Office11 is Office version 2003 so the update cannot find the appropriate files
because you don't have that version.

You should not be trying to install updates for an application you don't have.

Which microsoft updates are you trying to install?

On second point..............

If you bought your computer retail and the seller installed Office but gave you
no CD there should be a bunch of *.cab files on your HDD which the proper
updates can access.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:29:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I started receiving the following error when I opened excel directly
and also receive this error when I attemp to install updates from
microsoft.

"Error 1706. Setup cannot find the required files. Check your
connection to the network, or CD-ROM drive. For other potential
solutions to this problem, see <Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
\Office11\1033\SETUP.CHM"

I am running Windows XP and office 2002. I never installed the
software since the computer came with it. Any idea what caused this
problem and how to fix it.

Thanks!