Errors that the RegClean utility finds after you install Microsoft Office

To resolve this issue, try the following methods in the order that they appear in.

Method 1: Undo the Registry Changes from RegClean

To undo changes made by the RegClean utility, locate the Undo.reg file, and then double-click the Undo.reg file. This restores the registry entries that were removed.

The RegClean utility creates a file in the following format:
In this example, computer is the computer name, yyyymmdd is the date that the RegClean utility made the registry changes, and hhmmss is the time that the RegClean utility made the registry changes.

Method 2: Demand Install the Office Program

If this issue occurs when you double-click a document from Microsoft Windows Explorer and the document should be associated with an Office program whose installation state is Installed on First Use, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Programs.
2. On the Programs menu, click the shortcut for the Office program that you want to start--for example, click Microsoft Word.

The Office program is installed, and then you can double-click the associated document from Windows Explorer.

Method 3: Remove and Reinstall Office

You may have to remove and reinstall Office to resolve the issue. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click the Office entry--for example, click Microsoft Office XP Professional.
   
   
   If your operating system is Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP, click Remove.
   
   
   If your operating system is Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), follow these steps:
   1. Click Add/Remove
   2. In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, click Uninstall Office.
   3. Click Next.
3. Click Yes to confirm the removal.
4. When Office is removed, insert your Office CD-ROM, and then run the Setup program to reinstall Office.