Where's my WORD gone?

I have happily used Win98 for years now and suddenly today
whilst online my comp started to download something (well
noises went ape,) and now I have completely lost WORD
(Office) I cannot reinstall it as I have not got a disc
with it seperate from the manufacturers one which
installed everything at once.


PLEASE HELP A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!

Hi Sarah,

If you are positive about having to reinstall everything to get
Office installed then that's what you will have to do. You may
want to check with the manufacturer of the install CD to see
if Office can be installed independently.

I would also suggest you do a virus scan with up to date virus
software, then scan for and removing any installed spyware.
If you are in need of virus software, here are a couple to choose from, for
free.
Download the software, and in Update Manager run Update
then do a complete virus scan.
Free Offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer Associates
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm

Search and destroy any installed SpyWare/malware/adwa
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans
your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware
components and lets you remove them safely. After installing
Ad-Aware make sure to run the update feature before scanning.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ For large amounts of installed
spyware and such, it may be necessary to run Ad-Aware several
times to clear them all.

Here are a couple more removal tools.
CWShredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Download Link:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
Spybot:
http://www.safer-networking.org/

SpywareBlaster:
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it
prevents it from ever being installed. SpywareBlaster is
a non memory resident utility. It works by setting a "kill bit"
for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents the
installation of any of them from a webpage.

For more information:
The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Darnit:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Sarah Bellum" wrote
I have happily used Win98 for years now and suddenly today
whilst online my comp started to download something (well
noises went ape,) and now I have completely lost WORD
(Office) I cannot reinstall it as I have not got a disc
with it seperate from the manufacturers one which
installed everything at once.


PLEASE HELP A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!

What have you done to confirm that WORD is really gone (as distinct from
simply becoming inaccessible for some reason)?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Sarah Bellum" wrote in message
...
I have happily used Win98 for years now and suddenly today
whilst online my comp started to download something (well
noises went ape,) and now I have completely lost WORD
(Office) I cannot reinstall it as I have not got a disc
with it seperate from the manufacturers one which
installed everything at once.


PLEASE HELP A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!

Thanks for your replies people, much appreciated, I know
it's gone as when i try to open it up via the icon still
on my desktop it says ; not found- you will have to
reinstall it again (not literal wording) from your
original installation disk.
This is exactly what I wanna avoid as it means
reformatting my entire hard drive as Word is not
accessable alone.....



-----Original Message-----
What have you done to confirm that WORD is really gone
(as distinct from
simply becoming inaccessible for some reason)?
--

I am at a loss as to what to do, I have Adaware and Zone
Alarm as well as an updated version of Norton Anti Virus
running at all times which is why I cannot fathom what
happened here.

You don't know of any sites where I can download Word
from, which is what I hoped?



-----Original Message-----
Hi Sarah,

If you are positive about having to reinstall everything
to get
Office installed then that's what you will have to do.
You may
want to check with the manufacturer of the install CD to
see
if Office can be installed independently.

I would also suggest you do a virus scan with up to date
virus
software, then scan for and removing any installed
spyware.
If you are in need of virus software, here are a couple
to choose from, for
free.
Download the software, and in Update Manager run Update
then do a complete virus scan.
Free Offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer
Associates
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm

Search and destroy any installed SpyWare/malware/adwa
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that
scans
your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware
components and lets you remove them safely. After
installing
Ad-Aware make sure to run the update feature before
scanning.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ For large amounts of
installed
spyware and such, it may be necessary to run Ad-Aware
several
times to clear them all.

Here are a couple more removal tools.
CWShredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Download Link:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
Spybot:
http://www.safer-networking.org/

SpywareBlaster:
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it
prevents it from ever being installed. SpywareBlaster is
a non memory resident utility. It works by setting
a "kill bit"
for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents
the
installation of any of them from a webpage.

For more information:
The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Darnit:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Sarah Bellum" wrote
I have happily used Win98 for years now and suddenly
today
whilst online my comp started to download something
(well
noises went ape,) and now I have completely lost WORD
(Office) I cannot reinstall it as I have not got a disc
with it seperate from the manufacturers one which
installed everything at once.


PLEASE HELP A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!


.

I am at a loss as to what to do, I have Adaware and Zone
Alarm as well as an updated version of Norton Anti Virus
running at all times which is why I cannot fathom what
happened here.

You don't know of any sites where I can download Word
from, which is what I hoped?

Thanks again for all your advice people.



-----Original Message-----
Hi Sarah,

If you are positive about having to reinstall everything
to get
Office installed then that's what you will have to do.
You may
want to check with the manufacturer of the install CD to
see
if Office can be installed independently.

I would also suggest you do a virus scan with up to date
virus
software, then scan for and removing any installed
spyware.
If you are in need of virus software, here are a couple
to choose from, for
free.
Download the software, and in Update Manager run Update
then do a complete virus scan.
Free Offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer
Associates
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm

Search and destroy any installed SpyWare/malware/adwa
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that
scans
your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware
components and lets you remove them safely. After
installing
Ad-Aware make sure to run the update feature before
scanning.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ For large amounts of
installed
spyware and such, it may be necessary to run Ad-Aware
several
times to clear them all.

Here are a couple more removal tools.
CWShredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Download Link:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
Spybot:
http://www.safer-networking.org/

SpywareBlaster:
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it
prevents it from ever being installed. SpywareBlaster is
a non memory resident utility. It works by setting
a "kill bit"
for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents
the
installation of any of them from a webpage.

For more information:
The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Darnit:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Sarah Bellum" wrote
I have happily used Win98 for years now and suddenly
today
whilst online my comp started to download something
(well
noises went ape,) and now I have completely lost WORD
(Office) I cannot reinstall it as I have not got a disc
with it seperate from the manufacturers one which
installed everything at once.


PLEASE HELP A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!


.

Use Start / Find / Files or Folders and look for a file called WinWord.EXE.
If you find it, double-click it. If that works, then the problem is simply
with the shortcut and is easily fixed by creating a shortcut to the EXE
file. A common cause for this problem is that accidentally moved the whole
WORD installation folder inside another folder.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
wrote in message
...
Thanks for your replies people, much appreciated, I know
it's gone as when i try to open it up via the icon still
on my desktop it says ; not found- you will have to
reinstall it again (not literal wording) from your
original installation disk.
This is exactly what I wanna avoid as it means
reformatting my entire hard drive as Word is not
accessable alone.....



-----Original Message-----
What have you done to confirm that WORD is really gone
(as distinct from
simply becoming inaccessible for some reason)?
--