How to uninstall old version of microsoft word

Thank your for these tips. It would spin for ever after recognizing the installed package. Using the second option worked like a charm. Dot a licence to use office but couldnt install it. Thanks a million. Tried all ways to remove remnants of Office but to no avail. Then I tried your suggestion to use FixIt tool. Great job…fixed it in first attempt. Really appreciate your help. Just an FYI for Raymond. The installer for the tool downloads however the installer itself had to be rerun multiple times.

Thank you for posting this here admin. Hello, am encountering this same problem. What can be done to solve this problem so that I can install a different Office version? Before I remove office , what do I need to save in Outlook? The only method that actually worked for me is Microsoft Toolkit 2. It is also good for many other problems with Office and Windows. Unbelievable, it runs the check and start the fixing part, was quick and soon went to the end where I just need to exit from the Command Prompt.

Run the install program and done, it was running smooth again. Thank you for this instruction, simple, clear, to the point, and once in it, clear to follow, great support, thank you very much. Revo did not properly completely removed office , nor , then occurring error when launching office setup.

Thank you very much :. Thanks you so much, you help me. MSI file? Works under Win10 like a charm. Before running, add the following vbs snippet at the top of the vbs file, after Option Explicit in order to elevate the script permissions, required to edit the registry.

If Not WScript. ShellExecute WScript. Quit End If. You are essential reading for the small IT business like mine. I have added these tools to my kit. Whoever thought of the fix it tools is a genius, they save so much time. Karl 6 months ago. Jon 6 months ago. Duck Grobbelaar 12 months ago.

Maureen 1 year ago. Dingy 1 year ago. Uninstall Microsoft Office in Windows Notes:. UITS very strongly recommends that you uninstall any other versions of Microsoft Office on your Windows computer before installing a new version. Other Microsoft applications sometimes conflict with a Microsoft Office installation.

Removing Office manually involves edits of multiple registry keys. UITS recommends that you back up your registry first. For help, see Office Support. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 2. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit.

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