Microsoft KB Archive/184106

= OFF97: Contents of the Small Business Edition 2.0 Readme File =

Article ID: Q184106

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0

SUMMARY
The Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0 compact disc contains a Readme.txt file in the root directory of the Office compact disc. The contents of this file are included in the "More Information" section in this article.

MORE INFORMATION
MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 SMALL BUSINESS EDITION v2 README FILE

(c) 1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

This document provides late-breaking or other information that is relevant to the Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition. For late-breaking information specific to an individual Office 97 product, see the readme file for that product: WdRead8.txt (Microsoft Word), XlRead8.txt (Microsoft Excel), OlReadme.txt (Microsoft Outlook) pubread.hlp (Microsoft Publisher), and Readme.txt (Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager).

INSTALLING MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 SMALL BUSINESS EDITION

Autorun
Every time the Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, Autorun is launched. Clicking on a component button in Autorun will launch that component's setup.exe.

There are limitations with Autorun:


 * Autorun might fail to recognize an installed Web browser when clicking on the Doing Business on the Internet button, and prompt for the installation of Internet Explorer 4.01 instead. If this occurs, launch your already installed Web browser and point it to :\ValuPack\Internet\default.htm.
 * Autorun does not distinguish if the CD is inserted to access files rather than access Autorun. If, while working in an application, you are asked to insert the CD and find a specific file, Autorun will launch. Click the 'x' box in the upper-right corner of the Autorun window to close Autorun.
 * Autorun does not work with Windows NT 3.51, and may be incompatible with some CD-ROM drives on other systems. If the Autorun screen does not appear after inserting the CD, the setup programs may be started manually.

To start the setup for a particular component, perform one of the following steps:


 * In Windows Explorer or in File Manager, locate the directory of the application on the CD-ROM, and then double-click Setup.exe For example, to start the setup for Excel, find :\Excel\Setup.exe
 * In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0, click Run on the Start menu, and then type :\Excel\setup.exe
 * In Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51, click Run on the File menu, and then type :\Excel\Setup.exe

The locations of the various components are as follows:


 * Microsoft Word :\Word\Setup.exe
 * Microsoft Excel :\Excel\Setup.exe
 * Microsoft Outlook :\Outlook\Setup.exe
 * Microsoft Publisher (CD #2) :\Pub\Setup.exe
 * Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager :\Sbfm\Setup.exe

To view the Doing Business on the Internet online resource, locate the default.htm file in the CD (requires an Internet browser):


 * DBOTI :\ValuPack\Internet\default.htm

To view the ValuPack Help file, locate the ValuPk8.hlp file in the ValuPack directory on the CD:


 * ValuPack :\ValuPack\Valupk8.hlp

Network Install
To install from a network location first copy the contents of CD#1 to the install location on a server, then copy the contents of CD#2 to the same directory on the same location. Connect to server by mapping a network drive, run autorun.exe and proceed as described above. ValuPack Help file links might not work on a network install, see workaround below.

Error clicking links in ValuPack Help File
When accessing the ValuPack Help file through Autorun, some links may return the Windows Help error:

"Cannot find or run the file or program ..." Installing ValuPack items may only work the first time the ValuPack Help file is accessed through Autorun. Once the ValuPack Help file is opened through AutoRun and closed, components may not be available through AutoRun. To install components from the ValuPack Help file in more than one session, double-click the ValuPk8.hlp file located in the ValuPack directory on the CD.

Reviewing the online guide "Doing Business on the Internet"
You must have an Internet browser able to display frames in order to view this online guide. Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or greater is recommended, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 is included in this CD: :\ValuPack\IExplore\Ie4setup.exe

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Keywords         : kbdta Version          : WINDOWS:97 Platform         : WINDOWS Issue type       : kbinfo