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!