Can't Get Office XP To Work Right on Vista

I installed Office XP on my Vista laptop, then uninstalled it and
installed it again. I can't get it to work right.

When I try to start the app or load an associated app file I get this
these messages.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2316/0001er7.gif

The app will eventually load but will not import the file correctly.

Anybody know what's wrong?

jim

"jim evans" <> wrote in message
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>I installed Office XP on my Vista laptop, then uninstalled it and
> installed it again. I can't get it to work right.
>
> When I try to start the app or load an associated app file I get this
> these messages.
>
> http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2316/0001er7.gif
>
> The app will eventually load but will not import the file correctly.
>
> Anybody know what's wrong?
>
> jim


And HAVE you inserted the CD like it says and allowed Office to configure
itself?

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:59:35 -0400, "John Inzer" <>
wrote:

>=================================
>I'm not certain that the following article applies
>to your issue but it may be worth a look:
>
>(329368) OFFXP: You Must Provide the Office
>CD-ROM When You Start Office Programs
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329368/en-us

Thanks. Doing that worked.

It says "This issue may occur when Ontrack SystemSuite is set to
remove backup (.bak) files"

But, as far as I know I don't have anything called Ontrack on my
computer. Also, I've installed this version of Office probably 8-10
times on an XP pro machine over the past 8 years, and this has never
happened before.



jim

Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite" was
sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
such.
Michael

"jim evans" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:59:35 -0400, "John Inzer" <>
> wrote:
>
>>=================================
>>I'm not certain that the following article applies
>>to your issue but it may be worth a look:
>>
>>(329368) OFFXP: You Must Provide the Office
>>CD-ROM When You Start Office Programs
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329368/en-us
>
> Thanks. Doing that worked.
>
> It says "This issue may occur when Ontrack SystemSuite is set to
> remove backup (.bak) files"
>
> But, as far as I know I don't have anything called Ontrack on my
> computer. Also, I've installed this version of Office probably 8-10
> times on an XP pro machine over the past 8 years, and this has never
> happened before.
>
>
>
> jim

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:53:59 -0400, "Phillips" <>
wrote:

>Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite" was
>sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
>such.

Thanks, but I don't think I have or have ever had any of those
developer products, unless Dell adds them to new laptops.

jim

Guess the error message was inserted at some time when System Suite was *one
of the possible causes* for such error; it is not your case, obviously.
Michael

"jim evans" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:53:59 -0400, "Phillips" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite"
>>was
>>sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
>>such.
>
> Thanks, but I don't think I have or have ever had any of those
> developer products, unless Dell adds them to new laptops.
>
> jim

You may have to uninstall the prog and reinstall with admin rights and
change properties to run compat mode XP
yes? no?

"Phillips" <> wrote in message
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> Guess the error message was inserted at some time when System Suite was
> *one of the possible causes* for such error; it is not your case,
> obviously.
> Michael
>
> "jim evans" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:53:59 -0400, "Phillips" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite"
>>>was
>>>sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest or
>>>such.
>>
>> Thanks, but I don't think I have or have ever had any of those
>> developer products, unless Dell adds them to new laptops.
>>
>> jim
>

Give it a try.
Michael

"panther.admin" <> wrote in message
news:668F1C6A-C70B-4938-A982-...
> You may have to uninstall the prog and reinstall with admin rights and
> change properties to run compat mode XP
> yes? no?
>
> "Phillips" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Guess the error message was inserted at some time when System Suite was
>> *one of the possible causes* for such error; it is not your case,
>> obviously.
>> Michael
>>
>> "jim evans" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:53:59 -0400, "Phillips" <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Don't take those error messages too seriously. Ontrack's "System Suite"
>>>>was
>>>>sold 4-5 years ago to VCOM, a crappy software bundler... now Avanquest
>>>>or
>>>>such.
>>>
>>> Thanks, but I don't think I have or have ever had any of those
>>> developer products, unless Dell adds them to new laptops.
>>>
>>> jim
>>
>