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excel 97 on xp

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by manny_coker

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please help on ways to install excel97 on windows xp I keep geeting the error message not enough memomry,and a repair man told me that it's compartibility issue and can't be done.but I keep reading about other people able to install it.

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by captbilly1eye

If you do a Custom Install and remove the Web Authoring tools, Office97 will usually install on XP. Not sure if that will work for installing Excel97 alone, but worth a shot.

Another method (but not as safe) involves making changes in the registry. Again, this has worked for Office97... unsure about solo install of Excel97.

NOTE: Remember... utmost caution should be used whenever changing the registry and only do so if you feel totally comfortable. Making a backup of the registry first is always a good idea.

Open regedit and browse to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options

You should see the htmlmarq.ocx and htmlmm.ocx separate keys. Rename them to something else, ie. htmlmarq.tmp and htmlmm.tmp.

You should now be able to install including the HTML option.

Better yet... get yourself (or get your company to buy) a copy of Office XP, 2000 or 2003. After all, Office97 is over 11 years old and no longer supported by M$.
When ya think about it, it's kinda like putting a Model A engine in a Corvette. ;-)

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