OFF95: Windows Registry Entries Remain After Remove All

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you run Microsoft Office Setup in maintenance mode, and you click the Remove All button, not all of the entries are removed from the Windows registry.

CAUSE

The Setup program leaves some of the Office registry entries intact by design. The Setup program removes the values for these keys but does not remove many of the registry keys. These keys do not interfere with subsequent installations of Microsoft Office but may increase the size of the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

Registry Keys

Data Access Object (DAO) Entries:

 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
   \3.0\FLAGS]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0\0]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
   \3.0\0\win32]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
   \3.0\HELPDIR]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0\FLAGS]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0\0]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0\0\win32]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib
   \{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0\HELPDIR]

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\3.0]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\Engines]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\ISAM Formats]

 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show\CLSID]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show\CurVer]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Slide]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Slide\CLSID]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Slide\CurVer]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Application]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Application\CLSID]
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Application\CurVer]

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show\CLSID]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show\CurVer]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Slide]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Slide\CLSID]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Slide\CurVer]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Application]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Application\CLSID]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Application\CurVer]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar]

 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar\Toolbars]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\Desktop]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\Accessories]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\Favorites]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\MSn.lnk]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\Programs]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar
   \Toolbars\QuickShelf]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar\Toolbars\Office]
 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar\Fresh]

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Shortcut Bar\SIA]

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Office for Windows 95]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Office for Windows 95
   \95.0.0.0623(1033)]
 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Office for Windows 95
   \95.0.0.0623(1033)\Registration]

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem is corrected in Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0a.

REFERENCES

For more information about locating an entry in the Windows registry, click the Index tab in Registry Editor Help, type the following text

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