Office 2003: "Preparing To Install" Error

[Ballzo]

This is a small problem ,but the answer eludes me.....

I had Beta 3 of Office 2003. I uninstalled it and installed the final
version.

Whenever I access Word in Office 2003, I greeted with a box that says,
"Preparing To Install."
It doesn't say what. It only stays on the screen a few seconds..

I have uninstalled and reinstalled, all to no avail.

All the possible fixes I have found pertain to earlier versions of Office
and I can't seem to find any solutions pertaining to Office 2003.

Small issue, but very annoying.

Any help sure would be appreciated.

Thanks,

B