Reinstalled Windows and Office won't work

[Doug]

I reinstalled Windows 2000 Pro because "Search"
and "Explore" quit working. Now, everytime I try to
access ANY Office XP program, I get a message: "The
feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other
removable disk that is not available." "Insert the
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 disk and click OK." It
eventually asks for the Office XP disk, but nothing
happens. When I try to start, say, Exel I get a
message: "This patch package could not be opened. Contact
the application vendor to verify that it is a valid
Windows Installer patch package." I've got all valid
stuff, but nothing works. Any help?

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Try uninstalling and re-installing Office

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--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
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tutorial site
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[Doug]

Thanks Jonathan. I'll give it a try.

-----Original Message-----
Try uninstalling and re-installing Office

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

I reinstalled Windows 2000 Pro because "Search"
and "Explore" quit working. Now, everytime I try to
access ANY Office XP program, I get a message: "The
feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other
removable disk that is not available." "Insert the
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 disk and click OK." It
eventually asks for the Office XP disk, but nothing
happens. When I try to start, say, Exel I get a
message: "This patch package could not be opened. Contact
the application vendor to verify that it is a valid
Windows Installer patch package." I've got all valid
stuff, but nothing works. Any help?

.

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

What happens when you run the installer?

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

When I try to uninstall Office, I get the message "The
patch package could not be opened. Contact the
application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows
Installer patch." Any help? Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Try uninstalling and re-installing Office

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

I reinstalled Windows 2000 Pro because "Search"
and "Explore" quit working. Now, everytime I try to
access ANY Office XP program, I get a message: "The
feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other
removable disk that is not available." "Insert the
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 disk and click OK." It
eventually asks for the Office XP disk, but nothing
happens. When I try to start, say, Exel I get a
message: "This patch package could not be opened. Contact
the application vendor to verify that it is a valid
Windows Installer patch package." I've got all valid
stuff, but nothing works. Any help?

.

 

[sgopus]

Doesn't the Office XP require you to contact microsoft to
activate, anytime you install/reinstall??