OFF97: How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

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, click Help in Registry Editor, click the Contents tab, and click to view the "Restoring the Registry" topic.

For information about backing up Microsoft Windows 95 registry files, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q132332
   TITLE     : How to Back Up the Registry

SUMMARY

This article explains how to completely remove Microsoft Office 97 from your computer.

A utility that automates this process is also available. This utility is designed to be run after you run the Setup program for Office 97 and click Remove All to remove Office. See the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for details:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176823
   TITLE: Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office 97 Files

 ~ Eraser97.exe (size: 1131232 bytes) 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q138552
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

For information about removing Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1), please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173431
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Completely Remove the SR-1 Patch and Patch
               Update

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: After you complete the following steps, it may be necessary to reinstall earlier versions of programs that use the shared components that Microsoft Office 97 uses. For example, to use any of the programs included with Microsoft Office 7.0, it may be necessary to reinstall Microsoft Office 7.0 before the programs work correctly.

To remove Microsoft Office 97 from your computer, follow these steps:

1. On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. In the list of installed programs, click Microsoft Office 97, and then click Add/Remove. If you installed Microsoft Office from a CD, you are prompted to insert the first CD.

   If a dialog box appears and notifies you that programs are running, quit the programs, and then click OK.

3. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Remove All.

4. When you are prompted to remove shared components, click Remove All.

   If you are prompted to restart the computer after Setup is completed, do so.

5. In Windows Explorer, delete the following folders:

         Program Files\Microsoft Office
         Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared
         Program Files\Common Files\ODBC
         Windows\Temp\Vbe
   

   NOTE: Before you delete the Microsoft Office folder, make sure that you do not have other programs, such as Microsoft Project or Microsoft Publisher, installed in the Microsoft Office folder. If you delete the Microsoft Office folder, you may need to reinstall these programs.

   NOTE: Deleting the Microsoft Office folder also deletes the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart folder, which may contain personal files. Ensure that all personal files are removed from this folder before deleting it. Also, deleting the Microsoft Office folder deletes the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates folder, which may contain personal templates. Ensure that all personal files, including custom macros, are removed from this folder before you delete it.

6. In Windows Explorer, delete the files in the following folders.

       Windows Folder
       --------------
   

       Artgalry.cag   Exchng.ini     Mso97.acl      Odbc.ini
       Odbcinst.ini   Twain.dll      Twain_32.dll   Twunk_16.exe
       Twunk_32.exe   Wininit.ini    <username>.acl <username>.pcb
   
       NOTE: <username> is the name of the user who is logged on to the
       computer. If multiple users log on to the computer using different
       user names, each user has separate .acl and .pcb files. All of these
       files can be deleted.
   
       Windows\System Folder
       ---------------------
   
       12520437.cpx   12520850.cpx   accwiz.dll     asycfilt.dll
       cnfnot32.exe   comcat.dll     comdlg16.ocx   commtb32.dll
       convdsn.exe    ctl3dv2.dll    dbnmpntw.dll   docobj.dll
       drvssrvr.hlp   ds16gt.dll     ds32gt.dll     emsabp32.dll
       emsmdb32.dll   emsui32.dll    emsuix32.dll   etexch32.dll
       fm20.dll       fm20enu.dll    hlink.dll      hlinkprx.dll
       iso88591.trn   jetdef35.hlp   jeterr35.cnt   jeterr35.hlp
       jetsql35.cnt   jetsql35.hlp   mapiform.vbx   mapifvbx.tlb
       mapisvc.cnt    mfc40.dll      minet32.dll    misc2.srg
       mlctrl.dll     mscal.cnt      mscal.dep      mscal.hlp
       mscal.ocx      mscpxl32.dll   msexcl35.dll   msforms.twd
       msfs32.dll     msjet35.dll    msjint35.dll   msjter35.dll
       msothunk.dll   msrd2x35.dll   msrepl35.dll   msriched.vbx
       msstkprp.dll   mstext35.dll   odbc16gt.dll   msxbse35.dll
       norweg.trn     oc25.dll       odbccp32.cpl   odbc32.dll
       odbc32gt.dll   odbcad32.exe   odbcinst.hlp   odbccp32.dll
       odbccr32.dll   odbcinst.cnt   odbcint.dll    odbcjt32.dll
       odbcjet.cnt    odbcjet.hlp    odbcji32.dll   odbctrac.dll
       odbcjtnw.cnt   odbcjtnw.hlp   odbctl32.dll   odtext32.dll
       oddbse32.dll   odexl32.dll    odfox32.dll    riched.dll
       pcdlib32.dll   picstore.dll   pubdlg.dll     swedish.trn
       riched20.dll   sqlsrv32.dll   stdole2.tlb    vaen2.dll
       system.mdw     threed16.ocx   usascii.trn    vbajet32.dll
       vaen21.olb     vb40016.dll    vb4en16.dll    wmsui.dll
       vbscript.dll   ven2232.olb    winsspi.dll
   
       Windows\Fonts Folder (optional)
       -------------------------------
   
       Arialn.ttf     Arialnb.ttf    Arialnbi.ttf   Arialni.ttf
       Ariblk.ttf     Bookos.ttf     Bookosb.ttf    Bookosbi.ttf
       Bookosi.ttf    Bssym1.ttf     Bssym2.ttf     Bssym3.ttf
       Comic.ttf      Comicbd.ttf    Gara.ttf       Garabd.ttf
       Garait.ttf     Hatten.ttf     Impact.ttf     Mapsym.ttf
       Mtextra.ttf    Mtsorts.ttf    Outlook.ttf    Tahoma.ttf
       Tahomabd.ttf
   
       Other Folders
       -------------
   
          File                      Folder
          ---------------------------------------------------
   
          Boot.ini.lnk              Windows\Recent (optional)
          Off97pro.stf.lnk          Windows\Recent (optional)
          Valupk8.hlp.lnk           Windows\Recent (optional)
          Readme.txt.lnk            Windows\Recent (optional)
          Wcleanos.ini.lnk          Windows\Recent (optional)
          My Documents.lnk          Windows\Favorites
          Mscreate.dir              Windows\Odbc
          Mscreate.dir              Windows\Odbc\Data
          Valupk8.gid               Windows\Help
          Rec21c1.mdb               Windows\Temp
   
   

7. On the Start menu, click Run. If you are using Windows 95 in the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK. If you are using Windows NT in the Open box, type "regedt32" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.

   WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95 or Windows NT. 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 online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs after you edit it. For information about how to do this, click Help in Registry Editor, click the Contents tab, and click to view the "Restoring the Registry" topic.

8. Select the following key in the registry:

         HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
   

   With the key selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted whether to delete this key, click Yes.

9. Repeat the previous step (step 8) and delete the following registry keys:

          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll
   

          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000C0114-0000-0000-C000-
              000000000046}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230322-172B-11D0-AD40-
              00A0C90DC8D9}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53230327-172B-11D0-AD40-
              00A0C90DC8D9}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{812034D2-760F-11CF-9370-
              00AA00B8BF00}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.Actor
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.ActorPreview
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{5B87B6F0-17C8-11D0-
              AD41-00A0C90DC8D9}\8.0
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{812034D0-760F-11CF-
              9370-00AA00B8BF00}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{000204EF-0000-0000-
              C000-000000000046}\3.0
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-
              BDE5-00AA0044DE52}
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Inbox
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\SendNote
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect\8.0
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MRT7ENU
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Msoc.dll
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vba332.dll
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vbe.dll
   
          NOTE: On the following registry key, delete only the values that
          point to Mso97.dll, Vbe.dll, and Vba332.dll.
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
              SharedDLLs\
   
          NOTE: On the following registry key, delete only the value that
          points to Mso97.dll. Do not delete any other values.
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Help
   
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VBA\VbeDllPath
   
          HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft Office\8.0
   
   

Additional Information for Removing a Run From CD Installation

Select the following key in the registry

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools

Select the following key in the registry

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs