False Install @ Start Up

[illusionist 0]

I had an istall of a plug in go wrong when I was installing a component from the office 2000 suite. The system hung up and then rebooted. I think it was a short power out that caused it. I reinstalled the needed component but noticed that when the system was coming back up there was a " installing Microsof Office setup" screen with an error message. I cancelled the install and went about my stuff. Now everytime I start up the system the install tries to go therough it's setup routine and ends up giving me the same error.

How do I get rid of that startup program?

 

Thanks in advance

[Sampson 0]

Not sure that this will cure it:

Click the Start button, point to Settings , and click Control Panel .

Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

Click to select Microsoft Office 2000 , and click Add/Remove .

Click Repair Office .

 

It may want you to reinstall Office, in that case you should

Select Reinstall Office , and click Finish .

 

Hope this helps

[Visceroid 0]

You could look (in the case of Office is working) that you don't have any Office Installer Executables in your Registry's "RUN" Section!

[illusionist 0]

Sampson

I tried what you suggested but I still get the installer trying to setup at boot. Thanks anyways.

 

Visceroid

I'm not sure where to look for that in the reg.

Thanks

[Sampson 0]

This is one of the registry keys Visceroid was referring to: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run The other place you need to look is in your startup folder.

[Sampson 0]

Here are two articles from Microsoft:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q239938

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q250525

The first one is about a utility you can use to completely uninstall Office 2000. The second article refers to what has been happening to you and attributes it to a virus.

[illusionist 0]

Thanks Sampson

I'll check out those articles