Microsoft KB Archive/66476

Word 5.50: Setup Overwrites Existing Copy of Word

PSS ID Number: Q66476 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

If the Word 5.5 or 6.0 Setup program detects the presence of a WORD.EXE file in the specified directory after selecting the “Install a new version of Word” option, Setup will overwrite the previous copy of Word if the “Overwrite existing copy of Word” option is selected.

The following program files and utility programs will be overwritten automatically if they exist in the specified directory:

WORD.EXE SCREEN.VID WORDONE.BOB LEARN.PIF SPELL-AM.LEX DCA_RTF.EXE WORDONE.CTX SALES.XLS THES-AM.LEX DCA_RTFP.EXE WORDONE.SCN RIBBON.SCR CAPTURE.COM WORD_DCA.EXE WORDONE.SOB MW.INI MACROCNV.EXE RTF_OS2.EXE WORDTWO.BOB WORK_RTF.EXE RTF_DOS.EXE WORDTWO.CTX HYPH.DAT MERGEPRD.EXE WORDTWO.SCN MAKEVID.EXE MW.HLP WORDTWO.SOB MAKEPRD.EXE LEARN.EXE WORD.PIF

If a Word style sheet (.STY), glossary (.GLY), or printer driver (.PRD) file with the same name is detected in the specified directory, Setup will rename the file with an .OLD extension. If an *.OLD file already exists, Setup will prompt for an alternative extension for that file.

The following document files, provided with Word, will be overwritten:

README.DOC OS2_NOTE.DOC TYPOS.DOC WORD_DCA.DOC MACROCNV.DOC WORD_RTF.DOC CHARTEST.DOC PRINTERS.DOC

Document files that you create will not be deleted or moved from the directory.

KBCategory: kbsetup KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 5.50 6.00 ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.