Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

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This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here, and the
background is below it, if that information is useful to anyone in offering
advice:

I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on .ppt
files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can browse for the
Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The only way I can open .ppt
files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then open a file from within the
program. Help please?

Background (original question):
So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of Office 2007.
I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first installed it, I seem to
remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so forth files opening with Office
2003 programs. At some point though, I may have opened a file with the 2007
version of one of the programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with the
2007 version of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.

I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using the
context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to search for
the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls files still opened with
Excel 2007.

I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
Excel.Sheet
--CurVer
----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
Excel.Sheet.12
--shell
----Open
------command
--------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2007]
Excel.Sheet.8
--shell
----Open
------command
--------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2003]

Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to Excel
2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made the changes and
tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes doesn't change the fact
that all .xls files on my computer open with Excel 2007.
 
Re: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

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"Zekintha" <Zekintha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4816F284-07FB-48AC-BB01-B1E4FD935CD1@microsoft.com...
> This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here, and
> the
> background is below it, if that information is useful to anyone in
> offering
> advice:
>
> I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
> recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on .ppt
> files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can browse for
> the
> Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The only way I can open .ppt
> files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then open a file from within the
> program. Help please?
>
> Background (original question):
> So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of Office
> 2007.
> I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first installed it, I seem to
> remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so forth files opening with
> Office
> 2003 programs. At some point though, I may have opened a file with the
> 2007
> version of one of the programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with
> the
> 2007 version of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.
>
> I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using the
> context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to search
> for
> the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls files still opened
> with
> Excel 2007.
>
> I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
> Excel.Sheet
> --CurVer
> ----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
> Excel.Sheet.12
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2007]
> Excel.Sheet.8
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2003]
>
> Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
> nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to Excel
> 2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made the changes
> and
> tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes doesn't change the
> fact
> that all .xls files on my computer open with Excel 2007.
 
RE: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

Wrong group, try here

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...2ec-a5b6-4cc1-925d-0364c03e6da6&lang=en&cr=US

"Zekintha" wrote:

> This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here, and the
> background is below it, if that information is useful to anyone in offering
> advice:
>
> I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
> recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on .ppt
> files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can browse for the
> Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The only way I can open .ppt
> files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then open a file from within the
> program. Help please?
>
> Background (original question):
> So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of Office 2007.
> I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first installed it, I seem to
> remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so forth files opening with Office
> 2003 programs. At some point though, I may have opened a file with the 2007
> version of one of the programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with the
> 2007 version of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.
>
> I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using the
> context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to search for
> the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls files still opened with
> Excel 2007.
>
> I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
> Excel.Sheet
> --CurVer
> ----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
> Excel.Sheet.12
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2007]
> Excel.Sheet.8
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2003]
>
> Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
> nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to Excel
> 2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made the changes and
> tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes doesn't change the fact
> that all .xls files on my computer open with Excel 2007.
 
RE: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

After careful reading of your question, I would suggest you reinstall office
2003, including PP.

"Zekintha" wrote:

> This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here, and the
> background is below it, if that information is useful to anyone in offering
> advice:
>
> I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
> recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on .ppt
> files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can browse for the
> Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The only way I can open .ppt
> files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then open a file from within the
> program. Help please?
>
> Background (original question):
> So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of Office 2007.
> I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first installed it, I seem to
> remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so forth files opening with Office
> 2003 programs. At some point though, I may have opened a file with the 2007
> version of one of the programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with the
> 2007 version of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.
>
> I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using the
> context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to search for
> the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls files still opened with
> Excel 2007.
>
> I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
> Excel.Sheet
> --CurVer
> ----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
> Excel.Sheet.12
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2007]
> Excel.Sheet.8
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2003]
>
> Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
> nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to Excel
> 2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made the changes and
> tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes doesn't change the fact
> that all .xls files on my computer open with Excel 2007.
 
Re: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

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> Ignore any posts made by the Stalker Leythos, he's still in love with me.
> He started stalking me after I spurned his advances towards me.
> He said he would stop Stalking me If I stopped mentioning his name.
> As you can see that does not work. He is a sick obsessive STALKER.
>

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Re: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

sgopus <sgopus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> After careful reading of your question, I would suggest you reinstall
> office 2003, including PP.

And if that doesn't work, install the windows installer cleanup utility
(download from MS) and carefully remove any remnants of MS Office - and then
reinstall Office 2003 and re-patch it.
>
> "Zekintha" wrote:
>
>> This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here,
>> and the background is below it, if that information is useful to
>> anyone in offering advice:
>>
>> I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
>> recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on
>> .ppt files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can
>> browse for the Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The
>> only way I can open .ppt files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then
>> open a file from within the program. Help please?
>>
>> Background (original question):
>> So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of
>> Office 2007. I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first
>> installed it, I seem to remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so
>> forth files opening with Office 2003 programs. At some point though,
>> I may have opened a file with the 2007 version of one of the
>> programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with the 2007 version
>> of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.
>>
>> I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using
>> the context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to
>> search for the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls
>> files still opened with Excel 2007.
>>
>> I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
>> Excel.Sheet
>> --CurVer
>> ----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
>> Excel.Sheet.12
>> --shell
>> ----Open
>> ------command
>> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel
>> 2007] Excel.Sheet.8
>> --shell
>> ----Open
>> ------command
>> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel
>> 2003]
>>
>> Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
>> nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to
>> Excel 2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made
>> the changes and tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes
>> doesn't change the fact that all .xls files on my computer open with
>> Excel 2007.
 
Re: Microsoft Office 2003 supposedly not installed???

There is also an issue with Outlook if you used this as your email
interface, Microsoft have no known fix as yet for these upgrade issues my
only fix was to rebuild my PC luckily I made a ghost image, you might try
system restore after uninstalling 2007 Office
"Zekintha" <Zekintha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4816F284-07FB-48AC-BB01-B1E4FD935CD1@microsoft.com...
> This is an update to an older question, so my new question is here, and
> the
> background is below it, if that information is useful to anyone in
> offering
> advice:
>
> I uninstalled Office 2007, and now the computer refuses to
> recognize that Powerpoint 2003 is installed. That is, if I click on .ppt
> files, they don't open, and if I try to "Open With...", I can browse for
> the
> Powerpoint 2003 .exe file, and it won't open. The only way I can open .ppt
> files is to open Powerpoint 2003, and then open a file from within the
> program. Help please?
>
> Background (original question):
> So my computer came with XP-Pro installed, and trial versions of Office
> 2007.
> I installed Office 2003 myself, and when I first installed it, I seem to
> remember all of my .doc, .xls, .ppt, and so forth files opening with
> Office
> 2003 programs. At some point though, I may have opened a file with the
> 2007
> version of one of the programs, and now my .xls and .ppt files open with
> the
> 2007 version of Excel/Powerpoint, respectively.
>
> I've tried changing the file associations, and I've also tried using the
> context menu option "Open With..." and used the browse option to search
> for
> the .exe file of the Office 2003 version, but my .xls files still opened
> with
> Excel 2007.
>
> I've checked the registry files, and this is what I have:
> Excel.Sheet
> --CurVer
> ----<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> {Excel.Sheet.12}
> Excel.Sheet.12
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2007]
> Excel.Sheet.8
> --shell
> ----Open
> ------command
> --------<Name> {(Default)}, <Data> [Pointer to .exe file for Excel 2003]
>
> Changing the value of the data under "CurVer" to {Excel.Sheet.8} does
> nothing, and changing the pointer under "Excel.Sheet.12" to point to Excel
> 2003 also does nothing (I rebooted my computer after I made the changes
> and
> tried again, just to be sure). Both of these changes doesn't change the
> fact
> that all .xls files on my computer open with Excel 2007.
 
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