OFFXP: You Cannot Select "Run from CD" During Installation (284463)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q284463

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Office XP and you attempt to select a custom installation option, neither Run from CD nor Run all from CD appears as an installation option for any Office program or any feature in the Office feature tree.

This behavior is different from that of Microsoft Office 2000.

CAUSE

By design, the Run from CD installation option that is available in earlier versions of Office is not available in Office XP. You cannot run Office XP from the CD-ROM because the layout of the Office installation CD-ROM is changed and the executable files are not directly accessible from the CD-ROM.

MORE INFORMATION

The Media Content CD-ROM can be installed by using the Run from CD installation option. To install Media Content in the "Run from CD" installation mode, follow the steps appropriate for your operating system.

Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

  1. Insert the Media Content CD-ROM.
  2. When the Media Content Setup dialog box appears, click Install Now, and then click Install.

    The Media Content CD-ROM proceeds through the installation process, and Run from CD is not an available option because the feature tree is not available.
  3. Wait for the Media Content CD-ROM to finish the installation process.
  4. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  5. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  6. Click Microsoft Office XP Media Content.
  7. Click Add/Remove.
  8. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
  9. In the Media Content feature tree, click the arrow next to Clips.
  10. Click Run from CD, and then click Update.

Microsoft Windows 2000

  1. Insert the Media Content CD-ROM.
  2. When the Media Content Setup dialog box appears, click Install Now, and then click Install.

    The Media Content CD-ROM proceeds through the installation process, and Run from CD is not an available option because the feature tree is not available.
  3. Wait for the Media Content CD-ROM to finish the installation process.
  4. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  5. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  6. Click Microsoft Office XP Media Content.
  7. Click Change.
  8. Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
  9. In the Media Content feature tree, click the arrow next to Clips.
  10. Click Run from CD, and then click Update.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/21/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB284463
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