Microsoft KB Archive/122374

= MacWord: 1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drive Required to Setup w/ Disks =

Article ID: 122374

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q122374



SUMMARY
To install Word for the Macintosh using disks, you must have a 1.44- megabyte (MB) floppy disk drive (Super Drive). You cannot install Word on a Macintosh with only an 800-kilobyte (KB) floppy disk drive.

Once installed, however, Word does not require a 1.44-MB disk drive. As a result, if your computer does not have a 1.44-MB disk drive but otherwise meets the hardware requirements, you can install Word from a network server.



MORE INFORMATION
The Macintosh II is the only computer with a 68020 processor that Apple shipped without a 1.44-MB floppy disk drive. Other Macintosh computers that do not have a 1.44-MB disk drive (such as the Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plus, and SE) also do not have the 68020 processor required to run Microsoft Word 6.0 or 6.0.1.

Additional query words: kbyte

Keywords: kbsetup KB122374

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