Icon and Installer help

Most of my Office 2003 icons, as well as some from other programs, are
blank white and go nowhere. This includes many from Programs and Features
uninstall page.
I have tried using 'Detect and Repair' from Word, and get this error "This
patch could not be opened. Verify..." I also get this error when I try to
reinstall Office 2003 from the disk (real disk and valid product code).
I followed instructions fron internet, and downloaded Windows Install
Clean Up (msiucc2.exe). I run this program, but NO programs are listed as
available to remove!
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

KXMc

You should try System Restore.

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"KXMc" <> wrote in message
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> Most of my Office 2003 icons, as well as some from other programs, are
> blank white and go nowhere. This includes many from Programs and Features
> uninstall page.
> I have tried using 'Detect and Repair' from Word, and get this error
> "This
> patch could not be opened. Verify..." I also get this error when I try
> to
> reinstall Office 2003 from the disk (real disk and valid product code).
> I followed instructions fron internet, and downloaded Windows Install
> Clean Up (msiucc2.exe). I run this program, but NO programs are listed as
> available to remove!
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>
> KXMc

Thanks, but this doesn't work either. It has been quite a while since the
problems first started. Is this a registry problem? Somehow windows
installer doesn't have the different programs that have been loaded in the
right place?

KXMc

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> You should try System Restore.
>
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> "KXMc" <> wrote in message
> news:3B79D2D1-F247-45CE-9199-...
> > Most of my Office 2003 icons, as well as some from other programs, are
> > blank white and go nowhere. This includes many from Programs and Features
> > uninstall page.
> > I have tried using 'Detect and Repair' from Word, and get this error
> > "This
> > patch could not be opened. Verify..." I also get this error when I try
> > to
> > reinstall Office 2003 from the disk (real disk and valid product code).
> > I followed instructions fron internet, and downloaded Windows Install
> > Clean Up (msiucc2.exe). I run this program, but NO programs are listed as
> > available to remove!
> > Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
> >
> > KXMc
>

You have some form of registry trouble. If you cannot find a backup copy to
restore, you will have to rebuild what you can from original media.
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"KXMc" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks, but this doesn't work either. It has been quite a while since the
> problems first started. Is this a registry problem? Somehow windows
> installer doesn't have the different programs that have been loaded in the
> right place?
>
> KXMc
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> You should try System Restore.
>>
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
>> .
>>
>> "KXMc" <> wrote in message
>> news:3B79D2D1-F247-45CE-9199-...
>> > Most of my Office 2003 icons, as well as some from other programs, are
>> > blank white and go nowhere. This includes many from Programs and
>> > Features
>> > uninstall page.
>> > I have tried using 'Detect and Repair' from Word, and get this error
>> > "This
>> > patch could not be opened. Verify..." I also get this error when I
>> > try
>> > to
>> > reinstall Office 2003 from the disk (real disk and valid product code).
>> > I followed instructions fron internet, and downloaded Windows Install
>> > Clean Up (msiucc2.exe). I run this program, but NO programs are listed
>> > as
>> > available to remove!
>> > Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>> >
>> > KXMc
>>