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I have a new HP ALL in One Windows 7.

I can't install Office XP which is supposedly compatible with Windows 7.

The system was delivered with Office 2010 trial software and Norton Antivirus Software that I did not request.   Windows will not allow me to uninstall these programs. "The administrator has set policies....:,  Nonsense ....The system is part of a domain and as the domain administrator I have added myself to the admin group on the system.
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When I install XP the installer claims it has completed, but when any icon is clicked it simply tries to run the installer again and again
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I can't uninstall either version.


The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" ????

The account I am logged into has local admin rights????
More info on uninstalls of Office:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

They used to have something called msicuu2, but Microsoft dropped support for it...
I still use it on occassion as a last resort (since it is a tad buggy)...

See:   http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/397-msicuu2exe/
or
http://www.pressbyte.com/1426/windows-installer-cleanup-utility-msicuu2exe-free-download/


If you continue to have issues with uninstalls of both versions of Office, you will need to either manually uninstall by deleting the appropriate files and registry entries, or try a more forceful uninstall product like REVO...  (They have a 30 day free trial)...

HERE: http://www.revouninstaller.com/

This may be the last HP I buy.  Requested with NO software except OS and they send me this system with all sorts of junk on it and policy settings that won't allow me to uninstall their junk.  What should have taken a couple hours is now going on two days.  As a one man shop with 12 servers and 60 desktops this is ludicrous.  I shouldn't complain to you about this, I'll call HP
I think I am going to box this thing back up and ship it back.  I simply do not have the time to debug a crappy system from HP.
And the thing that has me so angry is that I have installed three systems from Dell running Windows 7 with absolutely NO problems.
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Time Microsoft took HP and Dells heads out of their monopolistic vise and allow them to sell computers with an operating system and allow the user to get software to add.
Not really their fault... I have set up many HP's with no issue...

It is really an issue with multiple versions of Office and mix of trial/real that confuses the uninstaller!

Had you just uninstalled all the "bloatware" from jumpstreet, you would have had no issues!
Tip for the future!