

VBS scripts OffScrubĪfter looking at several ways to uninstall previously installed Office versions, we settled on using OffScrub scripts from Microsoft Premier Support. Therefore, it became necessary to develop scripts that would correctly remove any version of Office previously installed on a PC. In most cases, before installing new version Office, it is advisable to remove any versions of MS Office previously installed on the computer (the simultaneous use of different versions of Office on the same computer is supported, but not recommended due to potential problems). It is supposed to use these scripts in tasks for automatic removal / installation of Office through SCCM packages. *** Please remember: antivirus software is not always right, just be careful.As part of the task to bulk update Office to latest version on the computers of all users (according to the scheme), we needed to develop a simple solution for the correct automatic removal of any other versions of Microsoft Office previously installed on computers. Use VirusTotal to make a full, authoritative scan, and decide to use it or not by yourself. The tool might be reported as FileRepMalware threat with high risk.


The new version of Office cannot be installed because the previous version was not uninstalled cleanly.

Then you will be able to install the desired version of Office without worrying about the traces left in the past. At the time of this process, in the main window you can observe all the related information, you can read and enjoy, or just leave it alone and wait for the final completion. In other words, it works for all sorts of situations where Microsoft Office is unable to uninstall or wasn’t cleanly uninstalled.Īfter launch, only one button is waiting for us, it is responsible for the entire removal action. It’s used to help us completely and quickly remove any versions of Office products made by Microsoft with one click. Office Uninstall is another small and practical program developed by Ratiborusfrom Russia. Instead, in addition to those universal software uninstalling tools like Total Uninstall and Uninstall Tool, you can also choose to use the more specialized Office Uninstall instead. While to completely uninstall Office, neither of the official approaches ( Uninstall Office from a PC, Manually uninstall Office) offered by Microsoft is worth wasting time to try. When Microsoft Office’s activation fails or it runs into unsolvable problems, we often need a clean and complete uninstall to get everything ready to start from scratch.
