Remove Office 97 without CD 1

[hyarmion]

I am tidying up a friends HDD, they have 580 MB stuffed up with Office 97 which they don't use any more. When I try to uninstall Office 97 using Add/Remove Programs it prompts for the installation CD (why?), they have lost their CD, can I uninstall without the CD? Is there a utility somewhere that will do what the CD was going to do?

 

[JPaules]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;158658

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JP

 

[hyarmion]

Thanks, but you really think I didn't search the KB?
If you take the time to read the file behind the link posted above it will inform you that you need the CD to uninstall, I don't have one.

 

[macropod]

Hi hyarmion,

If you've got access to any later Office installation CD, you should be able to use that to uninstall Office 97. Simply run the install process and let it remove any previous versions.

Cheers

[MS MVP - Word]

 

[strongm]

Ahem - the link posted itself links to the Office Removal Wizard, which does not need the Office 97 CD. It is about as close as you can get to a "utility somewhere that will do what the CD was going to do

 

[JPaules]

I don't know whether you tried checking the KB or not but if you read the article you would have found the wizard you need.

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JP

 

[MasterRacker]

Here's a more generic option that also has a portable version. (I'm becoming a huge fan of portable apps.)

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Jeff
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