Word 5.1 and older Macs

[Jim Schoenberger]

Howdy,

My neighbor has an older Mac, I think it is a 631CD, running OS 8.0. I
gave him my Word 5.1a diskettes but we cannot install the software. At
the very end, there is a message that a disk error has prevented
installation. He has sufficient room and the disk passes Norton's disk
utility. Any and all ideas will be appreciated! Thanks,

jas

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Jim,

Word 5.1a <nostalgic sigh> -- that's going back a long way!

It seems quite likely that there is something wrong with the diskettes --
possibly the last one.

Otherwise, there is no reason why Word 5.1a won't install in OS 8 -- it's
not until OS 9 that incompatibility problems start.

Keep coming back for a while, though; someone else may have more encouraging
information.

-- Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
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[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

See if you can copy the disk on another computer, then re-write the contents
to a new floppy. It may simply be that the diskette itself is a bit old and
tired, and while his machine can't read it, another may be able to.


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Hello Jim,

Word 5.1a <nostalgic sigh> -- that's going back a long way!

It seems quite likely that there is something wrong with the diskettes --
possibly the last one.

Otherwise, there is no reason why Word 5.1a won't install in OS 8 -- it's
not until OS 9 that incompatibility problems start.

Keep coming back for a while, though; someone else may have more encouraging
information.

-- Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
============================================================
* A suggestion: If you post a question, keep re-visiting the newsgroup for
several days after the first response comes in. Sometimes it takes a few
responses before the best or complete solution is proposed; sometimes you'll
be asked for further information so that a better answer can be provided.
Good tips about getting the best out of posting are at
http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Posting.htm

* Before posting a question about a topic, search Google Groups
(http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:*mac.office.word) --
it may have been comprehensively answered already.

* Please post all comments or follow-on questions to the newsgroup for the
benefit of others who may be interested. If you need to send an e-mail to me
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from my address above. Please note that e-mails with an attachment will be
automatically rejected.

* If anyone is still reading down this far, here's a question: is it time
for you to back up your Normal template and all your Word settings files?
(This should be on a medium other than the internal hard drive and, if you
also want to protect against theft and fire, stored in a different
building.)
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