Microsoft KB Archive/124285

“Setup Table File Is Incompatible with This Version of Setup”

PSS ID Number: Q124285 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you run Setup for PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0, you may receive one of the following error messages:

The current setup table file version is incompatible with this version of Setup.

-or-

This setup table file version is incompatible with this version of Setup.

= CAUSE =

These error messages result from corrupt sections of the SETUP.STF file that is used to initialize the setup process.

When you run PowerPoint Setup, Setup looks in the [MS Setup (ACME) Table Files] section of your WIN.INI file for the appropriate SETUP.STF file. If the reference exists, then it uses that file to initialize the maintenance mode process.

= RESOLUTION =

Method 1 is the preferred resolution. Method 2 should only be used after Method 1 has been tried.

Method 1: Modify Your WIN.INI File
  Open your WIN.INI file, which is located in the Windows directory, in a text editor such as Notepad.   From the Search menu, choose Find, and in the Find What box, type “[MS Setup (ACME) Table Files]” (without the quotation marks). Choose Find Next.   In the [MS Setup (ACME) Table Files] section, insert a semi- colon in front of the line similar to the following (to disable the line): POWERPNT.EXE@v4.0.0.409(US)=C:.STF NOTE: With PowerPoint 4.0c the line should read: POWERPNT.EXE@v4.0.0.411(US)=C:.STF   Save the file and close Notepad.   Quit and restart Windows so the change to the WIN.INI file takes effect.   Run Setup from PowerPoint Disk 1. </li></ol>

Method 2: Disable Your SETUP.STF File and Run Setup

 * 1) Search your hard disk for all occurrences of files named SETUP.STF. For information on how to search for files in Windows, please consult your Windows documentation or online Help.
 * 2) Rename all copies of SETUP.STF to some other name. For information on how to rename files in Windows, please consult online help or your Windows documentation.
 * 3) Run PowerPoint Setup from Disk 1.
 * 4) After you complete Setup, change the names of all the files you found in step a above back to SETUP.STF.

NOTE: If you rename a program’s SETUP.STF file, you cannot use its maintenance mode setup. Thus, if you use Method 2 to trying to correct a previous installation of PowerPoint, you will wind up reinstalling the whole program.

Although reinstalling PowerPoint should not delete any of your presentation files, for additional safety, you may want to copy your data files to a different directory or disk.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c power point powerpt macppt winppt Office 4.2 4.3 ACME ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.