Installation Word 2007 cab E2561412.cab

[Joanne Christensen]

I have a full version of Word 2003 on my computer. This weekend I tried to
install Word 2007 upgrade, which failed because of a missing E2561412.cab
file. I have tried uninstalling Word 2003 and reinstalling and now Word 2003
wants the setup disk, which I have, but it's looking for a different cab
file. I have purchased a registry cleaner software and run that, but it
doesn't help. These cab file numbers don't appear to be something that exist
on the installation CDs, so I assume something else is going on here. I
believe both CDs were purchased from Staples, so I assume they're legit
copies. Can anyone explain this or have any suggestions? Thanks in advance
for any help.

 

[newson]

Hi Joanne

What operating system are you running Word on

XP, Windows 2000, or Vista

Is your Word 2003 working or is it asking the same question?

 

[Joanne Christensen]

It's Windows XP, Service Pack 2. And yes, Word 2003 is asking for that cab
file now. I had tried uninstalling Word 2003 and reinstalling, thinking that
it might solve the problem. I get a "Preparing to Install" message now when
I try to run Word 2003. It does carry on and open Word 2003, but asks me to
do a repair. When I tried that repair feature, it wants the cab file too.
Thanks!

Joanne

 

[Joanne Christensen]

Okay, I'm not sure what did it, but I have Word 2007 running properly now. I
ended up copying all my files from the installation CD to a folder on my
computer. I downloaded something from Microsoft called listool.exe, which
put a lot of cab files on my computer. I took the missing cab file from that
list and added it to the folder that I had created with the installation
files. I installed from the folder and voila! Thanks so much for taking the
time to respond. I very much appreciate it.