"seener" <seener@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A0A6079-A103-4C4A-A16C-18F0F1BD5385@microsoft.com...
> Hello again,
> I have recently needed to reinstall vista after a power failure. I used my
> computers system recovery disk. After much ado I am running again. Vista
> moved my old windows to an old.windows directory. So, I started
> reintalling
> all my software. Adobe Creative Suite installed like a charm. my
> macromedia
> software, no proplems. Then came microsoft. My disk of office 2007 that
> came
> with the computer crashes about 3/4 into installation. The message that
> comes
> up is "Office 2007 encountered an error". Then it quits. Any suggestions
> from
> anyone? Or should I just go buy Wordperfect.

1. Hmm .. I'd clean install Vista.. i.e. wipe the harddrive (re-format
etc.).

2. When going to install a program .. go to the CD/DVD and find the
'setup.exe' program or equivalent .. right-click on it and select "Run as an
administrator" if that option appears.

Saucy