Microsoft KB Archive/176823

= Utility to completely remove remaining Office 97 files and registry entries =

Article ID: 176823

Article Last Modified on 12/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176823



CAUTION: This utility is provided as-is. You may have to reinstall other programs if you use this utility. For additional information, see the "Information on Terms of Use" page at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm



SUMMARY
A utility that helps you completely remove Office is available. The Office 97 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 run after you run the Setup program for Office and click Remove All to remove Office. This utility is also designed to be used on stand-alone computers or workstations.

For more information about what files are removed, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

254250 How to completely remove Microsoft Office 97 on Windows XP, Windows Me, and Windows 2000

158658 How to completely remove Microsoft Office 97

MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Eraser97.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Updates
The following updates have been made to the Office 97 File and Registry Eraser Utility:  Version 4.1 dated April 25, 2002:

The utility is disabled when Microsoft Windows XP is installed.

 Version 4.0 dated April 20, 2001:

Support for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

The utility is disabled when Microsoft Office XP is installed.

 Version 2.0 dated August 10, 1998:

Detection of the operating system (Microsoft Windows 95 and later and, Microsoft Windows NT). Running Windows 98, the file Mfc40.dll is not removed due to a conflict with the Microsoft System Information program. Running Windows NT, the file Comcat.dll is not removed due to a conflict with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 when using the Active Desktop.

For more information about these problems, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191190 Errors running system information after removing Office

177943 ActiveX errors running Microsoft Internet Explorer




 * Version 3.0 dated February 16, 2000:

Support for Microsoft Windows 2000.

To verify your specific version of the Office 97 File and Registry Eraser Utility, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
 * 2) In the Search for files or folders named box, type Eraser97.exe and then click Search Now.
 * 3) Right-click Eraser97.exe. Click Properties on the shortcut menu, and then click the Version tab.

Additional query words: Eraser97 Eraser97.exe offcln97 Utility Aid Removal clean erase tool OFF97 eracer erace erace97

Keywords: kbinfo kbdownload kbgraphxlinkcritical kbfile kbsetup KB176823

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