Guest JClark Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Hello Group: My new laptop (Sony) came with a trial version of MS Office 2007. I didn't want it, so I uninstalled it and installed a newly purchased version of MS Office Small Business 2003. Now when I open Outlook (2003), I get a message from the Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007, presumably the installer, telling me that the feature I am trying to use is on a network source that is unavailable. On line search provides detailed steps for getting rid of the installer for the 2007 Beta, but not precisely for my current situation, with a different version rather than a a beta. Apologies if this is posted to the wrong group, and I'll be happy to look elsewhere if so directed. With thanks. Jack
Guest sillyputty Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: how to get rid of installer On Aug 19, 1:24 pm, JClark <jcl...@nomail.invalid> wrote: > Hello Group: > My new laptop (Sony) came with a trial version of MS Office 2007. I > didn't want it, so I uninstalled it and installed a newly purchased > version of MS Office Small Business 2003. > Now when I open Outlook (2003), I get a message from the Business > Contact Manager for Outlook 2007, presumably the installer, telling me > that the feature I am trying to use is on a network source that is > unavailable. > On line search provides detailed steps for getting rid of the > installer for the 2007 Beta, but not precisely for my current > situation, with a different version rather than a a beta. Welcome to the world of overly-complex MS software. My advice is dump OL and use Thunderbird or Eudora. Outlook is known for being an easy target for exploits. The same with IE.
Guest ANONYMOUS Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: how to get rid of installer Before Installing Office 2003, you should have used the following MS Tool: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 This tool removes the registry entries for unwanted programs like Office 2007 and so it never interferes with other installations. The tool does work with Office 2007 although the article does not mention this. I have tried it and it works worked for me. I suggest read the "ReadMe.txt file attached to that article to see if it is of any help to you. JClark wrote: > > Hello Group: > My new laptop (Sony) came with a trial version of MS Office 2007. I > didn't want it, so I uninstalled it and installed a newly purchased > version of MS Office Small Business 2003. > Now when I open Outlook (2003), I get a message from the Business > Contact Manager for Outlook 2007, presumably the installer, telling me > that the feature I am trying to use is on a network source that is > unavailable. > On line search provides detailed steps for getting rid of the > installer for the 2007 Beta, but not precisely for my current > situation, with a different version rather than a a beta. > > Apologies if this is posted to the wrong group, and I'll be happy to > look elsewhere if so directed. > With thanks. > > Jack
Guest Peter Foldes Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: how to get rid of installer Try this tool from MS below. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "JClark" <jclark@nomail.invalid> wrote in message news:de9hc3h74m0icf4qgstv4oessmh28m8vu2@4ax.com... > Hello Group: > My new laptop (Sony) came with a trial version of MS Office 2007. I > didn't want it, so I uninstalled it and installed a newly purchased > version of MS Office Small Business 2003. > Now when I open Outlook (2003), I get a message from the Business > Contact Manager for Outlook 2007, presumably the installer, telling me > that the feature I am trying to use is on a network source that is > unavailable. > On line search provides detailed steps for getting rid of the > installer for the 2007 Beta, but not precisely for my current > situation, with a different version rather than a a beta. > > Apologies if this is posted to the wrong group, and I'll be happy to > look elsewhere if so directed. > With thanks. > > Jack
Guest JClark Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: how to get rid of installer On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:07:56 -0700, sillyputty <karmictaragem@2die4.com> wrote: >On Aug 19, 1:24 pm, JClark <jcl...@nomail.invalid> wrote: >> Hello Group: >> My new laptop (Sony) came with a trial version of MS Office 2007. I >> didn't want it, so I uninstalled it and installed a newly purchased >> version of MS Office Small Business 2003. >> Now when I open Outlook (2003), I get a message from the Business >> Contact Manager for Outlook 2007, presumably the installer, telling me >> that the feature I am trying to use is on a network source that is >> unavailable. >> On line search provides detailed steps for getting rid of the >> installer for the 2007 Beta, but not precisely for my current >> situation, with a different version rather than a a beta. > >Welcome to the world of overly-complex MS software. My advice is dump >OL and use Thunderbird or Eudora. Outlook is known for being an easy >target for exploits. The same with IE. > Agreed. I personally use Firefox and Thunderbird, but the new laptop is for my son, who was used to IE and OL at work and wanted to keep it. What a mess. Jack
Guest JClark Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: how to get rid of installer On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:18:01 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote: >Try this tool from MS below. > >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Thanks to all who replied. I did download the cleanup utility, but for some reason I can't remember, it did not work. (Laptop has now gone back to my son's until I have more time to work on it.) I also tried all the steps in this complex article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218 which is about seven printed pages. No luck there either, although I didn't remove all of the registry entries, since some of them refer to office 11 - 2003. I am furious at Sony for the installed trial version without warning that it would be nearly impossible to uninstall. I appreciate the suggestions and will continue working. I'll also post in an office group. Jack
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