Configuration error between Windows & Office

[Guest]

Having recently experienced a house fire where i lost my pc, I have been
uploading a backup cd of office 2003 onto my new pc but when i try & open any
of the components i get an error message stating "the operating system is not
presently configured to run this application" is there anyway i can configure
my XP home edition to run Office as before?

 

[Jon Cosby]

What is this backup cd? Is it a copy of the original Office
installation cd?

 

[Guest]

No, this is backup cd i made beforehand via nero with the majority of my
previous programmes used. I lost the original installation cd in the blaze.

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

No, this is backup cd i made beforehand via nero with the majority of my
previous programmes used. I lost the original installation cd in the blaze.

When you install a program to XP the program adds many entries to XP's
registry, without these entries your programs will not run.

If this backup CD is a backup of the the directories that were under
"Program files" then the possibility of having these programs actually
function is very low if not non-existant.

You need to get the install CDs for your software.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You need the installation disk, not a copy of the program folder.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org