I am having a similar problem except office 2000 is asking for file "data1.msi" which. It will not pull the file off of my disk. This problem surfaced after I reloaded windows xp on my system.

----- Liz wrote: -----

I am trying to re-load Microsoft Office 2000 Small
Business on my computer. It was deleted a long time ago
and I am now trying to reinstall it and when I am going
through the install says "Installing Microsoft Office
2000" with the progress bar about 70 % complete a window
pops up and says Installer Information Please insert the
disk Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business along with a
button for OK and CANCEL the disk is in the drive I have
clicked OK 2,000,000,000 times, I have cancelled
2,000,000,000 x's, ejected and reinserted millions of
times and still can not get anywhere! PLEASE
HELP!!!!!!!!!!