No License for Office '97?

Gotta strange thing going on here...

First of all, I'm having to rig a wierd software combo. Because of the nature of some of our files, I'm supposed to install both Access '97 and 2000 on certain computers (fun).

Well, all of a sudden, and though it had been working for a while, Access '97 won't work on one employees computer because all he gets is an error message stating there is no license for it. I uninstalled and reinstalled '97 twice, used to different installation CDs, and ran into the same error. No license (keep in mind I have to enter the CD key during installation for the sake of having a license!).

Any ideas?

Been there

And believe or not...it all has to do with a font................ hatten

Some tips


Always install the older versions first....and change the default dir from MS Office to Office 97

Then when you install 2000...install into an Office 2000 dir...keeps them seperate.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;141373

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241141

Have fun...

:D

MLF

Well, I uninstalled everything Office, then installed only 97 as a test run...still doesn't work...

Actually... Uninstalling "everything Office" doesn't uninstall "everything Office" IIRC....

I believe the fix was to uninstall "everything Office", go to explorer and delete "everything Office" then reinstall the lower version. That should make 97 work.... Then take the advice above.....

Well, that's exactly what I did actually. I deleted every Office folder in Program Files after uninstalling what was there.

Could there be something in the registry I need to remove perhaps?

You know what's 'funny".... I used to know this stuff... But since I got employees to deal with it I have forgotten it... :o I've dealt with this same situation before, a couple of years ago.... But I don't deal with apps and workstation functionality any more.... I can't even make columns in Word... There was a 'trick" to get rid of office and I don't think it was registry..... Sorry...

I think MS has a tool on completly removing office now......

I remeber seeing it on the site...how to completely remove office...

going to look about..........


MLF

AK...are you rebooting..checking for that font...It comes back :(

That's ok Tiger, it's refreshing to know even the Jedi masters forget some of the minor things from time to time. ;)

Thanks guys.

Here

Remove office 97 utility


http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;176823


I have struggled with this a few time...and every install was different :rolleyes:

MLF

Ran into this problem yet again...

It seems I can't install Office '97 on any XP machines without having the same problem. Could it be Office 97 is not compatable with Windows XP?

MS has a KB about installing and running multi versions of office...a search should turn it up


Always start with the oldest first...and install them into seperate folders...
Default is C:\program Files> MS Office (I think...no MS office on this machine...)

I change the dir names during install...office 97, office 2k office xp etc

Although I just had an issue where I had to install a feature for access 97........after I been running Word\excel 2000\Outlook 2003..along with access 97 for a while...stuck in the office 97 disk.......added the feature for access
which totally f%^ked my install...outlook started acting up...couldnt even run excel

fought with it for a day or so...(while doing other work related things)

I lost patience... :mad:

Format fixed it...made sure I had ALL features first time around this time :rolleyes:

All has to do with vb and dll versions........left word and excel at 97 version...for now

Format cleans things up anyway..... ;)

MLF

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It seems I can't install Office '97 on any XP machines without having the same problem. Could it be Office 97 is not compatable with Windows XP?

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No prob with office97 on my machines.
Got a network of 37 computers in the cafe each runnin office97 didn't have any trouble installing, and haven't had any trouble with 'em so far.

Could there be something more sinister happening..?