Office XP and missing pro.msi file...help!

**fatbastard**

Does anyone have any ideas of what I could try? My laptop for work was recently upgraded to XP OS and Office, everything worked great until I tried to swap the floppy for a CD. The I got an error saying my hardware configuration has changed significantly and no Office programs will function. I tried going back to the floppy but nothing works, each time it goes out to a server for the install files but that server no longer exists! It then says I can redirect it to the pro.msi file to reactivate Office. Does anyone know of a work around?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:29:37 Post Subject:

Anyone know how big the file is? Maybe I could send mine to you from home? I'd ask why your IT department can't fix it, but I can imagine the caliber of people they're hiring now... Bang Head

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:13:37 Post Subject:

LOL!! Ya gotta re-install. It's hosed. It happened to me once on my work PC.. no clue why.

And you don't need a single file, you need the whole CD (well not everything, but I don't know exactly what you do or don't need)

**fatbastard** · Posted: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:46:20 Post Subject:

Well the only thing that still works is IE, so maybe I should just surf the internet all day, then maybe they'll get the point that I can't do anything (work related).

Dud3! · Posted: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:26:00 Post Subject:

Download OpenOffice or Ximian OpenOffice if you want something to work...

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:56:23 Post Subject:

Ahh... I see Mr. Helpful is back with his open source arrogance! Laughing

In the hardware section, too...

Yeah fb, install new software on your corporate issue laptop! Laughing

Dud3! · Posted: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:02:18 Post Subject:

Not arrogance, just being annoying.

**fatbastard** · Posted: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:52:14 Post Subject:

Hey they fixed it! Oh, now I have to actually do work, damn it!

Dud3! · Posted: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:21:30 Post Subject:

Quick! Instal MS Office 97! No danger of getting work done then. Laughing

T-shirt · Posted: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:40:23 Post Subject: