Hi Sue, What Julie says makes sense--the parts of Office probably share some files and it gets all confused if you remove it in bits and pieces. Maybe the solution is to uninstall Office entirely and start over. There is probably a way to install only the parts you want. I bought my Word 2000 as its own CD and not as part of Office, but I don't know whether or not you could still get 2000. I've had mine for a few years. Kellie