Uninstall Office 2003

[SCJOY]

Is there a way to completely uninstall Office 2003 on an XP machine? I am
having problems with my Word 2003. It does not not open any document. When I
double-click a Word document, Word opens but not the document and everything
is grayed out but I do not get any error messages at all. This only happens
with Word, I do not have any problems with the other applications. I tried
doing Detect & Repair but it did not help. I uninstalled and reinstalled
Office. After I reinstalled Office I am still getting the same problem. I
want to do a fresh install, is there a way to do this?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I sounds like you are using a trial version and you've expired. You cannot
trick your system into any more free time. It's time to pay the piper.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Before you uninstall, try re-registering Word as described in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm . If
running Detect & Repair did not fix the problem, then
uninstalling and reinstalling probably won't fix the problem
either, but you can uninstall by clicking on Start | Control
Panel | Add or Remove Programs | Microsoft Office 2003 | Remove.
Be sure to back up your Outlook .pst file(s), Word
autocorrect/custom dictionary/template files, etc., before
uninstalling.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

The OP says, "This only happens with Word, I do not have any
problems with the other applications." If the OP has an expired
trial version, wouldn't the OP have the same problem in all
Office applications?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

But the OP didn't mention other "Office" applications. I can be so dammed
pedantic at times but I've learned not to assume either.

 

[SCJOY]

It's not a trial version. It's Office 2003 Professional and it's only
happening in Word. All the other Office applications are fine.

But the OP didn't mention other "Office" applications. I can be so dammed
pedantic at times but I've learned not to assume either.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

The OP says, "This only happens with Word, I do not have any problems with
the other applications." If the OP has an expired trial version, wouldn't
the OP have the same problem in all Office applications?