Problem Installing MS Office 2000

I had the trial version of MS Office 2007 installed on my new laptop, which
expired a couple of months ago.

Now I am trying to install MS office 2000 and the initial set-up (i.e.,
loading the CD, entering the product key #, etc) goes through fine, but the
computer sits for hours with a window open that says "Please wait while
Windows configures Microsoft Office 2000," but nothing happens.

Any ideas why this is happening? thank you in advance for your suggestions.

How to use an Office 2000 Setup log file to troubleshoot Office Setup problems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237957/

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"oris" <oris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3710E77C-CF8D-4FD2-975E-86C740D13860@microsoft.com...
I had the trial version of MS Office 2007 installed on my new laptop, which
expired a couple of months ago.

Now I am trying to install MS office 2000 and the initial set-up (i.e.,
loading the CD, entering the product key #, etc) goes through fine, but the
computer sits for hours with a window open that says "Please wait while
Windows configures Microsoft Office 2000," but nothing happens.

Any ideas why this is happening? thank you in advance for your suggestions.