Problem with installing Windows 10 P D Sterling <pdsterling[ at ]hotmail.com> 15.07.2006 17:15:38 After a fateful disk crash, I had to start life anew with a new hard drive, Windows Home SP2, and Office 10. Each was duly installed. However, the first time I opened Excel, I had to reinsert the disk and have it do some mumbo-jumbo. The first time I opened Word, same. I forgot about that. Today, I went to open Access, and the same thing, only now it has fatal errors. I totally do not understand how installing software is not the same as installing and using the software. I don't use Access that much, but I would like it to work without giving problems. Errors are "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP Professional with Front Page", then "error 1305 . . . can't find msdds.dll" The stupid error windows will not let me copy the text, nor with the suckers stay open while I am typing this!?! Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. P D Sterling Dallas TX

Re: Problem with installing Windows 10 "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 15.07.2006 17:40:11 "have it do some mumbo-jumbo" isn't much help. Are these original CDs? Did you fully patch your Windows version before you started installing Office? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "P D Sterling" <pdsterling[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:_o9ug.7893$ye3.5368[ at ]newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [Quoted Text] > After a fateful disk crash, I had to start life anew with a new hard > drive, Windows Home SP2, and Office 10. Each was duly installed. However, > the first time I opened Excel, I had to reinsert the disk and have it do > some mumbo-jumbo. The first time I opened Word, same. > > I forgot about that. Today, I went to open Access, and the same thing, > only now it has fatal errors. I totally do not understand how installing > software is not the same as installing and using the software. > > I don't use Access that much, but I would like it to work without giving > problems. Errors are "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft > Office XP Professional with Front Page", then "error 1305 . . . can't find > msdds.dll" The stupid error windows will not let me copy the text, nor > with the suckers stay open while I am typing this!?! > > Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > P D Sterling > Dallas TX

Re: Problem with installing Windows 10 "Mary Sauer" <mary-sauer[ at ]mycolumbus.rr.com> 15.07.2006 19:47:37 OFF2000: Windows Installer Appears Every Time a Program Is Started http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=265194 Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "P D Sterling" <pdsterling[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:_o9ug.7893$ye3.5368[ at ]newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... [Quoted Text] > After a fateful disk crash, I had to start life anew with a new hard drive, > Windows Home SP2, and Office 10. Each was duly installed. However, the first > time I opened Excel, I had to reinsert the disk and have it do some > mumbo-jumbo. The first time I opened Word, same. > > I forgot about that. Today, I went to open Access, and the same thing, only > now it has fatal errors. I totally do not understand how installing software > is not the same as installing and using the software. > > I don't use Access that much, but I would like it to work without giving > problems. Errors are "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP > Professional with Front Page", then "error 1305 . . . can't find msdds.dll" > The stupid error windows will not let me copy the text, nor with the suckers > stay open while I am typing this!?! > > Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > P D Sterling > Dallas TX

Re: Problem with installing Windows 10 P D Sterling <pdsterling[ at ]hotmail.com> 15.07.2006 22:50:39 I apologize for using technical language not applicable to this situation. the translation of mumbo-jumbo is: "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP Professional with Front Page" "error 1305 . . . can't find msdds.dll" The stupid error windows will not let me copy the text, or I would be much more specific. There are the original CDs. I am not familiar with the term "fully patch". pls adv tks. pds JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote: [Quoted Text] > "have it do some mumbo-jumbo" isn't much help. Are these original CDs? Did > you fully patch your Windows version before you started installing Office? >