XP rejects Office 97

[Guest]

Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home edition pre-loaded. All attempts to install Office 97 - Pro produce the following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win 32 application. As Office 97 meets my needs I am reluctant to fork over the $300. for the XP version of office. Am I stuck or is there some way to get past this error message and load Office 97

Thanks.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Rob;
Office 97 works with Windows XP.
That error is usually associated with installing a 64 bit application
on a 32 bit computer...not likely in this case.
Bad download...Are you using an original CD?
Have you cleaned the CD?
Have you cleaned the drive?

Otherwise take this to an Office newsgroup as this newsgroup is
primarily for the Help and Support function of Windows XP.
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home edition

pre-loaded. All attempts to install Office 97 - Pro produce the
following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win 32
application. As Office 97 meets my needs I am reluctant to fork over
the $300. for the XP version of office. Am I stuck or is there some
way to get past this error message and load Office 97?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try disabling your antivirus software before attempting to install Office.

Please visit the Office experts in the appropriate Office newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.setup

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home edition pre-loaded. All attempts to install Office 97 -
Pro produce the following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win 32 application. As Office 97 meets my
needs I am reluctant to fork over the $300. for the XP version of office. Am I stuck or is there some way to
get past this error message and load Office 97?
|
| Thanks.

 

[Guest]

JJ

New computer is using AMD Athlon 64 processor but assume this should be no problem. Yes, am using the original CD and have tried cleaning it but continue to get same error message. Also, I have original CD for Office Standard 2000 but this won't install either (same message). The drive is new so cleaning that seems an unlikely fix. So far, I've not been able to install any software through the D cd r/w drive, including a photo editor program (Picasa) that claims to be XP compatible. Also, there is no anti-virus installed to disable so no dice there. Very frustrating!

Thanks for your response. I'll try the Office newsgroup

Rob

----- Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote: ----

Rob
Office 97 works with Windows XP
That error is usually associated with installing a 64 bit applicatio
on a 32 bit computer...not likely in this case
Bad download...Are you using an original CD
Have you cleaned the CD
Have you cleaned the drive

Otherwise take this to an Office newsgroup as this newsgroup i
primarily for the Help and Support function of Windows XP
http://aumha.org/nntp.ht

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar

Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home editio

pre-loaded. All attempts to install Office 97 - Pro produce th
following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win 3
application. As Office 97 meets my needs I am reluctant to fork ove
the $300. for the XP version of office. Am I stuck or is there som
way to get past this error message and load Office 97

 

[Guest]

I've checked programs and there is no antivirus software installed. I guess that's a different problem.

Thanks for your response.



----- Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote: -----

Try disabling your antivirus software before attempting to install Office.

Please visit the Office experts in the appropriate Office newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.setup

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


| Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home edition pre-loaded. All attempts to install Office 97 -
Pro produce the following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win 32 application. As Office 97 meets my
needs I am reluctant to fork over the $300. for the XP version of office. Am I stuck or is there some way to
get past this error message and load Office 97?
|
| Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hey Rob,

One trick I tried was setting the properties of the setup.exe to become Windows
98/95 Compatible, then try launching it.

HTH,
Moe

I've checked programs and there is no antivirus software installed. I guess that's a different problem.

Thanks for your response.



----- Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote: -----

Try disabling your antivirus software before attempting to install Office.

Please visit the Office experts in the appropriate Office newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.setup

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Just purchased a new desktop with Windows XP home edition pre-loaded.

All attempts to install Office 97 -

Pro produce the following error message: \setup.exe in not a valid Win

32 application. As Office 97 meets my

needs I am reluctant to fork over the $300. for the XP version of office.

Am I stuck or is there some way to

 

[David Candy]

Office setup programs (and one other) are the only 16 bit programs that will run on XP 64 bit.

Try copying the files to hard disk and install from there. Try renaming setup.exe to something else.