how to get rid of "Preparing to install Microsoft Office 2003" message without having the isntallation CD??

Question

this annoying message pops up EVERY time i try to open ANY application..from word to internet explorer..how on earth do i get rid of it without having to reinstall cos i do not have the microsoft office 2003 installation CD.
i press cancel and it goes away but its very annoying!
tried chainging the CDCache to 0 in registry, but still doesnt work!
PLEASE HELP!!

Answer 1

It was installed incorrectly and needs the CD each time an Office application is opened. This is usually seen in pirated copies of Office.

Answer 2

Un-install M$-Office 2003 and:

Try the free, and M$-Office compatible, Open Office instead, from:

Included: Writer (like Word), Calc (Excel), Impress (PowerPoint), Base (Access), Draw (M$-Paint) and Math

Just make sure that if you want others to be able to view the documents using M$-Office Word, for example, save them using "Save as..." in .doc format, instead of the default .odt format.

Or use the built-in PDF creation feature.

Answer 3

Are you talking of workplace XP or the working device residing house windows XP expert. to procure the names of the two yet they are 2 diverse classes. One is an workplace kit and one is the working device. If it is the workplace software you're talking of then no, you will ought to purchase one to paintings with Vista. it rather is one downside of Vista. All application might desire to have the Vista emblem with the intention to paintings with Vista. once you're talking of the OS - verify the specifications of the computing device you're figuring out to purchase to work out if drivers are written for XP.

Answer 4

i've the same thing as yours.
yeah..it's really annoying
but i also don't know how to deactivate them.
so, i tried to reinstall my MS Office, and such as that have gone.

Answer 5

delete the setup files

Answer 6

restart the computer