[Billynda]

Did you try this?

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Scroll down to line 171 and you'll see it on the right...
"Office XP Error 1706 - ProPlus.Msi Fix - O2K"

[slurpee55]

Someone else posted a thread about this just a few days ago. Check this out:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/he...185721033.aspx

[augabog]

Unfortunately, none of this worked. I guess I'll have to keep scarmbing around my workplace looking to see who took the Office XP CD.

Just in case others are as stuck as I am, I have found that if I download the PROPLUS.MSI from your site to my desktop and browse to it with the update, it will say that the files is invalid. However, I can open Excel just fine as long as I don't cancel the search. Pretty odd, but good for a temporary solution.

Quick rant:
I find it ironic that I download Windows updates to prevent viruses, etc. and yet the update itself has stopped its own program from running. I wouldn't complain, but it appears that this has been a common issue with others, and Microsoft should not assume that everyone has their CD handy, especially for Professional where it could be anywhere in one's office building.

Thanks again,
Kerry

[slurpee55]

Well, you see, M$ would be glad to sell you a copy of Office 7....

[darkblaze]

Hi, i also have this probem after i upgraded my graphic card and RAM. when i on my mircosoft word and powerpoint, it will ask me for the micrsosoft office disc with front on which i dun have it. After i try to cancel it, it will ask me for the PROPLUS.MSI. I downloaded the PROPLUS.MSI from the wedsite stated here in this thread but when prompt again. it say it was corruptted. Do PROPLUS.MSI required the office.cad too?? thank

[matthah1]

Boy did I waste a lot of time on this one! Even tried to find all the original CDs and then
I was asked for all kinds of other cryptic files I couldn't find. I am a completely legal MS Office user to boot!

Just yesterday I tried

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

and the problem is gone. It sorta seems like the MicroSlock security mechanism that
requires the original install CD is screwed if certain files become corrupt, registry becomes
corrupt, etc. Then you can get locked in a nightmare where you cannot even uninstall to try a fresh install, "wonderful".

This was one of my worse software messes ever, I can harldy believe it now when I start Outlook and don't get 3 stoooopid dialog boxes asking for files, notifying me about a pending install, etc.

Augie

[slurpee55]

All I can say is "Bravo!" for figuring it out. Mark this thread as solved, and, hopefully it will get archived - such an annoyance needs to have the fix available.

[NetTechGal]

Hi Guys!!!!

I was having the same problem and this is how I solved it:
Click Start->Run->regedit->OK
then I went to each of these and clicked on the UserData.... they all had the right thing in it according to the weblink from a couple posts up, the only difference was that they said it would say Office\9\???? and mine said Office\10\???? so I clicked on each of the UserData and verified and then just exited.... after that I tried all the Office programs and they worked without asking for disk
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\Common]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\FrontPage]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\Excel]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\PowerPoint]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\Word]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10\Outlook]

[dancinwwaves]

NET TECH GAL--

BLESS you!!! That worked!!!!

Imagine my horror from the following events: took my pc in to get a new video card installed and run diagnostics on mother board. The doofus tech guy decided he was going to run all kinds of updates (without my permission or observation). One completely clobbered my office (excel needed the proplus.msi file). When I picked up the pc, he said I needed to finish an update because he didn't have my disks. I've worked 3 solid weeks to get my office files back. Couldn't uninstall, couldn't find such a file on any of my legal copy of cds back to Office 95 disks!!! I was so pissed I could spit nails. Anyhoo, thanks a million for the advice!! I didn't have to change anything, just click like you suggested. GO FIGURE!! GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

-Em

[wakefreak]

I have Microsoft Windows Xp Home Edition. But the XP software pack 3 is saying that i have Profesional with Front page. But i can open up all my Office Docs. I only have a old version of office Office 2003. so i need help, and the software up ate thing in the bottom of the screen gets old, and it uses up your memory

[krisbendeich]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...185721033.aspx

Click link above^^^^^^^ and read what they have to say ( typical microsoft response )

[wakefreak]

i got my Office from my Dad who got the cd from his company, and the cd is really scrached up so the file might just be corupeted, and if my office docs stop working i will just try and reinstall the program the download the service pack, because i told it never to see that up adte again

[rredman]

Same problem here on one of my friend's computers. The registry key thing posted by one person didn't work. But downloading the office1.cab and proplus.msi files from Billynda's website and pointing the installer to them worked perfectly! Thanks Billynda.

[Karambah]

Using the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility fix (Matthah1 post above) fixed the problem for me. Thanks Guys! Then I was able to successfully install XP SP3

[KB3]

I am a legal MS Office user but don't have the original disks and didn't want to hassle with either requesting them from my PC's vendor (who I'm not even sure is still around today; it was four years or more ago) or extracting them from the recovery disks I have (I looked at the files on these three disks and none have these required files were shown; they appear to be, and I suspect they are, somehow specially encrypted .msi and .cab files as I saw explained elsewhere; when I first loaded them in my CD drive, I received a pop-up message that said "these files are designed to work only with [this model of] HP computer").

So, while in the midst of trying to run the MS Office SP3 update and being prompted for these files, I went to BillyNDA's website posted above, downloaded both the proplus.msi and office1.cab files to my C:\I386 directory where the other .msi and .cab files reside on my PC, and then pointed/browsed the installer to that directory where it detected these necessary files and proceeded to complete the install without a problem.

Thank you, Bill.