Problem Installing Image Composer

[Carrie]

I have two versions of FrontPage 2000: the standalone (2 discs) and the
version that is part of Office 2000 premier. The latter currently is
installed on my pc. I would like to add Image Composer (disc 2 of the
standalone) , but keep getting error messages. I went so far as to uninstall
Office completely and then install the 2 FrontPage discs, but Image Composer
still would not install.

My system is Windows XP. Is there some kind of incompatibility problem?
Is there a product comparable to Image Compser that would be compatible with
Office 2000 Premier?

Thank you

 

[fido]

My system is Windows XP. Is there some kind of incompatibility problem?

I'm not going to be much help, but Image Composer is compatible with
XP. I have it installed and working. This is V1.5, which came with
FrontPage 98 and is one of the first programs I install whenever I
change my computer. Microsoft replaced it with some kind of flashy
user-friendly garbage.

Is there a product comparable to Image Compser that would be compatible with
Office 2000 Premier?

I may be wrong, but as far as I know Image Composer is a stand-alone
program. I see you already tried uninstalling Office and installing IC
first. Maybe a CD problem? Do you have a different CD drive on your
machine that you could try?

fido

 

[Andrew Murray]

I run Image composer just fine on XP Pro (from the "stand alone" ver of
FP2000).

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Just insert the 2nd CD into your PC, then using Windows Explorer open the CD and look for the
Setup.exe file.

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[Carrie]

Fido and Andrew,
I'm beginning to think that something is very wrong. I have two CD drives
(the first is CD-ROM, the second is CD/DVD RW). The first drive doesn't
recognize the IC CD at all (it prompts me to insert a CD when it's already
there), and the 2nd drive recognizes it but gives still won't install it.

If I had not done the same installation the same day on a different pc
(running Win 2000 and Office 2000) I'd have thought the problem was a bad
disc, but it worked fine on that one. I'm wondering if it's a version that
is compatible with Office 2000 Pro but not Office 2000 Premier. The FP is
v.1.5, and I'm currently using XP Home. I have XP Pro, but saw no need to
install it on my home pc.

 

[Ronx]

Sounds more like two dodgy CD drives, or faulty disc. Try cleaning
the disc.
IC has nothing to do with Office, other than Office and/or FrontPage
have been used to distribute the program, also the only difference
between Office Pro and Office Premier is the number of programs
included on the discs.

 

[Carrie]

I was able to do that. However, when I attempt to run the setup.exe file, I
get the following message:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose Close to terminate
the application.

I'm about to give up.

Carrie

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

I have not had any problem install IC 1.5 on any version of Windows, so I am not sure what else to
suggest...

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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
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