Microsoft Office 2003 Installation question?

Question

I'm trying to install Office 2003 on my computer and whenever i enter the product key (yes, i tripled checked to see if it was the right one) it says the following:

Script: E:/autorun.vbs

Line: 12

Char: 1

Error: The requested operation requires elevation (???)

Code: 800702E4

Source: wshShell.Exec

What's this supposed to mean? How do I fix it? THANKS A LOT.

Answer 1

You're running Vista, right?

Don't autorun the installation.  Instead, open Computer, right click on the cd drive and choose Explore.  Find the setup.exe file.  Right-click on it and choose Run as Administrator.

This is Vista's UAC getting in your way.

Answer 2

I think that you need to run the office setup using administrator privileges. Try exploring the office CD by right clicking on the cd icon and selecting Explore, once you have done this look down the list and find the file SETUP.EXE, Right click on this and select Run as Administrator. You should then proceed in  installing Office as you would do normally.

If this doesnt work then reboot your computer in safe mode with the windows installer mode checked. To do this you usually should repeatably press F6 after you've switched on the power button to disply the boot list. Install the application and then reboot your computer normally.

Hope this helps!!!