SKU112.CAB

I just bought an HP Pavilion a1560n. I didn't get any CD's with it. It had
Microsoft Office 2003 pre-installed on it. I purchased a product key and when
I enter it, I get an error message that it can't find SKU112.CAB. How do I
fix this?

Who did you pay for Office? You should have the Office CD - that's where
that file is located. It may also be on your your hard drive's Local Install
Source. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830168/ for more info on that.
This particular question has been asked MANY times.

You should also read:
How to convert an Office 2003 Trial edition to a full retail edition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023

The following has also been suggested in past threads.

If you do not have the installation cd and want to solve this issue, follow
these steps: (works most of the time with all sku.cab files)

1. Click on start==>run==>type "excel /s" without quotations and click ok.

2. Once Excel is up in safe mode with the error message in front, hold down
ctrl+Alt+Delete keys on your keyboard to bring the task manager up.

3. Click on the processes tab==>look for msiexec.exe (only the one next to
your user name), click on it and end the process.

4. Excel should be running without an error message now==>close Excel in
safe mode==>reopen it one more time in safe mode to check if it is opening
with no error message.

5. Close Excel /s and open Excel normally, it should work fine.

I purchased the product key online. As I stated previously I do not have a
CD. This was pre-loaded on the PC. I 'KNOW' it was asked MANY times
previously but none of the fixes worked hence asking again. Guess no one
knows how to fix the problem. Thanks for trying

I know you bought it "online" but from whom?

I gave you several suggestions below the part about it being on the disk.
Did you try any of those?

By golly, JoAnn's a pretty smart gal. Your "excel /s" advice worked and ms
office is now working fine. Thanks.

I have moments of brilliance - and hours of ignorance. I'm glad you caught
me in one of my moments. ;-)

[Rayboy]

MANY TKS - after hours of looking for a solution JoAnn's 5 step solution did the trick. for me. Rayboy

Glad to have helped.

[DonJohnston]

OK folks, big dummy here. Its late, I'm tired. Brain is numb. 46 year old man going back to school. In anatomy&physiology. Lab report ok? Want to try scanning some documents for the first time in this computers history(hp pavillion 5-7 years old.Survived 4 moves) I keep getting the same thing. Ms office standard edition 2003 keeps trying to reinstall itself and sku112.cab not found. Do I need to buy a new edition of office now or is there a way to keep this one? And why does it do that anyhow, is there a time limit on these sort of things? Thanks for any help, ramblin don

[DonJohnston]

aw cripes! just noticed the dates in here. 2 years ago..........