Everytime i start microsoft word 2003 it goes through the installer. i can open excel just fine. the only program i open and the installer pops up is word.

Yes To Stop that try uninstalling Microsoft Office then reinstall on that particular profile
This Happens because u installed Microsoft Office on a different profile

Did you mean this To install this Download the file by clicking the Download button and save the file to your hard disk. Double-click the wd2003_2007CmdRef.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint-please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update before downloading the Compatibility Pack.
Note: If you use Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 2002 to read or write documents containing complex scripts,information to enable newer versions of Word documents to be displayed correctly in your version of Word.
The administrative template for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint converters contained within the Compatibility Pack is available for download. (The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack has been updated to include SP2). Additionally, with the updated Compatibility Pack, if .DOCX or .DOCM files contain custom XML tags, those tags are removed when the file is opened in Word 2003.
By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able to open, edit, and save files using the file formats in newer versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint . The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack.

Assuming that you have the original CD-ROMs, with license-key, for Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition, available at your finger-tips:

Click: Start
Click: Control Panel
Click: Add/Remove Programs

Remove Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition.

Restart your computer.

Use the CD-ROMs, and re-install Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition.

not open excel

Why a trial version of such old s/w? If you're sure you want that version of trialware, go ahead and start by placing the first disk in the CD drive (or if you have downloaded it, double-click on the installation file); if it doesn't open the Setup program automatically, try navigating from the My Computer window to see your CD drive, right-click on the CD drive and select Explore (the least harmless choice) and look for Setup.exe on the disk (double-click it to run the setup program).

The latest version of Excel is 2007 and it seems fine to me. MS has free d/ls of it on their site.

Plan B if you just need to view an Excel worksheet/book is to install the free reader from MS (from their Downloads site). It's more lightweight than any other option.

your applications didn't full instalations..try to reinstal n upgrade your software..

Download this tools for Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

Please note that:

Overview Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update before downloading the Compatibility Pack.

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able to open, edit, andsave files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with theMicrosoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPointViewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For moreinformation about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.

Note: If you use Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 2002 to read or write documents containing complex scripts, please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925451 for information to enable Word 2007 documents to be displayed correctly in your version of Word.

Administrators: The administrative template for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint converters contained within the Compatibility Pack is available for download.

Update: The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1) is available here. Top of page
System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2

• Recommended Microsoft Office programs:
  
• Microsoft Word 2000 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2000with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 with Service Pack 3


• Microsoft Word 2002 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2002 withService Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 with Service Pack 3


• Microsoft Office Word 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, MicrosoftOffice Excel 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, and Microsoft OfficePowerPoint 2003 with at least Service Pack 1


• Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003


• Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003


• Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003

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InstructionsTo install this download:

1. Ensure your system is up to date by installing all High-Priority/Required updates on Microsoft Update (required for Microsoft Office XP and 2003 users).


2. After installing all High-Priority/Required updates with Microsoft Update, download the Compatibility Pack by clicking the Download button above and saving the file to your hard disk.


3. Double-click the FileFormatConverters.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.


4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

To remove this download:

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.


2. Select Add/Remove Programs.


3. In the list of currently installed programs, select Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.


4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.

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You can go to start\control panel, select add/ remove programs, select office 2003, or word 2003 whichever you have installed and select change, this will allow you t reinstall, or repair the install.

If the "Configuration Progress box" is coming up every time you run and Office 2007 product, Click on "Start" -> "Control panel "->"Add or Remove Programs ". Check to see if you Still have a previous version of the Microsoft product installed. For example, "Microsoft Word " from "Microsoft Office 2007" takes 2 to 3 minutes to load because the "Configuration Progress box" comes up, checking the "Add or Remove Programs", showed "Microsoft Office 2003 " was still installed. After remove "Microsoft Office 2003", "Microsoft Word 2007" opened quickly without the configuration bar.