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Office 2003 : "Save As" not responding

Ppouille Posted messages 306 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
tontong Posted messages 2575 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello,

I bought a new PC and installed Office 2003 from a USB drive.

Since then, whether in Word or Excel, when I try to save a file via "save as", a message "save as" is not responding!

It is therefore impossible for me to save my files!

Can you help me resolve this issue?

Thank you very much


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    brucine Posted messages 24856 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 169
     

    Hello,

    2007 continues to work on Windows 10/11, 2003 is less certain or may have more or less random bugs.

    Aside from this aspect, a valid license is required and it needs to be activated; it is also not guaranteed that the dedicated Microsoft servers still function.

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  2. Ppouille Posted messages 306 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
     

    Thank you for your feedback.

    I understand what you are saying, but I forgot to mention that I had installed Office 2003 once before and everything was working.

    I had to reset the PC due to a mistake, and since then, Office 2003 does not respond when it comes to saving files.

    So it worked! I do not understand why it is not working anymore!

    Thank you very much.

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    1. brucine Posted messages 24856 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 169
       

      If Windows has been reinstalled over itself or reinstalled without data loss, there may still be Office files on the disk even after uninstallation via the Control Panel.

      I don't know if Offscrub does a complete cleanup for 2003 before reinstalling it; otherwise, you'll have to do it manually by searching for remnants on the disk.
      https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/office/d%C3%A9sinstaller-office-automatiquement-9ad57b43-fa12-859a-9cf0-b694637b3b05

      If there has been a factory restore or formatting, there is nothing left on the disk: what is random is then, by definition, unpredictable.

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  3. Ppouille Posted messages 306 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
     

    Thank you very much.

    I performed this operation but nothing works; still impossible to save as!

    I don't know what to do.

    Thank you

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  4. tontong Posted messages 2575 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 064
     

    Hello,

    I don't have a specific answer to this problem.

    - You need to install the MS versions in order: if a newer version is installed, 2003 won't install or will install incorrectly; be careful with pre-installed versions like the free 30-day 365.

    - You might try restarting the installation; if I remember correctly, there should be an option for a repair or something similar at one of the steps.

    - Also, check this post (W10): vieuxboulon - May 14, 2018 at 11:52

    - Good luck.

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