Office 2001 for Mac help needed!

[Laura.M.Simon]

As an undergrad, I received a copy of Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac and
it is installed on my iMac that I used there. However, I just bought a
new MacBook for graduate school and need to install Office on that
computer now, but when I put the disk in and double click on install it
wont work. All of the icons have an x on them and I believe it says it
"This application cannot run on this system" or something to that
effect. HELP! I need Office asap since classes start this week!
Thank you
Laura

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Laura -

Your best bet is to hie thee to the university bookstore & get the upgrade
to Office 2004 - especially if it's the Student/Teacher Edition as the
package is extremely affordable right now.

Your problem is that 2001 is written for Mac OS 9.x. In order to run it on
an OS X system you need to have Classic/OS 9 installed. The new unit is most
certainly running OS X 10.4.x which doesn't include OS 9 - therefore, Office
2001 won't run unless you _also_ install OS 9.2.2 (and if your referring to
one of the Intel MacBooks you can't even do that.)

As a more immediate 'band-aid' you can go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/downl
oad/office2004/office2004.xml&secid=4&ssid=1&flgnosysreq=True

and download the Office 2004 Test Drive (which is a fully operational 30-day
trial version). Frankly, I'm surprised it isn't already on the MacBook. If
you go this route, make sure to follow the appropriate procedure for
*Removing* it BEFORE installing the live package.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[lms4psu]

Bob:
Thanks for your help! The sales associate asked if I needed to buy
office, but I said no thinking I could just use the 2001 version. I
guess I was very wrong!! Thanks for the info about the 30-day trial.
If I cant get the actual software before classes, I'll definiely
check-out the trial!
I had printshop for mac and adobe photo for the iMac...I wasn't able to
install them either. Is this the same situation?
Thanks again!
Laura

 

[CyberTaz]

Is this the same situation?

In all probability, yes. If the versions were purchased to run on a Mac
under OS 9 or earlier then that is the OS they need. If Classic/OS 9.2.2 is
supported by the model & version of OS X you're running you can go that
route. However, you may find that the programs run slowly & there may be
other quirks to deal with.

FWIW, I strongly recommend upgrading to the OS X compatible versions
wherever possible. Note that *upgrading* as a licensed user of the software
is usually not prohibitive in terms of cost. You do *not* have to repurchase
most software if you are going from one version to another.

Reminder: If you do the Test Drive make sure you uninstall it using the
Remove Office Utility that comes with it - don't just Trash the folder -
*before* you install the full version. Otherwise the gotcha gremlins will
take over your Office docs until you uninstall *both* then reinstall the
live version... A royal PITA

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac