Re: Is Office 97 compatible with Windows xp?

I have installed it for the current user and the current user is a "computer
administrator".

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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: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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