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Article ID: 979874 - Last Review: May 4, 2010 - Revision: 3.0

Some 2007 Office system applications or Office 2003 applications are installed unexpectedly when you uninstall an Office hotfix package

SYMPTOMS

Some 2007 Microsoft Office system or Microsoft Office 2003 applications are installed unexpectedly when you uninstall an Office hotfix package.

For example, consider the following scenario:
  • You install the 2007 Office system without including Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
  • You apply 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2.
  • You install a Microsoft Office Access hotfix package. For example, you install the hotfix package that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article.
    974995  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=974995/ ) Description of the Office Access 2007 hotfix package (Ace-x-none.msp, Access-x-none.msp): October 27, 2009
  • You uninstall the Office Access hotfix package.
In this scenario, you find that Office Word 2007 and Office Excel 2007 are installed unexpectedly.

WORKAROUND

Uninstall the 2007 Office system or Office 2003 applications that were installed unexpectedly. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a program.
  2. Click the 2007 Office system or Office 2003 application that you want to uninstall, and then click Uninstall.
  3. Follow the steps in the Uninstall Wizard.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Personal Edition
  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Basic 2007
  • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
  • Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
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