OFF2001: How to Run Office Programs from the Office 2001 Compact Disc (CD) (274697)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac
This article was previously published under Q274697

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a Run From CD installation of Office 2001 for Mac.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2001 can be run directly from the Microsoft Office 2001 CD or from a network server, but with a lesser performance than when run locally. When you run an Office program from the CD-ROM or a network server, the system must preload the program and all shared libraries to memory from the CD-ROM or network server, before the program can run. This means that the program starts very slowly. However, after the program begins to run, it should perform normally.

In addition, the first time an Office program is run directly from the Microsoft Office 2001 CD or from a network server, First Run Installation copies Office files to the local System Folder and creates Preference files in the local System Folder:Preferences folder. After First Run Installation is complete, the program opens. When the program is subsequently run, First Run Installation does not typically occur, and the program starts more quickly. The files that are installed require approximately 7 megabytes (MB) of space on the hard disk drive.

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How to Run Office 2001 for Mac from CD

To run from CD, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Office CD into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.
  2. Open the Microsoft Office 2001 folder that is located at the root level of the CD.
  3. Click the Microsoft Word icon. On the File menu, click Make Alias.

    You receive the following message:
    This disk is locked, so you cannot make changes here. Do you want to create the alias on the desktop?
    Click OK.
  4. Repeat step 3 for the Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Entourage icons.
  5. Double-click the Macintosh hard disk icon to open it. On the File menu, click New Folder. Type Microsoft Office 2001 and then press RETURN.
  6. Drag the Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Entourage, and Microsoft PowerPoint icons from your desktop to the Microsoft Office 2001 folder on your hard disk.
  7. Double-click any of the three Office icons in the Microsoft Office 2001 folder on your hard disk.

The First Run Installation process of Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac installs the necessary components to your hard disk when you run each program for the first time. When this happens, you are prompted for your name, organization, and CD-key.

NOTE: When you quit Word for the first time, you are prompted to specify a location on your hard disk for the user Templates folder. Word requires that you specify a read/write location for the Templates folder.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the First Run Installation process or to see the files that are installed by this process, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

273710 Files Installed During the First Run Installation (FRI) Process

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/13/2001
Keywords:kbinfo kbsetup KB274697
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