Microsoft office 2003 uninstall

gillipoos

I bought a copy of office 2003 off ebay and now Microsoft have but a stop due to it being a copy, but it won't let me uninstall it, it asks for a patch package, does anyone know a way round it or a web site to help me.

dps_2

How are you uninstalling it? control panel add/remove programs? also when uninstalling it insert the disc, then save your money and get open office without the cost and any unwanted spyware or adware or viruses and go give the ebayer a bad rep

http://www.openoffice.org/

gillipoos

Thanks, I have tried through add/remove and also put the disc in and yes I have now installed open office, but I would just like to get rid of this office now.

dps_2

gillipoos wrote: »

Thanks, I have tried through add/remove and also put the disc in and yes I have now installed open office, but I would just like to get rid of this office now.

ok you went step ahead of me as i would of said perform a system restore if your using xp

BeerBelly

System restore would be good.

Power on PC and while it is booting keep pressing F8. At the menu chosse safe mode. When in Windows it will ask if you want to use a restore point, Chosse yes and choose a date before you installed it.

The CD is probably a modified install that doesn't contain all the files (some needed to uninstall suite) you need.

Hope you sort out

johnmc

And I hope that you've reported the vendor to Ebay, MS and the software piracy people?

gillipoos

Probem with doing a System restore is I have had it on my computer for about a year now and cant remember exact date it was installed, and I would perfer that not to be an option, but many thanks for the suggestion.

dps_2

gillipoos wrote: »

Probem with doing a System restore is I have had it on my computer for about a year now and cant remember exact date it was installed, and I would perfer that not to be an option, but many thanks for the suggestion.

you may want to try installing agin over the top then uninstall or do you get an uninstall option from the disc thats if you still got the disc to pop back in

gillipoos

Tried this and i'm afraid it did not work, but thanks anyway.