registry error

Hello,
Can we please get the exact error message?
It's difficult to tell what an problem is that you may be encountering
without the exact error message.
I don't find anything for error 1046 for registry access or for Office
installation.
Most references to 1048 are language based messages ( Portuguese (Brazil))
So what languages are you using for Office and the OS?
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> I just reinstalled Vista home premium upgrade on my HP slimline after
|> restoring XP with the recovery discs, for issues that we need not enter
into
|> here. The install went fine and everything was fine until i tried to
install
|> Office 2007. At hte beginning of hte installation, I get registry error
(I
|> think its error 1046), cannot write into the registry. Can someone tell
me
|> how to resolve this. Until this is done I am without Office adn witout
ms
|> word!
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|> Thanks
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