Vista - Windows PowerShell

I ran the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor in anticipation of upgrading the
Windows Vista. The report told me to remove Windows PowerShell and MS
FrontPage extensions 2002; which I did. (I got a warning that certain
programs might not work properly if I uninstalled PowerShell, but went ahead
and uninstalled anyway.)

Now, when I try to open Outlook 2003, I get this error:
Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong
version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging software.
Please reinstall Outlook.

And when I try to run any Office Application I get this error:
The installation source for this product is not abailable. Verify that the
source exists and that you can access it.

Which is the same error I receive when I try to reinstall Office 2003 from
the original disk.

I then reinstalled PowerShell, thinking/hoping it would fix the problem, to
no availe.

I thought it might be a good idea for Office to be working properly before
the upgrade to Vista, but I need your advise on this. What should I do at
this point? Uninstall PowerShell again and go ahead with the upgrade to
Vista?

I am planning on upgrading to Office 2007 too.

Your speady reply is most appreciated.

Thanks,

John Kisha

I would uninstall Office before the upgrade and reinstall after. There is a
MSI cleanup tool available to help with this type of situation, but I would
prefer to avoid it in the first place.


"John Kisha" <john@inlandconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:O2z8ozZQHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I ran the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor in anticipation of upgrading the
> Windows Vista. The report told me to remove Windows PowerShell and MS
> FrontPage extensions 2002; which I did. (I got a warning that certain
> programs might not work properly if I uninstalled PowerShell, but went
> ahead
> and uninstalled anyway.)
>
> Now, when I try to open Outlook 2003, I get this error:
> Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong
> version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging
> software.
> Please reinstall Outlook.
>
> And when I try to run any Office Application I get this error:
> The installation source for this product is not abailable. Verify that the
> source exists and that you can access it.
>
> Which is the same error I receive when I try to reinstall Office 2003 from
> the original disk.
>
> I then reinstalled PowerShell, thinking/hoping it would fix the problem,
> to
> no availe.
>
> I thought it might be a good idea for Office to be working properly before
> the upgrade to Vista, but I need your advise on this. What should I do at
> this point? Uninstall PowerShell again and go ahead with the upgrade to
> Vista?
>
> I am planning on upgrading to Office 2007 too.
>
> Your speady reply is most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Kisha
>
>
>
>

Well, I upgraded to VISTA and to Office 2007. Thought Office 2003 would have
been upgraded, but all the 2003 versions of Office still remain.

So, I went to uninstall--both from the CD and from Add Remove Programs and
am not getting this error: "The installation source for this product is not
available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it."

Anybody got a clue as to how I can remove Office 2003??

Thanks,

John Kisha

PS The removal of PowerShell wasn't what created my initial problem, it was
removing Expressions Web Designer Beta. When I installed the release
version, the original problem with Outlook cleared up. Though now I can't
connect to exchange server with Outlook 2007, but that's an issue for
another forum.

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:ehgBP7uQHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I would uninstall Office before the upgrade and reinstall after. There is
>a MSI cleanup tool available to help with this type of situation, but I
>would prefer to avoid it in the first place.
>
>
> "John Kisha" <john@inlandconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:O2z8ozZQHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I ran the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor in anticipation of upgrading the
>> Windows Vista. The report told me to remove Windows PowerShell and MS
>> FrontPage extensions 2002; which I did. (I got a warning that certain
>> programs might not work properly if I uninstalled PowerShell, but went
>> ahead
>> and uninstalled anyway.)
>>
>> Now, when I try to open Outlook 2003, I get this error:
>> Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong
>> version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging
>> software.
>> Please reinstall Outlook.
>>
>> And when I try to run any Office Application I get this error:
>> The installation source for this product is not abailable. Verify that
>> the
>> source exists and that you can access it.
>>
>> Which is the same error I receive when I try to reinstall Office 2003
>> from
>> the original disk.
>>
>> I then reinstalled PowerShell, thinking/hoping it would fix the problem,
>> to
>> no availe.
>>
>> I thought it might be a good idea for Office to be working properly
>> before
>> the upgrade to Vista, but I need your advise on this. What should I do at
>> this point? Uninstall PowerShell again and go ahead with the upgrade to
>> Vista?
>>
>> I am planning on upgrading to Office 2007 too.
>>
>> Your speady reply is most appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Kisha
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

This should help you with your problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/


"John Kisha" <john@inlandconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:1C105B5F-7B4B-4AC4-B641-E9234E59775F@microsoft.com...
> Well, I upgraded to VISTA and to Office 2007. Thought Office 2003 would
> have been upgraded, but all the 2003 versions of Office still remain.
>
> So, I went to uninstall--both from the CD and from Add Remove Programs and
> am not getting this error: "The installation source for this product is
> not available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it."
>
> Anybody got a clue as to how I can remove Office 2003??
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Kisha
>
> PS The removal of PowerShell wasn't what created my initial problem, it
> was removing Expressions Web Designer Beta. When I installed the release
> version, the original problem with Outlook cleared up. Though now I can't
> connect to exchange server with Outlook 2007, but that's an issue for
> another forum.
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:ehgBP7uQHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I would uninstall Office before the upgrade and reinstall after. There is
>>a MSI cleanup tool available to help with this type of situation, but I
>>would prefer to avoid it in the first place.
>>
>>
>> "John Kisha" <john@inlandconsulting.com> wrote in message
>> news:O2z8ozZQHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I ran the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor in anticipation of upgrading the
>>> Windows Vista. The report told me to remove Windows PowerShell and MS
>>> FrontPage extensions 2002; which I did. (I got a warning that certain
>>> programs might not work properly if I uninstalled PowerShell, but went
>>> ahead
>>> and uninstalled anyway.)
>>>
>>> Now, when I try to open Outlook 2003, I get this error:
>>> Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the
>>> wrong
>>> version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging
>>> software.
>>> Please reinstall Outlook.
>>>
>>> And when I try to run any Office Application I get this error:
>>> The installation source for this product is not abailable. Verify that
>>> the
>>> source exists and that you can access it.
>>>
>>> Which is the same error I receive when I try to reinstall Office 2003
>>> from
>>> the original disk.
>>>
>>> I then reinstalled PowerShell, thinking/hoping it would fix the problem,
>>> to
>>> no availe.
>>>
>>> I thought it might be a good idea for Office to be working properly
>>> before
>>> the upgrade to Vista, but I need your advise on this. What should I do
>>> at
>>> this point? Uninstall PowerShell again and go ahead with the upgrade to
>>> Vista?
>>>
>>> I am planning on upgrading to Office 2007 too.
>>>
>>> Your speady reply is most appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> John Kisha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>