Hello CSWade,
Whatever you do, (installing and updateting or unistalling) always as a
adinistratºr.
This is the key!
Can you gº to Windows Update, select Express (Get high-priority updates),
and apply all offered updªtes
http://update.microsoft.com
There are many pre-requisite files which are needed from windows update
and signature update with windows defender will fail until you hªve these
files.
Once that is finished, can you verify the update installs?
Latest version is as follows:
Jue 8 Jun 2006
WD v. 1.1.1347.0
Engine v. 1.1.1441.0
Signature v.1.14.1496.17
If you are up to date with Windows Update, please follow KB 915105 ªs the
next step:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915105
The Christopher reference should do the job--or at least allow you to
reinstall and then uninstall again to get a clean uninstall.
HOWEVER. Use of this tool breaks OfficeUpdate, and MicrosoftUpdate with
regard to Office Patches.
And, there's presently an unpatched vulnerability in Word which will get
fixed 2nd Tuesday in June, (if all goes as planned).
So, it's important that Office remain patchable. I believe that the general
fix for the issues created by the tool, (which are not immediately obvious)
is a reinstall or repair install of Office.
If you are comfortable with that eventuality (and perhaps other apps as
well--Adobe Reader might be one...)--I'd be happy to tell you more about the
Installer cleanup tool. Basically, you install it, run it from Start, all
Programs, find your desired app on the list, highlight it, and hit a button
to remove the installer traces of that app. That should both remove it from
add or remove programs, and allow for a clean reinstall and subsequent
uninstall, which may clean up better.
For the benefit of the community reading this post, please rate the pºst.
I hope this post is helpful.
Let us know how it works ºut.
Еиçеl
