Windows Update 10 July 2007 and Outlook 2007/2003

Running XP Pro SP2, Office Pro 2003, but Outlook 2007 (Outlook 2003 removed)

After installing 10 July updates, Outlook 2007 would not start, with an
error message that RHTML (?) was the wrong version, and to put in the
installation CD for Office 2003.

Having done so, Outlook 2007 would not open. I checked Add/Remove
Programmes in control panel, and Outlook 2003 had been installed as well as
Outlook 2007.

Having worked out during the Office 2007 Beta that they cannot co-exist I
removed Outlook 2003. I then repaired Outlook 2007.

So it all works again, but it is a bit of a waste of time.

Can you promise not to do this to me (and anyone else with Outlook 2007 and
Office 2003) again in August?

Many thanks

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James Presland wrote:
> Running XP Pro SP2, Office Pro 2003, but Outlook 2007 (Outlook 2003
> removed)
>
> After installing 10 July updates, Outlook 2007 would not start, with an
> error message that RHTML (?) was the wrong version, and to put in the
> installation CD for Office 2003.
>
> Having done so, Outlook 2007 would not open. I checked Add/Remove
> Programmes in control panel, and Outlook 2003 had been installed as well
> as
> Outlook 2007.
>
> Having worked out during the Office 2007 Beta that they cannot co-exist I
> removed Outlook 2003. I then repaired Outlook 2007.
>
> So it all works again, but it is a bit of a waste of time.
>
> Can you promise not to do this to me (and anyone else with Outlook 2007
> and
> Office 2003) again in August?
>
> Many thanks

You can only have 1 instance of Outlook installed at any one time. If you had Outlook 2003 and 2007 installed at the same time then obviously you would have had that issue

You can 2 versions of Office installed like Off2003 and 2007 and they can coexist with each other on your system with the exception of Outlook where only 1 can be installed. You select the OL version that you want to use.

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> Forwarded to Office Update newsgroup via crosspost.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> James Presland wrote:
>> Running XP Pro SP2, Office Pro 2003, but Outlook 2007 (Outlook 2003
>> removed)
>>
>> After installing 10 July updates, Outlook 2007 would not start, with an
>> error message that RHTML (?) was the wrong version, and to put in the
>> installation CD for Office 2003.
>>
>> Having done so, Outlook 2007 would not open. I checked Add/Remove
>> Programmes in control panel, and Outlook 2003 had been installed as well
>> as
>> Outlook 2007.
>>
>> Having worked out during the Office 2007 Beta that they cannot co-exist I
>> removed Outlook 2003. I then repaired Outlook 2007.
>>
>> So it all works again, but it is a bit of a waste of time.
>>
>> Can you promise not to do this to me (and anyone else with Outlook 2007
>> and
>> Office 2003) again in August?
>>
>> Many thanks
>