OFF97: Bookshelf Missing From Custom Setup Dialog Box (160029)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q160029 SYMPTOMS
When you perform a complete installation of Microsoft Office, the Microsoft
Bookshelf Basics component is not installed.
CAUSE
When you run the Microsoft Office setup program and select the Custom
option, the Microsoft Bookshelf Basics option is missing from the list of
components to install.
RESOLUTION
To install the Bookshelf component of Microsoft Office (after completing
the initial Office installation on your computer), do the following:
- On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
- In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- Click the Install/Uninstall tab, select Microsoft Office 97, and then
click Add/Remove.
This will start the Microsoft Office setup program in maintenance mode. - In the first Office setup dialog box that appears, click Add/Remove.
- In the Microsoft Office 97 - Maintenance dialog box, select the check
box for Microsoft Bookshelf Basics.
- Click Continue.
- Click OK when the setup program is finished.
To start Microsoft Bookshelf as a stand-alone program, point to Programs on
the Windows Start menu, point to Microsoft Reference and then click
Microsoft Bookshelf Basics.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
The Microsoft Bookshelf Basics component of Microsoft Office includes a
dictionary, thesaurus, and book of quotations. These references can be
accessed directly while you are in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and
Microsoft PowerPoint, or you can run the component as a stand-alone
program.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbualink97 KB160029 |
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