How To Get Back The Genuis In Microsoft Office 2003.

This also works in Microsoft Office XP. The operating system I am using here is Windows 8, but this also works on Windows 7,Windows vista and Windows XP.





The Genuis is the office assistant who was in Microsoft Office 97 and Office 2000. But for some strange reason Microsoft removed him from Office XP and later versions. Even if you install him from Office 2000 he does not show up in Office 2003. The other Microsoft Agent Characters do but The Genuis is nowhere to be found because Microsoft have blocked him from Office 2003.
But here is a simple way to get him back.

First you need to copy the Microsoft Agent character file "Genius" from your Microsoft Office 2000 CD as I did. Or if you don't have that you can download him from the Microsoft Agent website.

You also need to have both Microsoft Agent and Double Agent installed if you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8. Double Agent can be downloaded from here.

Once you have downloaded or copied the MS agent character file from Office 2000. You need go to your Windows folder on C Drive and paste it in the MS Agent/Chars folder. The trick is to rename the Genuis Character so that the system thinks he is another Microsoft Agent character. To do this click properties then rename as shown here in my picture. I have called him "Ben" but you can use any name you want.

Rename The Genius Exe File.

The Genuis is now back in Microsoft Office 2003 and here here is in Wordpad on my Windows 8. And he works the same way he did in MS Office 2000. A simple fix but it works.

The Genius Office Assistant In MS Office 2003 On Windows 8.

See also my video on how to do this.