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SUMMARY

This article explains how to remove a Run From CD installation of Microsoft Office 97 from your computer.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

To remove a Run From CD installation of Microsoft Office 97 from your computer, use the following steps:

1. On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. In the list of installed programs, click Microsoft Office 97, and then click Add/Remove.

   If a dialog box appears and notifies you that programs are running, quit the programs, and then click OK.

   NOTE: If Microsoft Office 97 does not appear on the Add/Remove Programs list, proceed to step 5 below.

3. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Remove All.

4. When you are prompted to remove shared components, click Remove All.

   If you are prompted to restart the computer after Setup is finished, restart the computer.

5. In Windows Explorer, delete the following folders:

   Program Files\Microsoft Office Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared Program Files\Common Files\ODBC Temp\Vbe

   NOTE: Other software programs may use the Microsoft Shared and ODBC folders that Microsoft Office 97 creates. Deleting these folders may cause other programs that use the folders to fail to function properly. When this occurs, reinstall the programs.

6. In Windows Explorer, delete the following files in the following folders:

   Windows Folder --------------

   artgalry.cag exchng.ini extend.dat microsoft outlook.fav

   mso97.acl twunk_16.exe twunk_32.exe <user name>.acl <user name>.pcb

   NOTE: The <user name> is the name of the user who is logged on to the computer. If multiple users logged on to the computer using different user names, each user has separate .acl and .pcb files. All of these files can be deleted. The outlook.pst file is installed in the Windows folder and may also be deleted. It is the personal mail file for Microsoft Outlook.

   Windows\System Folder ---------------------

          12520437.cpx      12520850.cpx   accwiz.dll     asycfilt.dll
          cnfnot32.exe      comdlg16.ocx   commtb32.dll   convdsn.exe
          docobj.dll        drvssrvr.hlp   ds16gt.dll     ds32gt.dll
          emsabp32.dll      emsmdb32.dll   emsui32.dll    emsuix32.dll
          etexch32.dll      fm20.dll       fm20enu.dll    iso88591.trn
          jetdef35.hlp      jeterr35.cnt   jetsql35.cnt   jeterr35.hlp
          jeterrsql35.cnt   jeterrsql.hlp  mapiform.vbx   mapifvbx.tlb
          mapisvc.inf       misc2.srg      mlctrl.dll     mscal.cnt
          mscal.dep         mscal.hlp      mscal.ocx      mscpxl32.dll
          msexcl35.dll      msforms.twd    msjet35.dll    msjint35.dll
          msjter35.dll      msothunk.dll   msrd2x35.dll   msrepl35.dll
          msriched.vbx      msstkprp.dll   mstext35.dll   msxbse35.dll
          norweg.trn        oc25.dll       odbcad32.exe   odbccp32.cpl
          odbccp32.dll      odbccr32.dll   odbcinst.cnt   odbcinst.hlp
          odbcint.dll       odbcjet.cnt    odbcjet.hlp    odbcji32.dll
          odbcjtnw.cnt      odbcjtnw.hlp   odbctl32.dll   odbctrac.dll
          oddbse32.dll      odexl32.dll    odfox32.dll    odtext32.dll
          pcdlib32.dll      picsotre.dll   pubdlg.dll     riched.dll
          sqlsrv32.dll      swedish.trn    system.mdw     threed16.ocx
          usascii.trn       vaen2.dll      vaen21.olb     vb40016.dll
          vb4en16.dll       wmsui.dll
   
          Windows\Fonts Folder (Optional)
          -------------------------------
   
          arialn.ttf        arialnb.ttf
          arialnbi.ttf      arialni.ttf
          ariblk.ttf        bookos.ttf
          bookosb.ttf       bookosbi.ttf
          bookosi.ttf       bssym1.ttf
          bssym2.ttf        bssym3.ttf
          comic.ttf         comicbd.ttf
          gara.ttf          garabd.ttf
          garait.ttf        hatten.ttf
          impact.ttf        mapsym.ttf
          mtextra.ttf       mtsorts.ttf
          outlook.ttf       tahoma.ttf
          tahomabd.ttf
   
          Windows\Temp Folder
          -------------------
   
          rec2f1.mdb
   
   

7. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) and click OK.

8. Select each of the following keys individually in the registry. With the folder selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted whether to delete the key, click Yes. Repeat the process for each of the following registry keys:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\ {2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-BDE5-00AA0044DE52}

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\SendNote

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Inbox

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect\8.0

   HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0

9. Select the following key in the registry

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools

   and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter.

10. Select the following key in the registry

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs

    and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter and the Office or OS folders. For example, if your CD-ROM drive letter was D:, you would want to delete any value that refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.