Microsoft Office XP Small Business- missing sberet.msi file

csmith · 12-28-2007, 09:23 PM

Computer: Dell Latitude Laptop
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Originally, my computer came with Microsoft Office XP Small Business (Word, Publisher, Excel, Outlook) already pre-installed. A few months ago, I installed the Microsoft Professional 2007 Trial on my computer with only the Access Database components of it. Everything operated fine together for about 3 months. I decided to remove Professional 2007, as I no longer needed it. After I did this, when I attempt to access any of the Offie XP Small Business programs, such as Word, it gives an error message saying that I need to put in a cd. After I select cancel, it gives me another error message saying that I am missing an sberet.msi file.

As this computer came with Office XP Small Business already installed, I have no disks for it. Is there a way that I can obtain the sberet.msi file, or fix this problem in another way?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

soccerdude · 12-28-2007, 09:42 PM

Not too sure but maybe a System Restore might help.

patrickv · 12-29-2007, 09:02 AM

you will need that disk, i highly doubt a system restore will work.
and you cannot just take the sberet.msi off the cd because after that you will probably need other cab files.

cheers mate

BluePlum · 12-29-2007, 09:49 AM

Dont no but maby it will work.

Start--Control panel--add/remove programs--Microsofr Office 2003--Change--repair.

csmith · 12-29-2007, 06:05 PM

Thanks for all your help! I had tried the system restore and repairing Office 2003 under control panel already, and neither had worked. However, I was able to contact the company who sold the computer and locate the original disks. With these I completely reinstalled Office 2003 and now it is working properly again. Once again, thanks for offering your assistance!

12-28-2007, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
csmith New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Microsoft Office XP Small Business- missing sberet.msi file Computer: Dell Latitude Laptop Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Originally, my computer came with Microsoft Office XP Small Business (Word, Publisher, Excel, Outlook) already pre-installed. A few months ago, I installed the Microsoft Professional 2007 Trial on my computer with only the Access Database components of it. Everything operated fine together for about 3 months. I decided to remove Professional 2007, as I no longer needed it. After I did this, when I attempt to access any of the Offie XP Small Business programs, such as Word, it gives an error message saying that I need to put in a cd. After I select cancel, it gives me another error message saying that I am missing an sberet.msi file. As this computer came with Office XP Small Business already installed, I have no disks for it. Is there a way that I can obtain the sberet.msi file, or fix this problem in another way? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

12-29-2007, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,563	you will need that disk, i highly doubt a system restore will work. and you cannot just take the sberet.msi off the cd because after that you will probably need other cab files. cheers mate __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2

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12-28-2007, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerdude Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 812	Not too sure but maybe a System Restore might help.

12-29-2007, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
BluePlum banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 1,481	Dont no but maby it will work. Start--Control panel--add/remove programs--Microsofr Office 2003--Change--repair.

12-29-2007, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
csmith New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Thanks for all your help! I had tried the system restore and repairing Office 2003 under control panel already, and neither had worked. However, I was able to contact the company who sold the computer and locate the original disks. With these I completely reinstalled Office 2003 and now it is working properly again. Once again, thanks for offering your assistance!