complete reinstall from the distribrution CD's without access to the old network volume!

How can I get Office 97 installed from the CD?

Richard Ray
Teton Village, WY

 

[Dreamboat]

Hi, Richard.
Uninstall manually.
Go to (default, at least) C:\program files\microsoft office and remove all files. (I'm assuming you backed up all necessary custom settings files.)

Then, Start-Run and type regedit and hit enter.

Assuming you have no other versions of Office on these PCs...

Browse to:

hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\office

Right-click and delete (rename to be safe) the Office folder.

There is a download called Eraser97, which you can look for, but I suspect it might not alleviate your problems. This should do what Eraser does and more (maybe).

Anne Troy

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972425845/104-9778384-2391158?v=glance&s=books

 

[bonifale]

I suspect that Norton/Symantic CleanSweep would sort the problem out for you.

 

[Vansplatter]

You can use the original media. Just pop in the CD and when it asks what you want to do select unistall/remove.

-Van