[AccessD] Office97 SP2b

John:

Do you have Office 97 installed or just Access 97 installed?  The way I did
it was to install access 97, upgrade it to all the service packs, then put
in Office 2k or XP, whichever.

If you have Office 2k installed, can you just temporarily rename the main
exe's, then run the sp2b?  Try to trick the installer so it doesn't "find"
the other version?  Or maybe rename the office 2k directory so the installer
can't autodetect it?  You'll have to inform the installer where Access97 is
installed since you didn't (neither did I...) use it's default directory.

These sound simpler than reinstalling.  So far.

Good luck and hth!

Greg Smith


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "AccessD" <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 8:56 PM
Subject: [AccessD] Office97 SP2b


Folks,

I'm trying to apply SP2b to Office97 and it won't go.  It says "multiple
versions of office apparently installed".  True.  "Call tech support".  Fat
chance.

Does anyone know if it is possible to apply this service pack to my machine
where I also have Office2K installed?

John W. Colby
www.colbyconsulting.com


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