Microsoft KB Archive/263969

= Works 4.5 Error Message: This Program Does Not Run Correctly on This Version of Windows =

Article ID: 263969

Article Last Modified on 7/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.5a

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This article was previously published under Q263969



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Works 4.5 or Microsoft Works 4.5a, you may receive the following error message:

This program does not run correctly on this version of Windows. To continue, click Run Program. To exit, click Cancel. For more information, click Details.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
 * You try to install Works 4.5 or Works 4.5a on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.
 * More than 2 gigabytes (GB) of space is available on your hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Install Works on a Windows 2000 partition with less then 2 GB of free disk space
 * 2) Install on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Microsoft Windows XP.
 * 3) Temporarily reduce the amount of available space on your hard disk to less than 2 GB.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Works, versions 4.5 and 4.5a.

Additional query words: 4.50 4.50a w_works drive space free excessive win2k

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB263969

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