Remove Office doesn't remove

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fisette

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I installed Office 2004 onto iMac 20 with Office X already on the computer then I tried to remove Office X using the "Remove Office" tool. I dragged it out of the "additional tools" folder onto the hard drive as instructed. However, every time I use it to check for old Office files it fines a variety of Office X files (seems like a lot of preferences) and claims it has removed them all - leaves a log on the desktop - and then I empty them from trash. The issues is this never stops, they are always there. Any thoughts?

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Also, Office 2004 creates very similar pref files, which would explain why you continue to see them.
I think Microsoft offers the suggestion that you should remove old Office installs before installing a newer version.
The reality is - dragging the Office X folder to the trash, and emptying the trash eliminates the possiblity of opening an older version of Office accidentally, and is all you need to do on the Mac.
 
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