While viewing Windows Updates, I noticed that under Office, Office 2007 was listed. I'm running Office XP Professional with FrontPage, so I skipped the 3 updates.
After the instalation of the other updates, I ran a search program called Agent Ransack and also Windows Search, and Office 2007 was not found. I ran regedit, still no cigar. I don't understand where Windows found it, it must be somewhere or it wouldn't be on the list.
My question is: Is it required, and if not, how to remove it from my computer and the registry?
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Have you installed the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats? This lets you open documents in Word 2007 format (.docx and .docm), Excel 2007 format (.xlsx and .xlsm) and PowerPoint 2007 format (.pptx and .pptm) in Office XP.
If you have installed it, you will receive updates for Office 2007 alongside updates for Office XP.
HansV wrote:Have you installed the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats? This lets you open documents in Word 2007 format (.docx and .docm), Excel 2007 format (.xlsx and .xlsm) and PowerPoint 2007 format (.pptx and .pptm) in Office XP.
If you have installed it, you will receive updates for Office 2007 alongside updates for Office XP.
To answer the first question, I'm running Microsoft Wireless Mouse & Keyboard. Office Tools, Default Manager, FixIt Center, Silverlight, the Office Package you know about.
No, I have not installed Office Compatibility Pack.
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HansV wrote:In that case, you can safely ignore the updates for Office 2007.
Will do. Will you please answer a question about this same subject?
If I don't have Office 2007 installed, where is Windows Update getting it's information?
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JoeP wrote:You must have some piece of Office 2007 installed. Do you have any of the viewers installed?
Joe
Nope Joe, not a one. It's not earth shaking but it surely has aroused my curiosity. I dislike ignoring things that can be corrected. Besides, Belarc Advisor keeps saying that I have 3 missing updates, the exact number of updates for Office 2007. I sure hope that someone can help me solve this issue.
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In my experience, Windows Update does not offer updates for non-existent software. So, I'd say you've got some piece of Office 2007 installed. Note: Office 2007 folders in Program Files are usually named Office12.
JoeP wrote:In my experience, Windows Update does not offer updates for non-existent software. So, I'd say you've got some piece of Office 2007 installed. Note: Office 2007 folders in Program Files are usually named Office12.
Joe
I searched the computer and Office 12 wasn't found. Next, I did a Regedit and it found one item under: HKCR\_classes_Root\TypeLib with 2 subfolders, I deleted the whole shabang. I hope when I go back to Windows Update, the program in question will be gone.
Thanks for the tip.
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