Posted on 03/09/2005 4:45:01 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
I recently upgraded to Windows XP Professional. Today I received my Office Professional 2003 software. When trying to load it, I put it in the CD drive and nothing happens. When I click on Start and go to Add/Remove programs, and attempt to install it from there, I get the following message: Windows was unable to find the installation program.
I have spent the last hour and a half at the Microsoft website trying to find a solution to my problem but have been unable to do so.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
After you figure this out, I want you to build an XP-SP2 recovery disc by using a 'slipstream.' :0)
Is this original CD or a burn?
The drive wont read other CDs.......
Original
If the drive is kaput, don't despair. They are cheap (good one is less thna 50 bucks, cheap readers are about 25 bucks), and easy to replace. Still, first thing I would try is cleaning the drive with a drive cleaning disc.
dont know if you got it fixed, but:
Open control panel, select administrative tool, select disk management then look on the right for the cd drive. make sure it is "d" drive, if not, right click on the cd drive in the right window and select 'change drive letter'.
not sure if this will work, but it might be a problem if it is looking for a drive labeled d.
when you click on 'my computer' on the desktop, can you see the cd drive? if not, is the power supply plugged into the back of the cd rom all the way? if it is, open device manager and browse the cd rom and make sure dirvers are installed, if they are, did you fiddle with the drive jumpers?
Oopsie! Wooks wike someone got the source code for Office Pwogwams!
Interesting software; do you use it?
I use it at home on my Linux box. I've also used it here at work to rescue corrupted Office files. (I've seen it open .doc files when Word refuses to.) It also has a built in distiller for generating .pdf files so sending legible documents to others is easy. This is a nice feature since the other person need not risk getting a worm through opening a contaminated Office document. (And to the best of my knowledge, there are no OO worms.) It also saves documents in Office's file formats so that you can easily collaborate with others.
You can't beat the price either!
< grin > v2 is coming out....
Thanks. I have Office but I might play with this on another box.
For your troubles....http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html
Good advice. I dumped Office XP for Open Office and haven't regretted it for a second.
The drive is recognized in Explorer but the disk is not. I took the disk into work to check it out and it is just fine.
Did you try placing the CD against your forehead and chant: LOAD "*", 8, 1 ?
did the above and absolutely nothing came up. No files, nothing....
Nope, cant even read the disk
If my drive isnt reading, I dont dare disinstall if I run the risk of not being able to have the drive read the installation........
Its original, took it into work today and it runs fine........
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