Windows Office XP Service Pack 3

When i try to download and install this update it tells me the feature i am
am trying to use is on a Cd that is not available. This makes me weary as
none of my updates need a cd. It says to insert the "Microsoft Office XP
Professional with Front Page" disk. Is this something that maybe i do not
need? I do not have XP professional I have the XP home version. How can i
skip this update without it continuing to tell me to update my system?

Insert the CD.
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Tuckerman wrote:
> When i try to download and install this update it tells me the feature i
> am
> am trying to use is on a Cd that is not available. This makes me weary as
> none of my updates need a cd. It says to insert the "Microsoft Office XP
> Professional with Front Page" disk. Is this something that maybe i do not
> need? I do not have XP professional I have the XP home version. How can i
> skip this update without it continuing to tell me to update my system?

Tuckerman wrote:
> When i try to download and install this update it tells me the
> feature i am am trying to use is on a Cd that is not available.
> This makes me weary as none of my updates need a cd. It says to
> insert the "Microsoft Office XP Professional with Front Page" disk.
> Is this something that maybe i do not need? I do not have XP
> professional I have the XP home version. How can i skip this update
> without it continuing to tell me to update my system?

It has nothing to do with "Windows".

Take that word out, read CAREFULLY what you are getting and I bet it says:
"Microsoft Office XP" (nothing about Windows in it.)

Think Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc...

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Tuckerman wrote:
> When i try to download and install this update it tells me the
> feature i am am trying to use is on a Cd that is not available.
> This makes me weary as none of my updates need a cd. It says to
> insert the "Microsoft Office XP Professional with Front Page" disk.
> Is this something that maybe i do not need? I do not have XP
> professional I have the XP home version. How can i skip this update
> without it continuing to tell me to update my system?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> It has nothing to do with "Windows".
>
> Take that word out, read CAREFULLY what you are getting and I bet
> it says: "Microsoft Office XP" (nothing about Windows in it.)
>
> Think Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc...

Tuckerman wrote:
> You are correct, it is not "windows". It is Microsoft Office XP.
> Do I need the update? If not how can I skip it so my computer
> does not keep telling me I need it?

You should have it installed in my opinion. (Meaning you should install
it.)

I take it from your response you do not have the original installation media
for your computer and/or for Word XP (2002)?

Tried getting the stand-alone installer?

Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Released way back on 3/30/2004. What I suggest is that you download from
the above link the "OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe" file and save it
to your desktop. (57.5MB - not 16MB!) Try running it.

(It states, on that page, "OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe: Download
this file if you do not have access to your installation source...")

Please keep future replies *in the newsgroups* so it may benefit those who
search before they ask questions. ;-)

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thanks.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Tuckerman wrote:
> > When i try to download and install this update it tells me the
> > feature i am am trying to use is on a Cd that is not available.
> > This makes me weary as none of my updates need a cd. It says to
> > insert the "Microsoft Office XP Professional with Front Page" disk.
> > Is this something that maybe i do not need? I do not have XP
> > professional I have the XP home version. How can i skip this update
> > without it continuing to tell me to update my system?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > It has nothing to do with "Windows".
> >
> > Take that word out, read CAREFULLY what you are getting and I bet
> > it says: "Microsoft Office XP" (nothing about Windows in it.)
> >
> > Think Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc...
>
> Tuckerman wrote:
> > You are correct, it is not "windows". It is Microsoft Office XP.
> > Do I need the update? If not how can I skip it so my computer
> > does not keep telling me I need it?
>
> You should have it installed in my opinion. (Meaning you should install
> it.)
>
> I take it from your response you do not have the original installation media
> for your computer and/or for Word XP (2002)?
>
> Tried getting the stand-alone installer?
>
> Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Released way back on 3/30/2004. What I suggest is that you download from
> the above link the "OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe" file and save it
> to your desktop. (57.5MB - not 16MB!) Try running it.
>
> (It states, on that page, "OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe: Download
> this file if you do not have access to your installation source...")
>
> Please keep future replies *in the newsgroups* so it may benefit those who
> search before they ask questions. ;-)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>