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JSI Tip 9369. A utility to completely remove the remaining Office 2000 files and registry entries after you Remove Office.
Jerold Schulman
May 18, 2005
1 Min Read
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 239938 contains the following summary:
A utility that helps you completely remove Microsoft Office 2000 is available from Microsoft. The Office 2000 CD1 File and Registry Eraser Utility removes most of the files and Windows registry settings that remain on the computer after you remove Office. This utility is designed to be used on stand-alone computers or workstations. Do not use this utility to completely clean a working copy of Office from a computer. Run this utility only after you run the Setup program for Office 2000, and then click Remove Office.
When you expand the Eraser2k.exe package, the following seven files are extracted:
Eraser2000.exe Oclean9.dll Offcln9.exe Offcln9a.opc Offcln9b.opc Offcln9e.opc Readme.txt For information about using the utility, read the Readme.txt file. Partner Information This utility does not remove any Internet Explorer 5components. IMPORTANT:
• | The Office 2000 File and Registry Eraser Utility does notrun on operating systems later than Windows 2000. |
• | The Office 2000 File and Registry Eraser Utility has notbeen tested with Microsoft Windows XP. |
• | Microsoft does not recommend or suggest that you use theOffice 2000 File and Registry Eraser Utility on Microsoft Windows Serversystems, which include those running Small Business Server. This issue can alsoaffect a Windows Workstation when used as a server. It is possible that thisutility can cause your system to stop responding when you restart your system(note that this depends upon the state of your system).Microsoftrecommends that you backup all critical data before you run this utility. Ifthis issue occurs, please contact Microsoft Support Services. To locate supportoptions, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance |
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