OFF97: How to Install ValuPack Components Updated for SR-2 (192995)

SUMMARY

Several of the components included in the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack have been updated to coincide with the release of Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2). This article lists the updated components and provides information about how to obtain and install them.

For additional information about the items included in the ValuPack in Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft Office 97 SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

169549 OFF97: Information About the Microsoft Office ValuPack

IMPORTANT: Microsoft Office 97 Service Release CD-ROMs and replacement CD-ROMs are no longer available from Microsoft. For additional information about obtaining the Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1) and Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2), click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192874 OFF97: An Overview of Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2)

MORE INFORMATION

The following ValuPack components have been updated for Microsoft Office 97 SR-2:

   Component                        Folder and File Name on SR-2 CD
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------

   Microsoft Outlook Support for    Valupack\Ccmail\Ccmailnt.exe
   Lotus cc:Mail for Windows NT
   3.51

   Microsoft Outlook Support for    Valupack\Ccmail\Ccmailsp.exe
   Lotus cc:Mail for Windows 95,
   Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0

   Microsoft Data Access Pack       Valupack\Dataacc\Dataacc.exe

   Optional Import/Export           Valupack\Convert\Outlook\Outcvt.exe
   Translators for Windows 95,
   Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0

   Optional Import/Export           Valupack\Convert\Outlook\Outcvtnt.exe
   Translators for Windows NT
   3.51

   16-bit Microsoft PowerPoint      ValuPack\Ppt4view\Vsetup.exe
   Viewer

   Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer      ValuPack\Pp97view\Cd\Setup.exe
   97

   Microsoft Outlook Rules Wizard   ValuPack\Ruleswiz\Ruleswiz.exe
   for Outlook 97

   Timex Data Link Watch Wizard     ValuPack\Timex\Timexnt.exe
   for Windows NT 3.51

   Timex Data Link Watch Wizard     ValuPack\Timex\Timexwiz.exe
   for Windows 95, Windows 98,
   and Windows NT 4.0

   Microsoft Word 97 Converter      ValuPack\Wrd97cnv\Wrd97cnv.exe

Obtaining and Installing ValuPack Components

To install these ValuPack components, follow these methods:

These components are included on both the Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 Replacement CD and the Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 Patch CD. To install each component, simply double-click its program.

Note that the ValuPack folder on these CDs also includes folders for other ValuPack components that have not been updated. These ValuPack components will work with the programs included in Microsoft Office 97 SR-2.
The updated ValuPack components may be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site at the following address:
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/off97vpk.aspx
This page contains links for each of the updated ValuPack components. You can add any component to your download basket by clicking the "Add to basket" check box. When you are ready to download components, click the "Return to Downloads" link, and then click "Go to basket." Then, click the link for each component you want to download.

If you download "Office 97 Service Release 2 ValuPack", you receive a single program, Off97vpk.exe. When you run this program, all of the components listed in this article, except for the 16-bit Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, are extracted into a folder on your hard disk. You can then install each component by double-clicking its program.

Note that you can install ValuPack components that have not been updated from your Microsoft Office 97 or Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 CD.

Important Notes

If you are running Windows NT, the installation of ValuPack components may require that you log onto your computer with Administrator-level access.
The downloaded ValuPack includes one additional component not listed in this article, the Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial (Ppttut.exe). This component is NOT included on the Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 Replacement CD or SR-2 Patch CD. However, it is included on the Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 CD, in the ValuPack\Tutorial folder. For more information about the tutorial, use a web browser and go to the following Internet address:
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/ppttut.aspx