Re: Is Office 97 compatible with Windows xp?

The message is very helpful. I thought something like this may be what
you are encountering.

When you installed Windows XP it also created user profiles. Each user
can have their own setup which includes installed programs. What you
need to do is install Office 97 for the current user and make sure the
current user isn't using a limited user account.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"da1975" <da1975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2838C39B-E846-4476-AF8F-DEFD7257832E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> By "won't work" I mean I get the following message when I try to
> open the
> program to use it: "This application must be installed to run.
> Please run
> Setup from the location where you originally installed the
> application."
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> Although it's a good idea to make sure your installation of Office
>> is
>> fully updated, I'm betting they won't resolve the issue you are
>> currently encountering. Now, I'm also betting you'll eventually
>> encounter some issues fix in the updates so updating Office 97 is
>> in
>> your best interest. :-)
>>
>> However for your issue at hand, what 'won't work' exactly?? Do they
>> not start? Do they crash when you try to start them? Do you
>> encounter
>> an error message? If so what is it?
>>
>> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
>> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Beth Melton
>> Microsoft Office MVP
>>
>> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>>
>>
>> "da1975" <da1975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:765826B8-3E38-4DC8-A93F-75CE52E0E0C9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > no, I have not. will these updates help me?
>> >
>> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did you install any updates to Office 97 as you should have?
>>
>>
>>


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