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Can I use System Restore to "undo" an Office Installation?

 
 
jchchye
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      8th Oct 2007
Hi people,
We know that System Restore can be use to roll back changes e.g. after
installing a software but can i use it to "undo" the Office SP3
installation if something goes wrong? I have the installer but have
yet to install it.

Thanks.

 
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cornedbeef007-groups@yahoo.com.au
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      8th Oct 2007
On Oct 8, 2:25 pm, jchchye <jchc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi people,
> We know that System Restore can be use to roll back changes e.g. after
> installing a software but can i use it to "undo" the Office SP3
> installation if something goes wrong? I have the installer but have
> yet to install it.
>
> Thanks.


Yes, you can, sort of. It would be better if you un-installed the
update, then did a system restore.
The *best* way to recover exactly what you had befroe the update would
be to image your hard before the update, and then restore the image if
things go pear shaped.

Backup is your friend!

Good luck.

 
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Bert Kinney
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      9th Oct 2007
Hi,

I would not advise this. The recommended way to remove Office 2003 service
packs from your computer, you must remove all the Office 2003 programs and
then reinstall all the Office 2003 programs from your original Office 2003
CD-ROM.

You cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873125

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

jchchye wrote:
> Hi people,
> We know that System Restore can be use to roll back changes e.g. after
> installing a software but can i use it to "undo" the Office SP3
> installation if something goes wrong? I have the installer but have
> yet to install it.
>
> Thanks.
>

 
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