OFF97: How to Completely Remove the SR-1 Patch and Patch Update

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1)

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

For information about backing up the Microsoft Windows 95 registry files, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q132332
   TITLE     : How to Back Up the Registry

SUMMARY

This article explains how to completely remove the Office 97 SR-1 Patch or the updated SR-1 Patch.

MORE INFORMATION

To remove the patch from your computer, you must first uninstall (completely remove) the current installation of Office 97. For information about removing Office 97 from your computer, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q158658
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97

After you remove Office 97 from your computer you can remove the Office 97 SR-1 Patch. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, delete the following folder:

         Windows\Temp\IPX000.TMP
   

2. In Windows Explorer, delete the files in the folders listed in the following table.

   NOTE: Do not delete the folders.

         File                    Folder
         -----------------------------------------------------------
   
         Inetcomm.hlp            Windows\Help
         Pcauto.exe              Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
         Advpack.dll             Windows\System
         Hlinknew.dll            Windows\System
         InetAB32.dll            Windows\System
         Newaut32.dll            Windows\System
         Newfilt.dll             Windows\System
         Newpro32.dll            Windows\System
         Outlcomm.dll            Windows\System
         W95inf16.dll            Windows\System
         W95inf32.dll            Windows\System
   
   

3. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.

   WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

   For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

4. Select the following key in the registry:

         HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1CF2B120-547D-101B-8E65-08002B2BD119}
   

   With the key selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted whether to delete this key, click Yes.

5. Repeat the previous step (step 4) to delete the following registry keys:

         HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{22F03340-547D-101B-8E65-08002B2BD119}
   

         HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{22F55881-280B-11D0-A8A9-00A0C90C2004}
   

         HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{22F55882-280B-11D0-A8A9-00A0C90C2004}
   

         HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{CF51ED10-62FE-11CF-BF86-00A0C9034836}