It looks as if your previous uninstall did not complete properly for whatever reason. You can try reinstalling office, reboot and then uninstall again and reboot again.
"fiona" <fiona[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1B8C7953-95CE-4B0F-A109-2F3AE22769F5[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > hello > > I'm having trouble removing an office 2003 trial from my computer > > it seems to be nolonger on my computer but still appears in the add and > remove programs list but when i click to remove it tries to install itself > and freezes my comp for a few minutes > > I also keep recieving updates for office because of this that never > install > and my computer keeps shuting down inorder to finish installation that > will > never happen > > I have tried phoning and e-mail microsoft office help line /update > helpline > etc but they refuse to help because it was a trial version that has messed > up > > please help i have been trying to sort this out for weeks > > so far i have tried removing it in run> regedit.exe and have removed > microsoft ... office and MSe files > > and also in proggram files i have removed the office folder > > but the office trial 2003 still remains in the add and remove programs > list > and i still recieve updtaes for it that don't fully install > > finn
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