Can't Get Office XP To Work Right on Vista

[jim evans]

I installed Office XP on my Vista laptop, then uninstalled it and
installed it again. I can't get it to work right.

When I try to start the app or load an associated app file I get this
these messages.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2316/0001er7.gif

The app will eventually load but will not import the file correctly.

Anybody know what's wrong?

jim

 

[Gordon]

I installed Office XP on my Vista laptop, then uninstalled it and
installed it again. I can't get it to work right.

When I try to start the app or load an associated app file I get this
these messages.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2316/0001er7.gif

The app will eventually load but will not import the file correctly.

Anybody know what's wrong?

jim

And HAVE you inserted the CD like it says and allowed Office to configure
itself?

 

[jim evans]

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I'm not certain that the following article applies
to your issue but it may be worth a look:

(329368) OFFXP: You Must Provide the Office
CD-ROM When You Start Office Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329368/en-us

Thanks. Doing that worked.

It says "This issue may occur when Ontrack SystemSuite is set to
remove backup (.bak) files"

But, as far as I know I don't have anything called Ontrack on my
computer. Also, I've installed this version of Office probably 8-10
times on an XP pro machine over the past 8 years, and this has never
happened before.



jim

 

[Phillips]

Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite" was
sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
such.
Michael

 

[jim evans]

Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite" was
sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
such.

Thanks, but I don't think I have or have ever had any of those
developer products, unless Dell adds them to new laptops.

jim

 

[Phillips]

Guess the error message was inserted at some time when System Suite was *one
of the possible causes* for such error; it is not your case, obviously.
Michael

 

[panther.admin]

You may have to uninstall the prog and reinstall with admin rights and
change properties to run compat mode XP
yes? no?

 

[Phillips]

Give it a try.
Michael

You may have to uninstall the prog and reinstall with admin rights and
change properties to run compat mode XP
yes? no?