Have you tried letting the install go through? Could be Office is trying to repair a
file.

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"XPJim" wrote in message
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5th time posted: Why does Office 2003 cause all my apps (word, outlook, excel) to
try to reinstall MS MapPoint 3 times every time I launch any of them?