Re: SP3 XP

From: Susan Ramlet (susan_at_mvps-dot-org)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:32:30 -0600

So, just to clarify, you inserted the Office 97 CD when prompted for the cab
file? 

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Susan Ramlet
MVP - Microsoft Office
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i have already done that. actually when you start the
> update it asks for a file proret.msi - an installer file.
> it finds that starts doing some information gathering and
> then asks for the cab file - which is not there. the disc
> is an upgrade from office 97. when i installed XP some 13
> months ago, i first installed 97, then upgraded XP over
> the top.
> thanks for you reply :) jon
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Jon,
> >
> >Was your Office installation an upgrade from a previous
> version?  Do you
> >have the CD from the previous version?  If so, insert it
> when asked for the
> >CDwith office1.cab on it.
> >
> >Does that work?
> >
> >-- 
> >Susan Ramlet
> >MVP - Microsoft Office
> ><<>>-<<>>-<<>>-<<>>-<<>>
> >Please post responses to the newsgroups.
> >
> >
> >"Jon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:fe9a01c40d8c$89ad1220$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> i have installed SP3 on office XP no problem on a win
> 2k
> >> box. sadly no such luck with office XP on winXP.
> >> installation looks for a file office1.cab on the XP
> CD. it
> >> is not there! installation fails as a result. i cannot
> >> fathom why it would request a file on an original CD
> that
> >> is simply not there! any ideas?
> >> cheers jon
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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