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by csuritz

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I have reloaded microsoft office 2000 small business three times and I cannot stop the "windows preparing to install' followed by "Please wait for configuration of Microsoft office 2000"

I would greatly appreciate a solution.

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by thumbsup2

You didn't mention what operating system you're trying to install it on. If it's Vista, give up. If it's XP, read on.

MS Office 2000 can take several hours to install. It takes absolutely forever.... just be patient and let it run all night if necessary.

One thing you CAN do before you attempt it again is to clean the CDs with Windex and a soft cloth (not paper) to remove any finger prints or oily film. Dirty CDs alone can make the wait even longer, if it even loads at all.

Remember, MS Office 2000 WILL attempt to index your entire hard drive durring install. So, make sure your computer is ready for the install by deleting all TEMP files, runing your full anti-virus and anti-spam sweeps, defragmenting the hard drive, etc... AND turning off unneeded extra programs that may be running (chat programs especially), BEFORE you attempt the install.

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