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Office 2003 SP3 repeatedly fails to install

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by boutells, 2008/11/20.

  1. 2008/11/20
    boutells

    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have an installation of Office 2003 on a Windows XP computer. The Windows Update Facility has downloaded and keeps prompting to install Office 2003 Service Pack 3. Whenever I go to install it, it fails and then starts prompting to re-install again.

    I am quite happy just to leave it uninstalled as I use Office sparingly, if at all on this computer but how can I get rid of the perpetual prompt to install. Additionally, it wants to install whenever I shut down.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    You can probably manualy go to the update site and then select the option to hide updates to get it to stop.
     
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    jabrwky

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    Did you install all previous updates for Office2003 before trying to install Sp3? Some are required before Sp3 can install.
     
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    boutells

    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Yes. It was previously updated. In any event, it is on auto update so that should be done automatically.
     
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