Larry
This is a 2 step process.
1sr Step
If you do not have the installation cd and want to solve this issue
follow these steps: (works most of the time with all sku.cab files)
1. Click on start==>run==>type "excel /s" without quotations and click
ok.
2. Once Excel is up in safe mode with the error message in front, hold
down ctrl+Alt+Delete keys on your keyboard to bring the task manager up.
3. Click on the processes tab==>look for msiexec.exe (only the one next
to your user name), click on it and end the process.
4. Excel should be running without an error message now==>close Excel in
safe mode==>reopen it one more time in safe mode to check if it is
opening with no error message.
5. Close Excel /s and open Excel normally, it should work fine.
Second Step:::
Then do the following to solve the Update problem. (Never use any Refigtry Cleaning
Tool)
1st Rename Office subkeys
Note: Removing the following registry keys may reset customized user
settings for your Microsoft Office programs.
1. Close all the applications.
2. Click on Start->Run, type in REGEDIT and click on OK.
3. Locate and select the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0
4. Right click on 11.0 and rename them to Old11.
5. Close the Registry Editor.
2nd. Detect and Repair Office 2003
1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Change/Remove Programs on the left pane.
4. Highlight Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 on the right pane
and click Change.
5. Insert the correct version of CD when it requires.
6. Select “Reinstall and Repair” and click Next.
7. Select “Detect and Repair errors in my Office installation”.
8. Click Install and wait the process to end.
3rd. Install the Updates
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Peter
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"Larry Smith" <> wrote in message
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>I am having trouble with my Office 2003 updates. I get an 0x51F error
> message when downloading updates for 2003. Operating system is Windows XP.
> When I try to use Excel it goes to Windows installer and shows Installation
> File SKU011.CAB could not be found.
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