configuration

[BG]

Whwnever I start Windows, Office tries to reconfigure Publisher - how do I
stop this?

 

[Mary Sauer]

What version Publisher?
You receive a "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP Pro"
error message when you upgrade to Office 2003 or Office 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825941/en-us

 

[BG]

Its version 7 - it wasn't an upgrade - first version I loaded onto my laptop.
That is the msg I receive.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Are you referring to Internet Explorer? There is no Publisher version 7.
Publisher 97 -- version 4
Publisher 98 -- version 5
Publisher 00 -- version 6
Publisher 02 -- version 10
Publisher 03 -- version 11
Publisher 07 -- version 12

I do believe however, the CleanUp utility will solve your problem if you have
your original disks.
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

 

[BG]

This just seems to delete publisher - its version 12 btw

 

[Mary Sauer]

That is the idea. It cleans up the installation, then you reinstall.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

There's a reason why Microsoft says to use those cleanup utilities as a last
ditch effort.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Mary Sauer]

And the reason is???

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

There's a reason why Microsoft says to use those cleanup utilities as a last
ditch effort.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

This just seems to delete publisher - its version 12 btw

 

[JoAnn Paules]

They can cause problems with software programs. If you're going to run the
cleanup utility, you need to be prepared to repair or reinstall software.
And you know as well as I do that not everyone knows where their CDs are or
they lost the product key or it was a download and they have nothing to
reinstall the program with.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

And the reason is???

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

There's a reason why Microsoft says to use those cleanup utilities as a
last ditch effort.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

This just seems to delete publisher - its version 12 btw

:

Are you referring to Internet Explorer? There is no Publisher version
7.
Publisher 97 -- version 4
Publisher 98 -- version 5
Publisher 00 -- version 6
Publisher 02 -- version 10
Publisher 03 -- version 11
Publisher 07 -- version 12

I do believe however, the CleanUp utility will solve your problem if
you have
your original disks.
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Its version 7 - it wasn't an upgrade - first version I loaded onto my
laptop.
That is the msg I receive.

:

What version Publisher?
You receive a "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office
XP Pro"
error message when you upgrade to Office 2003 or Office 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825941/en-us

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Whwnever I start Windows, Office tries to reconfigure Publisher -
how do I
stop this?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Not all programs use the Microsoft installer. I have quite a few that do not.
These programs will not show up in the clean up menu. If one reads the Knowledge
Base article, they know what they have in store for them. Most folks keep track
of their product numbers.


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

They can cause problems with software programs. If you're going to run the
cleanup utility, you need to be prepared to repair or reinstall software. And
you know as well as I do that not everyone knows where their CDs are or they
lost the product key or it was a download and they have nothing to reinstall
the program with.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

And the reason is???

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

There's a reason why Microsoft says to use those cleanup utilities as a last
ditch effort.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


This just seems to delete publisher - its version 12 btw

:

Are you referring to Internet Explorer? There is no Publisher version 7.
Publisher 97 -- version 4
Publisher 98 -- version 5
Publisher 00 -- version 6
Publisher 02 -- version 10
Publisher 03 -- version 11
Publisher 07 -- version 12

I do believe however, the CleanUp utility will solve your problem if you
have
your original disks.
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Its version 7 - it wasn't an upgrade - first version I loaded onto my
laptop.
That is the msg I receive.

:

What version Publisher?
You receive a "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP
Pro"
error message when you upgrade to Office 2003 or Office 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825941/en-us

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Whwnever I start Windows, Office tries to reconfigure Publisher - how
do I
stop this?