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-Step 1: Remove any remaining Windows Installer packages of the 2007 Microsoft Office system +**Step 1**  
-1. Open the %windir%\Installer folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %windir%\Installer, and then click OK. + 
-2. On the View menu, click Choose Details. +Remove any remaining Windows Installer packages of the 2007 Microsoft Office system:\\ 
-3. Click to select the Subject check box, type 340 in the Width of selected column (in pixels) box, and then click OK. +  - Open the %windir%\Installer folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %windir%\Installer, and then click OK.\\ 
-Note It may take several minutes for the subjects to appear next to each .MSI file. +  - On the View menu, click Choose Details.\\ 
-4. On the View menu, point to Sort by in Windows 7 or Vista, or point to Arrange icons by in Windows XP, and then click Subject. +  - Click to select the Subject check box, type 340 in the Width of selected column (in pixels) box, and then click OK. Note: It may take several minutes for the subjects to appear next to each .MSI file.\\ 
-5. If a User Account Control dialog box appears, click Allow to continue. +  - On the View menu, point to Sort by in Windows 7 or Vista, or point to Arrange icons by in Windows XP, and then click Subject.\\ 
-6. Locate each .MSI file where the subject is "Microsoft Office <product name> 2007," right-click the .MSI file, and then click Uninstall. +  - If a User Account Control dialog box appears, click **ALLOW** to continue.\\ 
-Note The <product name> placeholder represents the name of the 2007 Microsoft Office product. +  - Locate each .MSI file where the subject is "**Microsoft Office <product name> 2007**," right-click the .MSI file, and then click **UNINSTALL**. Note: The <product name> placeholder represents the name of the 2007 Microsoft Office product.\\ 
-Step 2: Stop the Office Source Engine service + 
-1. Open the Services window. To do this, click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK. +**Step 2**  
-2. In the Services window, determine whether the Office Source Engine service is running ("Started" will appear in theStatus column). If the service is running, right-clickOffice Source Engine, and then click Stop. + 
-3. Close the Services window. +Stop the Office Source Engine service 
-Step 3: Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation folders. + 
-1. Open the %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared, and then click OK. +  - Open the Services window. To do this, click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.\\ 
-Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Vista, type %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Shared, and then click OK. +  - In the Services window, determine whether the Office Source Engine service is running ("Started" will appear in theStatus column). If the service is running, right-clickOffice Source Engine, and then click Stop.\\ 
-2. If the following folders are present, delete them: +  - Close the Services window.\\ 
-• Office12 + 
-• Source Engine +**Step 3**  
-3. Open the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office, and then click OK. + 
-Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Vista, type %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office, and then click OK. +Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation folders. 
-4. Delete the Office12 folder. + 
-5. On the root folder of each hard disk drive, locate and then open the MSOCache folder. If you can't see this folder, you'll need to view hidden files and folders. +  - Open the %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared, and then click OK. Note, on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Vista, type %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Shared, and then click OK.\\ 
-6. Open the All Users folder in the MSOCache folder, and then delete every folder that contains 0FF1CE}- text in the folder name. +  - If the following folders are present, delete them: **OFFICE12** and **SOURCE ENGINE** \\ 
-Note This text contains a zero and a one for the letters "O" and "I."+  - Open the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office, and then click OK. Note, on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Vista, type %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office, and then click OK.\\ 
 +  - Delete the Office12 folder.\\ 
 +  - On the root folder of each hard disk drive, locate and then open the MSOCache folder. If you can't see this folder, you'll need to view hidden files and folders.\\ 
 +  - Open the All Users folder in the MSOCache folder, and then delete every folder that contains 0FF1CE}- text in the folder name. Note: This text contains a zero and a one for the letters "O" and "I."
 For example, {90140000-001B-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C. For example, {90140000-001B-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C.
-Step 4: Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation files + 
-1. Open the %AppData%\Microsoft\Templates folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %appdata%\microsoft\templates, and then click OK. +**Step 4** 
-2. Delete the following files: + 
-• Normal.dotm +Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation files: 
-• Normalemail.dotm + 
-3. Open the %AppData%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %appdata%\microsoft\document building blocks, and then click OK. +  - Open the **%AppData%\Microsoft\Templates** folder. To do this, click **Start**, click **Run** and type **%appdata%\microsoft\templates**, and then click **OK**.\\ 
-4. Open the subfolder found in the Document Building Blocks folder. +  - Delete the following files **NORMAL.DOTM** and **NORMALEMAIL.DOTM**\\ 
-Note The subfolder title will be a four-digit number that represent the language of the Microsoft Office suite. +  - Open the **%AppData%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks** folder. To do this, click **Start**, click **Run** and type **%appdata%\microsoft\document building blocks**, and then click **OK**.\\ 
-5. Delete the building blocks.dotx file. +  - Open the subfolder found in the Document Building Blocks folder. Note, the subfolder title will be a four-digit number that represent the language of the Microsoft Office suite.\\ 
-6. Close all programs before you follow the rest of the steps. +  - Delete the **building blocks.dotx** file.\\ 
-7. Open the %Temp% folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %temp%, and then click OK. +  - Close all programs before you follow the rest of the steps.\\ 
-8. On the Edit menu, click Select All. +  - Open the **%Temp%** folder. To do this, click **Start**, click **Run** and type **%temp%**, and then click **OK**.\\ 
-9. On the File menu, click Delete. +  - On the Edit menu, click **Select All**.\\ 
-10. Open the %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data folder. To do this, click Start, click Run, type %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data, and then click OK. +  - On the File menu, click **Delete**.\\ 
-11. Delete the opa12.dat file (and ONLY this file). +  - Open the **%AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data** folder. To do this, click **Start**, click **Run** and type **%AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data**, and then click **OK**.\\ 
-Step 5: Remove the registry subkeys of the 2007 Microsoft Office system +  - Delete the **opa12.dat** file (and ONLY this file). 
-Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.+ 
 +**Step 5**  
 + 
 +Remove the registry subkeys of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. 
 + 
 +**Important:** Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
  
 Locate and then delete the Office 2007 registry subkeys if they are present. To do this, follow these steps: Locate and then delete the Office 2007 registry subkeys if they are present. To do this, follow these steps:
-1. Open Registry Editor. To do this, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 
-2. Locate and click the following registry subkey: 
  
-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 +  - Open Registry Editor. To do this, click **Start**, click **Run**, type **regedit**, and then click **OK**.\\ 
-3. On the File menu, click Export, type DeletedKey01, and then click Save. +  - Locate and click the following registry subkey: **HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0** (or higher depending on your Office Version)\\ 
-4. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm. +  - On the File menu, click **Export**, type **DeletedKey01**, and then click **Save**.\\ 
-5. Repeat these steps (2 through 4) for each registry subkey in the following list. Change the name of the exported key by one for each subkey. +  - On the Edit menu, click **Delete**, and then click **Yes** to confirm.\\ 
-For example type DeletedKey02 for the second key, type DeletedKey03 for the third key, and so on.+  - Repeat these steps (2 through 4) for each registry subkey in the following list. Change the name of the exported key by one for each subkey. For example type **DeletedKey02** for the second key, type **DeletedKey03** for the third key, and so on. 
 + 
 +Registry keys to be deleted in 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are: 
 + 
 +  * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
 +  * KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\*0FF1CE}-* 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE* 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Upgrade Codes\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Assemblies\*Office12* 
 + 
 +Registry keys to be deleted in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are: 
 + 
 +  * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\*0FF1CE}-* 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE* 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
 +  * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Asemblies\*Office12*
  
-Registry keys to be deleted in 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows  
-• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\*0FF1CE}-* 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE* 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Upgrade Codes\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Assemblies\*Office12* 
-Registry keys to be deleted in 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows  
-• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\12.0 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\*0FF1CE}-* 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE* 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC 
-• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Asemblies\*Office12* 
 Note The asterisk character (*) in the registry keys represents one or more characters in the subkey name. Note The asterisk character (*) in the registry keys represents one or more characters in the subkey name.
  
 Continue to delete the relevant registry keys. Continue to delete the relevant registry keys.
  
-1. Open Registry Editor, locate the following registry subkey:+  - Open Registry Editor, locate the following registry subkey:\\ \\ For 32-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\\ For 64-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\\ \\ 
 +  - On the File menu, click Export, type UninstallKey01, and then click Save.\\ 
 +  - Under the Uninstall subkey that you located in step 1, click each subkey, and then determine whether the subkey has the following value assigned to it:\\ \\ Name: UninstallString\\ Data: file_namepath\Office Setup\\ Controller\Setup.exe path\\ \\ Note The file_name placeholder represents the name of an installation program, and the path placeholder represents the file path.\\ \\ 
 +  - If the subkey contains the name and the data that are described in step 3, click Delete on the Edit menu. Otherwise, go to step 5.\\ 
 +  - Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you locate and then delete every subkey that matches the name and the data that are described in step 3.\\ 
 +  - Close Registry Editor. 
 +  
 +**Step 6** 
 + 
 +Restart the computer.
  
-For 32-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall +Enjoy,
-For 64-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall+
  
-2. On the File menu, click Export, type UninstallKey01, and then click Save. +**Your ArtIT Team** 
-3. Under the Uninstall subkey that you located in step 1, click each subkey, and then determine whether the subkey has the following value assigned to it: +\\ 
-• Name: UninstallString +\\
-• Data: file_namepath\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe path+
  
-Note The file_name placeholder represents the name of an installation program, and the path placeholder represents the file path. +**[[office|BACK]]**
-4. If the subkey contains the name and the data that are described in step 3, click Delete on the Edit menu. Otherwise, go to step 5. +
-5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you locate and then delete every subkey that matches the name and the data that are described in step 3. +
-6. Close Registry Editor. +
-Step 6: Restart the computer.+
  
  
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