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    error upgrading to office 2007

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jon.rambo, Mar 7, 2007.

  1. jon.rambo

    jon.rambo Notebook Enthusiast

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    im trying to upgrade to office 2007 from 2003, but it says i should uninstall previous versions of office 2007, its referring to the beta which i uninstalled a long time ago. i have tried removing office 2003 but still nothing. what could be wrong?
     
    jon.rambo, Mar 7, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There are probably some registry entires that remain. CCleaner (or other program of choice) should help you out.
     
    Greg, Mar 7, 2007
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    jon.rambo Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have run Registry mechanic but i still get the error. microsoft website says "This issue is caused by Office Web Components. The user must uninstall OWC and re-run the setup of Office 2007." where do i find the 'web components'
     
    jon.rambo, Mar 7, 2007
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    qhn Notebook User

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    try to go into "add/remove programs" and click on "windows components" and see if u can remove it from there

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 7, 2007
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    shinji257 Notebook Deity

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    I'm going to reply to this post again. I saw someone else had this issue and they resolved it. Turned out to be some obscure plugin that was around during the Office 2007 beta.
     
    shinji257, Mar 7, 2007
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    iPPi Notebook Consultant

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    Google around for uninstalling the office 2007 beta. You're going to have to dig into the registry and remove a bunch of stuff in order to get the retail version of 2007 working. It's a pain, as I had to do it on my desktop.
     
    iPPi, Mar 7, 2007
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    i solved the problem! it was the compatibility pack that office 2003 uses to open office 2007 files. i removed it in add/remove programs and its running well now. thanks for all your help
     
    jon.rambo, Mar 7, 2007
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