uninstalling Microsoft office 97

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:10

Hey guys,

Basically i try to uninstall Microsoft office 97 via control panel. It then asks for the cd which i put into the cd drive. It then goes onto crash the uninstaller. Is there any other way of removing office 97.

Thanks a lot

robinbredin · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:20

Have you tried using CCleaner.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

lcg · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:21

Try uninstalling it using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:38

robinbredin said:
Have you tried using CCleaner.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

CC cleaner wants the cd aswell lol

Vimes · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:40

Can't you use the CD to install it again and then maybe it will go through the removal routine as it should..?
In the past I have had to do such things or "repair" the install first before it would then be able to be removed the application.

This might help....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176823

... but only after you have managed to remove it.!

Philtor · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:44

Try using the Windows Installer Cleanup utility as lcg said. If that doesn't work then there's a removal utility you can try as a last resort here.

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:46

Vimes said:
Can't you use the CD to install it again and then maybe it will go through the removal routine as it should..?
In the past I have had to do such things or "repair" the install first before it would then be able to be removed the application.

This might help....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176823

... but only after you have managed to remove it.!

I troed this aswell but still no luck lol

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:50

lcg said:
Try uninstalling it using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.

this doesnt work either

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:54

philtorrens said:
Try using the Windows Installer Cleanup utility as lcg said. If that doesn't work then there's a removal utility you can try as a last resort here.

OMG I thought i had finally got somewhere with this. Then it says not responding!!!!!!!!! Guess i am destined to stay with windows 97 forever

Philtor · 3 Dec 2010 at 14:57

Try running it in compatibility mode perhaps?

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:21

philtorrens said:
Try running it in compatibility mode perhaps?

how do i do that? is that safe mode?

Philtor · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:39

jordan282 said:
how do i do that? is that safe mode?

Oops

I assumed you were running on Windows Vista or Windows 7 but I guess not.

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:43

philtorrens said:
Oops I assumed you were running on Windows Vista or Windows 7 but I guess not.

i am running in windows 7 lol

Philtor · 3 Dec 2010 at 15:51

Ahh

Right click on the progam icon and click on 'properties', then go to the 'compatibility' tab. From here you can try running the program for an earlier version of Windows. Make sure 'run this program as an administrator' is checked too.

jordan282 · 3 Dec 2010 at 16:23

ok somehow it has gone lol thank you phil