Microsoft KB Archive/70977

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Last reviewed: November 1, 1994

Article ID: Q70977

SUMMARY
The files on the original disks for Microsoft Excel version 3.00 cannot be used by themselves. They must be installed on a hard drive or another disk using the Microsoft Excel Setup program.

If the Microsoft Excel Setup program is not used, the error message &quot;The file ' ' could not be opened/printed (the application is busy or missing)&quot; may be displayed if you attempt to open these files.

MORE INFORMATION
The files on the original ship disks (except for the &quot;Read Me&quot; and &quot;Teach Text&quot; files) are in a compressed format. Microsoft Excel Setup decompresses the files which, in turn, makes the files usable.
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