Microsoft KB Archive/117741

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Office: CD-ROM Version Installation Options

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Q117741

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.2-CD, 4.3-CD

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In addition to the Complete/Custom, Typical, and Minimum installation options, Microsoft Office on CD-ROM includes a new installation option: Run From CD. This installation option allows you to have complete functionality and uses only a fraction of the disk space that the other installation options use.

There are five different local installation methods that you can perform from the CD version of Office.

  Type of Installation  Description of Installation -

Typical              Installs the most common features of the Microsoft Office applications. This option saves space on your computer's hard disk.

Complete/Custom      Lets you install all of the Microsoft Office components, or allows you to select only the features, files, and utilities that you want to install. This option provides the most flexibility of all of the installation options.

Minimum              Lets you select only the applications you want and installs the minimum files required to run those applications. This option is particularly useful when disk space is limited.

Workstation          Available only if you are setting up Office from a network and your network administrator provides this option. Workstation installation saves space on your hard disk; note that performance may be slow if the network is busy or is unavailable.

Run From CD          Similar to a Workstation installation, except that the programs and necessary files are copied to the hard drive in order to                        serialize the programs; all other files are run from the CD. Saves space on your hard disk, but the CD must be inserted in your CD-ROM drive in order to run the applications. In order to conduct a Network (Administrative) installation to the server, you need to run SETUP.EXE from the SETUP.ADM\DISK1 directory. To run this type of Setup, type the following into the Run command line after choosing Run from the File menu in Windows Program Manager:

"D:\setup.adm\disk1\setup.exe /a" and continue with the Administrative installation to your server. If you attempt to run the Administrative setup from the root directory of your hard drive, you receive the error message:

Setup /a is not supported in this mode.