Stupid MS Office installer runs whenever I open a PDF document online

[Noozer]

What is XP trying to do to me? My XP Pro SP1 computer tries to run the MS
Office 2003 installer whenver I open a PDF file online. It tries multiple
times and is a royal pain in the ass.

.... I don't have the CD, this was a preload by the IT dept.
.... I'm not using Office, so DON'T BUG ME MICROSOFT.

....Please, how do I stop this junk?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Noozer,

You may require the Office CD for repairing the installation (Detect and Repair feature). Request your IT department to fix this problem.

They may:

1. "Detect and Repair" office installation
2. Remove the Windows Installer information for Office, and reinstall it if required
3. Remove Office completely.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


What is XP trying to do to me? My XP Pro SP1 computer tries to run the MS
Office 2003 installer whenver I open a PDF file online. It tries multiple
times and is a royal pain in the ass.

.... I don't have the CD, this was a preload by the IT dept.
.... I'm not using Office, so DON'T BUG ME MICROSOFT.

....Please, how do I stop this junk?

 

[Noozer]

What is XP trying to do to me? My XP Pro SP1 computer tries to run the MS
Office 2003 installer whenver I open a PDF file online. It tries multiple
times and is a royal pain in the ass.

... I don't have the CD, this was a preload by the IT dept.
... I'm not using Office, so DON'T BUG ME MICROSOFT.

...Please, how do I stop this junk?

STILL haven't been able to fix this crap...

 

[ricardo]

Control Panel- Add/remove Programs - uninstall any occurences of OFFICE
seeing how you aren't using it anyway.
ricardo

 

[frodo]

your browser isn't set up correctly to handle the PDF item. check browser
"helper application" section, or easier still, reinstall the adobe pdf
plugin (or the entire abode pdf reader; it was recently updated to version
7.0 if you need an incentive).