just an aside; Office Versions from Oxp install by default into version
specific Folders, ie Office10 & Office11
"Rick in NS" <rbutler[ at ]hfx.eastlink.ca.(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:DEBD9984-7702-4D61-BE40-6272BD3D9FFD[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > I have posted this question on Access Install and Configure but now
realize
> it might be more appropriate to post it here since it appears to related
to
> Office installations.
>
> I recently purchased Office Professional 2003 and installed it in its own
> directory hoping to be able to use both versions of Access (XP and 2003).
>
> When I use Access 2003; close it and open Access XP windows installer
kicks
> in and loads Access XP uneventfully. However; when I close Access XP and
> attempt to open Access 2003 windows installer kicks in and attempts to
> install Office 2003 and stalls part way through the install with the
message:
>
> "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is
> unavailable.
>
> Click Ok to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder contaiing
the
> installation package 'PRO11.MSI' in the box below." I have to insert the
> Office Professional 2003 CD in the drive before the process will complete
and
> load Access 2003.
>
> The computer I am working with is not on a network; the hard drive is
newly
> formatted and a fresh copy of Windows XP Home edition has been installed;
> Office XP Professional installed; all updates loaded and finally installed
> Office Professional 2003 from CD and all updates applied to it.
>
> Final versions installed are Access 2002 SP3 and Access 2003 SP2
>
> I tried copying the PRO11.MSI file from the install CD to the hard drive
> without any success. I uninstalled Office 2003 and did a custom install
> making sure all applications were set to "Run from my computer" and not to
> remove any prior versions.
>
> How do I prevent Office 2003 Professional from calling for the install CD
> every time I switch from Access XP to Access 2003?
>
>
> --
> Rick in NS
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