Hi
I have aquired a computer with access 97 installed and i would like to
remove it prior to installing the full Office 2003 suite. I'd really like to
remove it first so that i am certain of a clean install and don't keep
thinking of it evry time i have a problem with data access in the future!
However i don't have the installation disk and it says 'setup cannot run
without your programs diskettes' when i try to remove it using add/remeve
programs.
Could anyone help me?

Kind regards,
Richard

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301

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"Richard" wrote:

| Hi
| I have aquired a computer with access 97 installed and i would like to
| remove it prior to installing the full Office 2003 suite. I'd really like to
| remove it first so that i am certain of a clean install and don't keep
| thinking of it evry time i have a problem with data access in the future!
| However i don't have the installation disk and it says 'setup cannot run
| without your programs diskettes' when i try to remove it using add/remeve
| programs.
| Could anyone help me?
|
| Kind regards,
| Richard

I doubt if that would work, as Office 97 isn't a .msi package.

AFAIK you need the disc to uninstall it, (or a copy of the files thereon)
there is no other method.

HST I don't think there will be any major issues. The settings are stored in
the registry, and successive versions use their own registry keys, e.g.
HKDU\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0

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Richard wrote:

Personally, I would just re-format and re-install both Windows and Office.

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