EULA won't go way

[chunnel]

I just reinstalled Vista 64, and now after having installed
Office 2003 I keep getting the message that I must accept the EULA and if I
don't the application will quit. How to I get rid of this? I have already
successully activated Office.
This is happening with Word, Excel and Outlook, and it occurs even when
Outlook is open and I have already clicked on Accept and then I try to open
Word and/or Excel.

 

[Peter Foldes]

You must accept the Office End User License Agreement every time
that you start an Office program
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884202/en-us

 

[chunnel]

That doesn't work. I don't have the file
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0". The directory stops at
Office and then there is a subdirectory called Outlook, then Addins, then
Search.Outlook.Toolbar. I tried to follow the instructions while on the
Office Key but that didn't resolve anything.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Did you look in the registry? Start\Run\regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0

If you do not have that key above in the Registry then you do not have Office installed in your computer

 

[chunnel]

Yes, I checked in the registry, I mentioned that I looked under that group of
folders and keys and did not find 11.0. I also mentioned that I adjusted the
Office Key without success. And yes, I have Office installed, I am using
Outlook and Stamps.com to print out a mailer right now, my wife has been
using Excel for her business spreadsheets.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Do you have this key at all in the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0

 

[chunnel]

I just uninstall Office and reinstalled it. Now I have that key, before I
did not. However, in the section "Users (Computer_name\Users)" which appears
as Bryan (Bryan-PC\Bryan) the Full Control check box and the Read checkbox
are already checked and greyed out.

 

[chunnel]

And even though I reinstalled Office and now that I have the proper keys, I
still have the EULA problem.

 

[Peter Foldes]

OK. Close all Office programs then find that line in the Registry. Right Click on that line (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0) in the Registry then click on Permissions then click on Users then click and select ALLOW for the full control of Permissions

Close Registry and reboot and then start any Office program AND now ACCEPT the agreement. This should make the Eula disappear.

 

[chunnel]

Ok, as I mentioned, the key that you want me to click on Allow is already
clicked on that and the box with the checkmark is grey out. I can only hit
Deny at this point. Do you want me to Deny and then reboot and then Alow and
reboot?

 

[chunnel]

As I mentioned, inside the 11.0 Office key, Bryan (Bryan-PC\Bryan) already
has the Allow checkbox filled and it is greyed out. In case you want me to
find a verbatim User Name of "Users (Computer_name\Users)" then such a thing
does not exist. Do you want me to Deny Full Control to Bryan
(Bryan-PC\Bryan) and then reboot and then Allow and reboot?

 

[chunnel]

Any other thoughts at this point? Is there a way to uninstall Office
completely and do a clean install?

 

[chunnel]

I have resolved the issue. By right clicking on each (WinWord, Excel and
Outlook) and running as Administrator I was able to defeat this problem.