Microsoft KB Archive/142527

= How to Bypass Microsoft Office Maintenance Mode Setup =

Article ID: 142527

Article Last Modified on 7/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 4.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 4.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 4.2 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 4.21 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 4.21 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q142527



SUMMARY
It is possible to bypass the Microsoft Office maintenance mode setup by renaming the appropriate .stf and .inf files (these are files that the Setup program creates the first time you install Office).

Keep in mind that renaming these files will reset any previous installations and/or custom installations of Office, and Setup will be run as if you were installing Office for the first time. No additional hard disk space will be needed for the installation unless you choose a different file location or choose to install additional features that you did not install the first time you ran Setup.



MORE INFORMATION
In most cases, if you rename the .stf (or the Microsoft Office Setup Table File if you are using a Macintosh computer), Setup will not be started in maintenance mode. However, you may also want to rename the Setup.inf file (for Office versions 4.2 and 4.3), or the Office Setup Data file (Office for the Macintosh).

The following table lists the files that you should rename to override Setup maintenance mode.   Filename            Version              Location on hard disk ---

Setup.stf          Office 4.2, 4.3      C:\Msoffice\Setup

Setup.inf          Office 4.2, 4.3      C:\Msoffice\Setup

Microsoft Office   Mac Office 4.2.x     :Microsoft Setup Table File                        Office: Setup Folder

Microsoft Office   Mac Office 4.2.x     :Microsoft Setup Data                              Office: Setup Folder

Off95std.stf       Office Standard 7.0  C:\Msoffice\Setup

Off95pro.stf       Office Prof. 7.0     C:\Msoffice\Setup

Off97pro.stf       Office 97            C:\Program Files\ Microsoft Office\ Office\Setup Note that in the table, "C" is the letter of your hard disk.

Additional query words: 8.00 97

Keywords: kbsetup KB142527

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