Microsoft KB Archive/148830

PPT4: Setup Program Out of Date Error Installing Mac PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q148830 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

macintosh:4.00

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to run Microsoft PowerPoint Setup for the Macintosh, you may receive one of the following messages:

Your present copy of the Microsoft Setup program is outdated. Just a moment while Setup updates your system…

-or-

The Setup Table File being processed (“Microsoft PowerPoint Setup”) requires a newer version of Microsoft Setup. Try starting the version of Setup found on your original product disks.

= CAUSE =

Version 1.0.1 of Microsoft Setup must be used for the correct installation of PowerPoint.

The Microsoft PowerPoint Setup file is either not invoking or cannot find the correct version of Microsoft Setup. If version 1.0 of Microsoft Setup exists on the hard disk drive, the PowerPoint Setup file may be attempting to use it. Version 1.0 of Microsoft Setup is incompatible with Microsoft PowerPoint Setup.

= RESOLUTION =

Drag the Microsoft PowerPoint Setup file to the Microsoft Setup icon, which is located within the Setup Folder on Install Disk 1. This action forces the Microsoft Setup 1.0.1 file, which is located on the floppy disk, to be used.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Microsoft PowerPoint Setup file is a Setup Table File (STF). An STF is a script used by Microsoft Setup to govern what actions take place during the setup process. The STF for PowerPoint Setup was designed to work with version 1.0.1 or later of Microsoft Setup.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q135408 TITLE : Works 4.0 Power Macintosh (PPC) Upgrade: Installed Items

= Additional query words: 4.00 powerpt powerpnt m_powerpt =

Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbdta Version : macintosh:4.00 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.