Reinstall your office suite make sure you select a full install
including all features you need. It sounds like you have a corrupted
installation.

Richard Bushby
MCP NETWORK+ A+ 
AAS-CIS Network Specialist
Fax 715 264-5950
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-----Original Message-----
From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Will Stephenson
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 9:15 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Can't Use Microsoft Office Suite

   "whenever I try to use any program in Microsoft office suite, I get
the
following message--The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or
other
removable disk that is not available. Insert the Microsoft Office 2000
SR-1
Professional disk and click OK.  When I insert the CD and click OK, I
get
this message: This patch package could not be opened.  Verify that the
patch
exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to
verify this is a valid windows installer patch package."

Hello! This may not be relevant, but I have found that the *disk* that
the
program asks for is not always the right one. Use the original Office
2000
disk when it asks for the SR-1 disk and see if that works. Best of luck!

Will Stephenson
mailto:aplus@acadia-net

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