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I just reformatted my computer, and need to get rid of Microsoft Office 2003 Trial so I can install my purchased copy of Office 2007.

I tried add/remove programs and Revo Uninstaller, but it's still there. What should I do?

Thanks or the help

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Quick summary of safe, effective next steps (since already tried Add/Remove and Revo): when the normal uninstall leaves a “ghost” Office 2003 entry the problem is usually broken Windows Installer registration or missing/corrupt MSI source files. The official Microsoft uninstall/troubleshooter tools are the least risky way to remove those leftovers; if they fail, the Microsoft OffScrub removal scripts (used by Microsoft support) will remove Office 2003 components cleanly.

Run Microsoft’s uninstall troubleshooter first (it fixes broken installer/registry entries and will remove products that don’t uninstall normally). Download and run the “Program Install and Uninstall” troubleshooter and choose Uninstall → select the Office 2003 entry (or use the “not listed” / product-code option if needed). If that succeeds, reboot and then install Office 2007. (Microsoft troubleshooting: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-microsoft-365-or-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8 and the Program Install/Uninstall tool: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed-cca7d1b6-65a9-3d98-426b-e9f927e1eb4d.)

If the troubleshooter can’t remove the trial, use the OffScrub scripts published by Microsoft (OfficeDev) to forcibly remove Office 2003. Download the 2003 script from the OfficeDev repository and run it from an elevated command prompt. Example (run from the folder that contains OffScrub03.vbs):

cscript OffScrub03.vbs ALL /Quiet /NoCancel /Force /OSE

After OffScrub finishes, reboot, check Programs and Features again and remove any leftover folders (for example Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11) only if they remain. If you edit the registry to clear remaining keys (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0 or the Wow6432Node equivalent on 64-bit), export the keys first and be careful — backup the registry or create a system restore point. OffScrub and the official removal scripts are archived on GitHub here: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-IT-Pro-Deployment-Scripts/tree/master/Office-ProPlus-Deployment/Remove-PreviousOfficeInstalls.

Notes: and mentioned repair/overwrite strategies — those can sometimes work, but using the Microsoft troubleshooter or OffScrub is cleaner and avoids leaving broken installer state that will block Office 2007 setup.

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Member Avatar for rch1231

Hello,

Go to control panel and then 'Add remove programs' and see if it is listed. If so use the option to change remove and get rid of it. if not the get CCCleaner (free ware) and use the uninstall option then clean the registry.

Member Avatar for Bob_180_Bob

Hi,
By installing Office 2007 in the same directory as your Office 2003 it should overwrite it and leave you with 2007 only.
If you are still having problems and you have the installation program for Office 2003, start trying to install when it starts it will ask you do you want to add features, repair or uninstall, just click uninstall.

Edit: If you formatted your machine it could not be there, what did you do to say you formatted your machine?

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i would recommend you to use TuneUP Utilities 2010...it has an uninstall manager...it will surely remove any softwares you uninstalled to your system...

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