Remove Office 2000 Completely from XP

Thank you for your response.  I keep getting the same message though, this program doesn't work with XP.  I've tried to manually delete as that page you posted suggested but it won't allow me to delete them, it says the files are in use...by what, I do not know, since I uninstalled Office 2000 using the add/remove feature.

 

 

You may have to do a "clean" install (reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything) to get it to that point.  Many programs integrate so much into the Operating System files, registry, etc that the only way to completely remove it is to reinstall.  Many have had to do that with AOL, Norton Security, etc.

Thanks for the suggestion but that's going to have to be my last option.  Backing up everything would take days......

 

Boy, Microsoft sure knows how to get on and stay on your systems.

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@gator6x4 wrote:

Review the information at this Microsoft site. I think Windows XP is supported.

 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

 

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You mean the utility to remove Office 2000 chelywalooo has been referring at the beginning?  Windows XP is not supported.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239938/EN-US/

 

• • • • Version 3.1 dated April 25, 2002:
        
        The utility is disabled when Microsoft Windows XP is installed.

 

Message Edited by esquire on 03-21-2006 08:55 AM

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@esquire wrote:

You mean the utility to remove Office 2000 chelywalooo has been referring at the beginning?  Windows XP is not supported.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239938/EN-US/

• • • • Version 3.1 dated April 25, 2002:
        
        The utility is disabled when Microsoft Windows XP is installed.

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Hmm...the following is from the Microsoft website about that particular utility:

This version of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility works correctly in all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. The 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are: :

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Microsoft Windows XP•Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition•Microsoft Windows 2000•Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later•Microsoft Windows 98•Microsoft Windows 95

Thank you everyone for all the suggestions.  None of the utilities microsoft offers works with xp.  someone elsewhere suggested "cr*p cleaner".  Are any of you familiar with it and is it safe?

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@RoadiJeff wrote:

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@esquire wrote:

You mean the utility to remove Office 2000 chelywalooo has been referring at the beginning?  Windows XP is not supported.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239938/EN-US/

• • • • Version 3.1 dated April 25, 2002:
        
        The utility is disabled when Microsoft Windows XP is installed.

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Hmm...the following is from the Microsoft website about that particular utility:

This version of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility works correctly in all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. The 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are: :

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Microsoft Windows XP•Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition•Microsoft Windows 2000•Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later•Microsoft Windows 98•Microsoft Windows 95

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Message Edited by esquire on 03-21-2006 09:04 PM

Chelywaloo,

You could try OrkTools.exe in the Office XP Resource Kit available at this link. The tools include a removal wizard for all previous versions of office.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/XPddl.htm

You can read about it at this link

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011364171033.aspx