office 2003.....Office setup cannot continue because the installation source has been corrupted

Question

Office is installed, but when i try to run change from the CP add/remove, it askes for the prod id..which i have...then it gives me "Office setup cannot continue because the installation source has been corrupted" and stops and MS office 2003 disappears from the CP...i do a restore and get everything back, but i sure could use some advice

win xp sp3 system

thanks!!

Answer 1

this fix will not work...i have IE8 and XPpro  sp3....this old fix is for IE6.  I sure hope someone...anyone...can give me a hand here.

i really do not want do a reinstall...as i have no idea how to remove the old MS 2003.....can the installation source info be copied form anither working unit and pasted into the faulty comp??

thanks

Answer 2

I have Office Pro 2003, XP Pro.  All Windows updates have been installed including XP SP3 and even double checked.  I have run the detect and repair and custom install for the Office Pro 2003.  I have tried installing the Office 2010 Trial as the owner of the laptop, the administrator of my office network, and even as a user that doesn't have rights to install software.  I still get "Setup Errors:  An Office 2003 installation on your computer is currupted and setup cannot continue.  Remove or repair the Office 2003 product and re-run setup."  I do NOT want to uninstall Office 2003 because I still use some of its features.  Any other suggestions?

Answer 3

Do you have the installation disk for Office 2003?

If yes, try to do a custom install of Office from the disk.

Answer 4

Check the link below, it has resolution to the error you specified:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820930