Office Xp Error 1706 - Proplus.msi Fix
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Tech Support Guy, we highly recommend that you visit our Guide for New Members. Error: Proplus.msi needed Discussion in 'Business Applications' started by Chitompam, Jun 7, 2003. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. error 1706 office 2013 Page 2 of 4 < Prev 1 2 3 4 Next > Advertisement JamesCooper how to fix error 1706 Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Messages: 1 Download missing files from this link: http://www.billynda.com/ and save to desktop. Open your offending application (in my
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case Excel) and when prompted browse to the file location. Hey presto, it should be fixed! James JamesCooper, Jun 11, 2006 #16 Billynda Joined: Jun 9, 2005 Messages: 9 I've put Proplus.msi and Office1.cab on my
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site for all to download... Hope it helps... http://www.billynda.com/ Bill Billynda, Mar 5, 2007 #17 snb14 Joined: Mar 24, 2007 Messages: 4 I downloaded Proplus.msi from billynda.com. My issue originally was that I could not install SP3 because I was missing PROPLUS.MSI. I tried to install the downloaded file and my pc said I already had a version of it somewhere and had to uninstall it. Now I'm confused. Help? Thanks. snb14, Mar error 1706 windows 10 24, 2007 #18 Billynda Joined: Jun 9, 2005 Messages: 9 Go here... http://tinyurl.com/2dfxk Scroll down to here... To install SP3 without the original Office XP CD Try the full version download... OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe Let me know if it works... Bill [emailprotected] Billynda, Mar 24, 2007 #19 snb14 Joined: Mar 24, 2007 Messages: 4 Nope, it didn't work. It still asked for PROPLUS.MSI... I thought maybe I could use the file I downloaded from billynda.com when it prompted me to direct it to the installation for proplus.msi, but it said that it was invalid. snb14, Mar 24, 2007 #20 Billynda Joined: Jun 9, 2005 Messages: 9 I recently found out there are two versions of Office... One with FP and one without... PROPLUS.MSI is the install file for the version WITH Frontpage... PRORET.MSI is the install file for the version WITHOUT Frontpage... You say yours says Proplus though... Can you send the exact wording of the error? Billynda, Mar 24, 2007 #21 Billynda Joined: Jun 9, 2005 Messages: 9 Go here... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324906/ Resolution #3 is a Hotfix called Msiregmv.exe I've been looking for it...Haven't found it... Try this...It'll tell you alot about what you already have on your PC... http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Billynda, Mar 24, 2007 #22 snb14 Joined: Mar 24, 2007 Messages: 4 When I click to initiate the installation
your computer. This error is caused by several issues with the Office installer, and has its roots with the likes of having administrative privileges, having corrupt / damaged files, or just not using
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the CD properly. You may receive an error that looks similar to error 1706 setup cannot find the required files office 2010 the following: "Error 1706. Setup cannot find the required files. Check your connection to the network, or CD-ROM drive. For error 1706 windows installer other potential solutions to this problem, see C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\1033\Setup.hlp." What Causes The 1706 Error There a several causes of the Installer Error 1706, of which here are the most common: https://forums.techguy.org/threads/error-proplus-msi-needed.138371/page-2 You originally installed Microsoft Office from a network administrative installation. The network administrative installation is no longer available to you. You are trying to use an Office CD-ROM when you are prompted by the Windows Installer for an Office source location. You click Cancel when you are prompted to Insert the CD You have registry errors on your PC The Windows Installer cannot work http://www.personalcomputerfixes.com/general-errors/how-to-repair-windows-installer-error-1706/ out the difference between two source types, because the files in an administrative installation are uncompressed, and the files on an Office CD-ROM are compressed. How To Fix The 1706 Error Step 1 - Download The Latest Version Of Install Shield Install Shield often receives updates to ensure it can with stand all of the latest files. If you are receiving the 1706 error, then it is likely that your InstallShield could possibly be out of date, and recommended that you update it. To do this, you need to be able to download the latest version of InstallShield from their website. Step 2 - Make Sure You Click “Setup.exe” (Not The MSI File) Clicking on the "MSI" file will result in the 1706 error, as it will not have the range of options needed to run. To fix this you should click the Setup.exe application that the program will have. Setup.exe will utilitize the MSI file, and will bring all the different connections together, allowing your computer to run much smoother with the installer working as well as it should. Step 3 - Use An Alternative Network Solution Not
Now when I open MS Word or Excel and perhaps the other programs, I'm not sure, they seem to open but then the installer opens and tries to install components. It eventually ends up looking for PROPLUS.msi. Is there anyway I can get this off of the web, because I do not have the CD. All of the other files seem to be installed on my hardrive. Lastly, if I do get proplus.msi will it then ask me for other files before finishing?Thanks RELEVANCY SCORE 200 Preferred Solution: Error: Proplus.msi needed I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success. I've used it in the past to identify and fix everything from blue screens (BSOD's), ActiveX errors, corrupt files and processes, dll/exe/sys errors, recover lost memory, Windows update problems, defragging, malware removal etc. You can download it direct from this link http://downloadreimage.com/download.php. (This link will automatically start a download of Reimage that you can save to your computer.)
A: Error: Proplus.msi needed Read other 16 answers RELEVANCY SCORE 56.4 Q: PROPLUS.msi Error 1706 Hi everybody. I'm experiencing the following trouble. Windows update asks me to download the update to Office SP3, but when I try I receive the following messages: 1. Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft XP Professional With Front Page. 2. Error 1706. Setup cannot find the required files. Check your connection to the network or CD ROM drive. For other potential solutions to this problem see C:/ProgramFiles/MicrosoftOffice/Office10/1033/SETUP.HLP. If I try to browse to locate the missing file, the window reveals it is searching for "PROPLUS.MSI". The same happens when I try to open Excel, although I discovered that I can open excel by clicking directly on the program icon (found this way: search: excel) and not on the link. Actually the same procedure reported before (asking for PROP