How do I install Office 97 into Windows XP ?

[ittod]

When I do it, it says "This product is an upgrade to Microsoft Office 97. To
use it, you must own one of the qualifying products listed on the Microsoft
Office 97 box."

I threw away the box years ago. It's worked on Windows 98 all this time. I
bought a new PC with XP. I tried that compatibility trick, but no good.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

When I do it, it says "This product is an upgrade to Microsoft Office
97. To use it, you must own one of the qualifying products listed on
the Microsoft Office 97 box."

I threw away the box years ago. It's worked on Windows 98 all this
time. I bought a new PC with XP. I tried that compatibility trick,
but no good.

The clue is in the error. Why on *earth* would compatibility mode enable you
to install an upgrade without the need for a qualifying product?! It worked
under 98 because you had an appropriate QP installed. If you no longer have
the *original* product you used to qualify, then the upgrade licence is null
and void. You will now have to purchase a new Office licence.

 

[bxb7668]

You need the CD (or floppy) of an earlier version of Office.

When I do it, it says "This product is an upgrade to Microsoft Office 97. To
use it, you must own one of the qualifying products listed on the Microsoft
Office 97 box."

I threw away the box years ago. It's worked on Windows 98 all this time. I
bought a new PC with XP. I tried that compatibility trick, but no

good.

 

[XS11E]

When I do it, it says "This product is an upgrade to Microsoft
Office 97. To use it, you must own one of the qualifying products
listed on the Microsoft Office 97 box."

As someone else posted you need the qualifying product BUT! if you have
a newer version of XP with service pack 2 integrated you need to get a
later version of Office.

Office97 will probably not install properly on a machine running XP and
SP2.

If you have XP w/o SP2 integrated, you can remove SP2, install
Office97, install ALL the updates and service packs for Office97 and,
only then, reinstall SP2.

 

[ittod]

Thank you

The clue is in the error. Why on *earth* would compatibility mode enable you
to install an upgrade without the need for a qualifying product?! It worked
under 98 because you had an appropriate QP installed. If you no longer have
the *original* product you used to qualify, then the upgrade licence is null
and void. You will now have to purchase a new Office licence.

 

[ittod]

Thank you

You need the CD (or floppy) of an earlier version of Office.


good.

 

[ittod]

Thank you

As someone else posted you need the qualifying product BUT! if you have
a newer version of XP with service pack 2 integrated you need to get a
later version of Office.

Office97 will probably not install properly on a machine running XP and
SP2.

If you have XP w/o SP2 integrated, you can remove SP2, install
Office97, install ALL the updates and service packs for Office97 and,
only then, reinstall SP2.