grim_reefer Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 upgrade WIN98 to 2000 error: Office2000Pro not working??! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i recently had to upgrade my mothers computer at work up to Windows2000 to allow for her portable slimline USB cd rewriter to be compatible - also the computer is being sold soon and thats just a little extra feature - having win2000 instead of '98.... but it caused manyyyy a problem and today was the second day ive spent at work on it - the original major problem was "SCVHOST.EXE has generated errors and will be closed etc etc etc" message occurring at times (especially when connected to the internet) - and then cannot run many programs or perform functions such as Copy and Paste.. which i thought was to do with the Blaster worm after some articles i read online ...... anyhow, that problem has now been solved thanks to downloading and installing updates from microsoft - but there is still a major problem - and i would really appreciate some quick help as all the business's work is done on computer and now ermmm... nothing can be done!!...... many of the hardware/software had to have the drivers updated for windows 2000 (as they were configured for windows 98 before).. but i do not have the CD for Microsoft Office 2000 Pro anymore.. all the files are installed on the computer, everything is there... just when you try to launch an Office application or a file associated with them - it brings up and install dialog and asks for the MSOffice2000Pro CD - which i dont have.. and no matter wether you cancel retry or whatever - it eventually comes up one of a small selection of error messages (depending on what you was trying to open or access) basicly saying that the program is not installed strange thing is - before i downloaded the updates and the SVCHOST error was still occuring - Office programs/files would load - but just not through a shortcut or link.. you would have to load the Office program from its location on the hard-drive, and then open the file after... but since installing the windows updates - this cant even be done i attempted downloading updates for office but again (and after waiting like an hour(?) for download) it said i do not have the expected version office installed to update or something like that all the files are there for Office2000Pro and they was working fine before - does anyone know how i can fix this problem!!! i dont think i cant get the CD for office2000pro again and borrowed an officeXP cd to upgrade to and install that instead but sections of the cd was faulty and wouldnt work please we need help with this! MSoffice (particularly word access and excel) are an important part of our business system at work and basicly what was being done before cant function now - particularly because i wrote small program with excel and its visual basic that do most of what she has to do on the computer - and now they obviously cant be used very annoying because yestaday everything could still be done (except browse the internet or go to windowsupdate for very long) but all the paperwork for outgoing goods could still be done opening the programs the way i mentioned before, now ive made it worse by solving the other problem with SVCHOST crashing and meaning the computer would need resettting before it would function proper surely there must be a "simple" way for me to make the DAMN STUPID computer realise that Office2000Pro is installed and all the files are there! surely i can manually configure this?? anyone help?? (my mums more desperate - its her n my dads business - and she needs to do invoicing which uses excel....... it matters to me coz of them but also as its my livelyhood too) but if worse comes to worse and nothing can still be done until i have a functioning cd for office - then she will have to do her paperwork on erm.. paper.. but with a pen! and one of those calculator things i think they may be called help...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 As you don't have the CD for office but i do not have the CD for Microsoft Office 2000 Pro anymore !!!possibly your only option to enable use of all invoices etc is to download and install Open Office which is able to read excel, access and word documents.I don't think there is anything else you can do without the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Your pseudonym is very reminiscent of another member here. Are you sure you want to continue with it? What does Grim Reaper think of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 He's probably responsible for it. :Dedit: thats slander moon - i have nowt whatsoever to do with reefer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grim Reaper Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 I agree totally with mark2, without the ORIGINAL install disk there isn't alot you can do and to attempt much would probably cause more errors. Open office is probably the way to go....and its free!!Pops - the chaps name is ok by me.....!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 :thumbup: could be right there moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Pops - the chaps name is ok by me.....!!!Could be a bit confusing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted November 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 lol heh i think it was on this forum or another the last member to join was called grim_reaper (actualy it was another forum) and i copied my name from that lolthanks for the help - very very helpful if i can get this Open Office - where can i download it???? thans again :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 thanks for the help - very very helpful if i can get this Open Office - where can i download it???? thans again :Dhttp://www.openoffice.org/Although I personally still use M$ Office (because I already own it), I've found that Open Office is excellent for general use and recommend it to anyone. Be careful about setting it up if you already have an office suite installed. This is because if you set Open Office to be you default suite and then decide you don't like it, it's difficult and time consuming to re-asign all the changed file associations. So, moral is don't set it as default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmadw Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 It's quite a big download though ... if you are on dialup I'd make a cup (pot) of tea and sit and wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted November 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 thanx for all your help!! we have obtained a working copy of XP office pro now and everything is back on :D am still downloading OpenOffice though - it sounds very good - i assume it can be used to open files from any versions of office products making it also a very good "go-between" tool for people who dont have a new enough version of an application to open a file! as the data can then be accessed - and then used in their older version of the application if they wishstill do not have publisher working however as it was not including with the xp office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grim Reaper Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Another option would have been to order the Office System Evaluation Kit from here.Whilst only a temporary workround, it would have been a short term fix for your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Or an alternative is Star Office (free version) http://members.tripod.com/wwwproducts/stardiv.htm . I haven't tried it so can't comment on if it's any good or not. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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