Yes I said tried to install , but after several goes it kept telling me the packages not installed for current user ,I then Googled the message I received & M/soft had instructions on how to remove from my registry & I then ended up getting this message . "Microsoft Word has not been installed for current user please run startup to install " then Excel & Powerpoint .   Anyhow since loading the free trial 2007 Home & Students this message not comming up at startup anymore & I will keep the trial for a while & then delete & hopefully all will be well again .    I am sure this ex lease PC had a gen 2002 Office & it is locked up in the recovery partition of this PC . Anyhow I feel problems seem to be corected & many thanks :emotion-2: Ozi  
Hi Guy's I recently purchased an ex lease Dell Optiplex 170L desktop with no operating system , but with gen COA sticker on it  & reinstalled Xp Pro on to it. Problem now is when I start PC in the morning , self installer try's to install Excel & PowerPoint . How do I stop this from happening everyday ?  I don't need M/Soft Office as I have Open Office . Seems orig install must have had the M/S Office software . Thanks in advance .  PS what doe's it mean to select Tags Ozi
Office trys to self install @ startup