new laptop with windows xp home sp2 and can't install office 97.

[ehowell2]

recently purchased a new laptop with windows xp home edition w/ sp2 and can't
install office 97. trying to install from the cd. get error message "16 bit
windows subsystem - rnbovdd.dll. an installable virtual device driver failed
dll initialization" can this version of office run with xp? how can i make
it work?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I would suggest you purchase Office 2003.

Office 2003 Editions: Compare them to Previous Versions
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx

How to Buy Office 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/standard.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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| recently purchased a new laptop with windows xp home edition w/ sp2 and can't
| install office 97. trying to install from the cd. get error message "16 bit
| windows subsystem - rnbovdd.dll. an installable virtual device driver failed
| dll initialization" can this version of office run with xp? how can i make
| it work?