For details of how to resolve this problem see MS KB295823 - "You receive
the "This patch package could not be opened" error message in an Office
program" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=295823).

In summary this problem can occur if the registry contains Microsoft
Windows Installer information from an earlier Office installation. The
fix is to download and run the Windows Installer Cleanup utility.
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Mike Maltby



Vincyman wrote:

"The patch package could not be found" erro," appears whenever I try
to reinstall Microsoft Word 2000 from my CD. I removed the program
using the add/remove utility, the registry entries and folders but
still have the same error whenever I try to reinstall Word 2000.