Re: Weird SP2/Office 97 install problem
From: Henry T Fiddler (htfiddler_at_attglobal.net)
Date: 09/14/04
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Date: 14 Sep 2004 14:10:20 -0700
If you tried to install Office 97 Professional, AFTER installing SP2
and you get this message:
Microsoft Office 97 Setup: Htmlmarq.ocx was unable to register itself
in the system registry.
this is for you. I got the above, researched it and solved the
problem. I am writing to pass this solution on to others.
There are actually 3 different solutions:
[1]
Leave SP2 installed, tweak registry, install Ofc97, tweak registry
again. This is what I did. It worked perfectly and results in a
complete install of Ofc97.
[2]
Uninstall SP2, install Ofc97, re-install SP2. Others have had success
doing it this way and report complete install of Ofc97.
[3]
Leave SP2 installed, custom install Ofc97, unchecking these 2
components:
Web Page Authoring (HTML)
HTML Converter
This is a workaround for those who don't need those 2 components, and
others report success with it.
Now, for full details on # [1] above:
Note: If you are a neophyte and have never worked with the registry
editor, regedit, I suggest you call Microsoft's SP2 support hotline at
this number if you are in the USA:
888-772-4357
They helped me free of charge, through this procedure. Note that this
problem is so new that on 09/13/04, there was no article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base on this. We found this at Google Groups, in
the group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, and I am cross posting
this article to: microsoft.putlic.windowsxp.help_and_support. This
solution is also presented at a few other tech support web pages that
can be found via a Google search for:
htmlmarq.ocx
Ok ... here we go:
* Start, Run, Regedit
* File, Export, Export Registry File (save backup, just in case ...)
* navigate tree to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
* Look in the left pane of regedit under Image File Execution Options
and find 2 folders (keys) named:
htmlmarq.ocx
htmlmm.ocx
* Rename each to .tmp ... just right click each name, click Rename
from shortcut menu and change the extension only from .ocx to .tmp.
* Close regedit.
* Install Office 97 Professional normally. It should complete
normally. You will probably want to delete the shortcut on the
desktop:
Setup for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
It's slightly dated :-)
* Go back into regedit and rename the 2 .tmp back to .ocx
* Done!!!
As Jason wrote in previous message, this solution worked flawlessly
for him and did for me too!
Happy computing under SP2!
Best,
Henry Fiddler
headcase59@hotmail.com (Jason) wrote in message news:<7801798b.0409010936.d06110c@posting.google.com>...
> My company recently had this problem - I discovered the solution while
> trying to manually register 'htmlmarq.ocx'
>
> Open regedit and browse to this key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
> File Execution Options
>
> You should see htmlmarq.ocx and htmlmm.ocx separate keys. Rename them
> to something else, ie. htmlmarq.tmp and htmlmm.tmp.
>
> You will now be able to install Office 97, including the HTML option,
> without incident.
>
> DISCLAIMER: I don't know what this section of the registery does or
> why these files were apparently blocked (intentionally or accidently),
> but this solution worked flawlessly for me. If you feel uncomfortable,
> I'm betting you can rename the keys back to the originals and office
> will work, but if you need to reinstall, you'll possibly have to
> rename them again.
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