System keeps trying to install MS Office after MalWare removal

I have had many strange things happen after removing viruses and malware. But, this one is a pain.

Anytime I start the computer, or start IE, XP Pro tries to install MS Office. I have looked in the registry and start-up listings. I have been unable to find where this command to install office is. :confused

 

Details are fuzzy, but I had a similar situation a number of years ago. Though my pc wasn't infected and never had been, out of the blue it started trying to install Office 2000 which was already installed. Following a tip from some forum or other, I inserted the installation disk when directed to. Office didn't reinstall, but that solved the problem.

 

Unfortunately, I do not have the original disk.

 

Something vaguely similar happened to my last computer, which machine's master is now installed as slave on this newer rig.

Out of the blue a Microsoft Office Suite install occurred, even though I already had select components installed, like M/S Word.

I ended up having all Serial/Com ports blown out, with a dead Serial/Com board in computer, causing loss of USB PC board, causing loss of dialup modem ability.

While troubleshooting I discovered 125+ PAGES of 'Startup' items, all connected to M/S Office Suite and Windows NT. Within those were all the separate entries, plus a mirror copy of each for Administrator.

Never got it sorted out, never found out how to safely remove un-needed. So just a caution to please be real careful on this problem until it's solved.