Office 2003 Orig. Install Source Req.

[Devin]

The other night my beta version of Office 2003 had expired
and I figured I should go ahead and install my
Professional version that I got. So I just went ahead and
uninstalled the Beta version. Now when I put in the
Professional CD it begins to install but stops when it
says:

"Waiting for cabinets to be cached to local installation
source"

and then what I get is a error, "File Not Found: Original
Installation Source Required" because it can't see
the .CAB file which is clearly on the CD.

I tried copying the file to the drive, the entire CD, but
to no avail. Does this have to do with the Beta or
something?

Thanks in advance,
Devin

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Devin,

If you're also getting a failure when trying to
copy the CD to your hard drive, my guess is that
the CD you have is defective. You may want to
contact MS for a replacement CD.

If you can copy the CD without a problem and get
the error during setup from there it could be
3rd party software, such as antivirus interfering.
==The other night my beta version of Office 2003 had expired
and I figured I should go ahead and install my
Professional version that I got. So I just went ahead and
uninstalled the Beta version. Now when I put in the
Professional CD it begins to install but stops when it
says:

"Waiting for cabinets to be cached to local installation
source"

and then what I get is a error, "File Not Found: Original
Installation Source Required" because it can't see
the .CAB file which is clearly on the CD.

I tried copying the file to the drive, the entire CD, but
to no avail. Does this have to do with the Beta or
something?

Thanks in advance,
Devin <<
--
I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.asp

 

[Devin]

Well, no, neither is the case. The CD is fine because it
all copies fine. There was no 3rd party interference
because I followed the steps to attempt install with all
services disabled and the selective start-up. I believe
there's something deeper....

Devin