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Unable to Uninstall/Install Office Xp

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by dhiren thaker

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Due to some reason I uninstalled Office 2000, after installing Windows XP. I installed Office Xp after completion the same never started. Now unable to reinstall/ Uninstall or repair Office XP. Getting msg " Error 1606. Could not access network location,< Common Administration Tools>. All Users\." Please advise urgently what to do ?? Unfortunately Windows XP without MS Word, which makes life worst as all MS Word documents unable to open in Wordpad or Notepad as expected.

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by quintar51

To resolve the problem:

1. Use the Registry Editor to navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.

2. Double-click the Common Administrative Tools Value Name, a REG_EXPAND_SZ data type, and set the data value to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools.

3. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders.

4. Verify that the Common Administrative Tools Value Name, a string data type, is set to the expanded equivalent of %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools, normally C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools.

5. Exit the Registry Editor.

6.Shutdown and restart your computer.

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