Dear OpenOffice users: I have the following problem while trying to install the current version (2.0.2) on my Windows XP machine.
The machine was originally running Windows 98 SE and at that time I had installed an older version of OpenOffice (1.9.125). Recently I upgraded the system to Windows XP (SP2), keeping the same file and directory structure. The upgrade went fine and all of my applications were available on XP. I then tried to install the latest OO version (2.0.2) and it stopped in the middle with an error that the older version of OO could not be uninstalled. So I tried to uninstall OO 1.9.125 from the Control Panel with Add/Remove Programs and, sure enough, XP was unable to uninstall it because I had moved or deleted the original installation files (ncluding the msi file) in the meantime. That left me with no option but to run regedit and manually remove all entries relating to OpenOffice 1.9.125 (and there were a lot of them!), then deleting the Open Office 1.9.125 installation itself. This effort was successful in removing Open Office 1.9.125 from the Add/Remove Programs list but now when I try to install the new version 2.0.2 it stops with an error that it is unable to remove a previous installation of 2.0.2 (which must be my earlier incomplete attempt). If any of you have any idea how to clean up previous installation traces from the system so that the current version can be successfully installed, I would greatly appreciate it. As I am not subscribed to the list, please reply directly to this request. Thanking you in advance. V.R.Anand --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
