Problems Reinstalling Office 2007 in Windows Professional XP After SP3

1. Insert the Windows XP Professional installation CD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Click 'Cancel' to close any autorun messages that appear.
2. Click 'Start,' then 'My Computer.' Double-click the drive letter of your CD/DVD-ROM drive to open it and view its contents. Or right-click the drive letter and click 'Explore.'
3. Double-click the 'i386' folder to open it. Look for the 'Fp40ext.cab' file. Select the file, right-click it and select 'Copy.' Close Windows Explorer. Right-click anywhere on the desktop background and click 'Paste' to paste the copied 'cab' file.
4. Download and install a free file archive utility that can extract 'cab' files. Examples of programs you can install to do this include WinRAR, 7-Zip and WinZip.
5. Open the file archive utility. Extract the contents of the 'Fp40ext.cab' file to a folder on your computer.
6. Open the folder containing the extracted contents of the 'Fp40ext.cab' file. Look for 'fp4autl.dll' or 'fp4autl.dll' in this folder. Right-click this file and select 'Copy.'
7. Click 'Start,' then 'My Computer.' Double-click the 'C:' drive. Double-click 'Program Files' to expand it. Double-click 'Common Files,' then 'Microsoft Shared' and 'Web Server Extensions.' Double-click the '40' folder, then the 'bin' folder. Right-click an empty space in the 'bin' folder and click 'Paste' to paste the copied file. Close 'My Computer.'
8. Run the installation for Office 2007 as normal to install the programs on your computer.