Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
1.
Click Start, and then click Run.
2.
In the Run dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3.
In the left pane in the Registry Editor, locate the
following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
4.
In the left pane, right-click 10.0 under the Office folder, and then click Delete.
In the Search dialog box, type
drive:\Program Files, where drive is the drive that Word is installed on.
3.
In the Program Files dialog box, right-click Microsoft Office, and then click Delete.
Note If you have previous versions of Word or Office installed, you
must locate and delete drive:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office 10, where drive is the drive that Word is
installed on.
4.
Reinstall Office XP. Follow the on-screen instructions
until you are prompted to Choose the type of installation you
need.
5.
Type drive:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\2002, where drive: is the drive where you want Office XP installed, and then click Next.
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