SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to install
Microsoft Office XP on a computer that is configured to dually boot Microsoft
Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 98.
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How to Install Office XP on a Computer That Is Configured to Dually Boot Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 98
To install Office on a a dual-boot computer that runs Windows NT
and Windows 98 so that you can run Office from either version of Windows,
follow the steps that are appropriate for your configuration.
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If Both Versions of Windows Are on the Same Partition
If both versions of Windows are on the same partition ( with the
same drive letter), you are running both operating systems in a nonsupported
configuration. Windows may be erratic. You must reinstall the operating systems
on separate partitions.
For
additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
289283 Description of Supported Dual-Boot Configurations Between Windows-Based Operating Systems
153762 How to Set Up Dual Boot After You Install Windows
293401 How to Enable Dual Boot After You Install Windows Me on a Windows 2000-based Computer
If Each Version of Windows Is on a Separate Partition, and FAT16 Is Used for Both Partitions
To install Office if each version of Windows is on a separate
partition and FAT16 is used for both partitions, follow these steps:
- Start Windows (either version), and then run the Setup.exe
file on the root of the Office CD to install Office.
- Restart the computer if prompted by Office Setup, and then
start the same version of Windows that you started in step 1.
This
allows Office Setup to complete its installation. - Start the other version of Windows, and then install Office
to the same path as step 1. To do this, run the Setup.exe file on the root of
the Office CD.
- Restart the computer if prompted by Office Setup, and then
start the same version of Windows that you started in step 3.
This
allows Office Setup to complete its installation.
NOTE: Office Setup installs Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 to the
\Program Files\Internet Explorer folder of the operating system drive by
default. This is the recommended installation method for Internet Explorer
5.
For additional information about running Internet Explorer
5 on a dual-boot computer, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
221917 Error Message Removing Internet Explorer on Dual-Boot Computer
If Each Version of Windows Is on a Separate Partition and FAT32 or NTFS Is Used
You must install Office and Internet Explorer on both partitions
if either of the following conditions is true, because each of these partition
formats is incompatible with the other operating system:
- Windows 98 is installed on a FAT32 partition.
-or- - Windows NT is installed on an NTFS partition.
- Start Windows (either version), and then install Office to
a partition supported by that operating system.
- Restart the computer if prompted by Office Setup, and then
start the same version of Windows that you started in step 1.
This
allows Office Setup to complete its installation. - Start the other version of Windows, and then install Office
to a partition that is supported by that operating system.
- Restart the computer if prompted by Office Setup, and then
start the same version of Windows that you started in step 3.
This
allows Office Setup to complete its installation.
NOTE: Office Setup installs Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 to the
\Program Files\Internet Explorer folder of the operating system drive by
default. This is the recommended installation method for Internet Explorer
5.
For additional information about running Internet Explorer
5 on a dual-boot computer, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
221917 Error Message Removing Internet Explorer on Dual-Boot Computer
Personalized Settings in Office XP
When you make changes to options within Office programs, your
changes may not be recognized in the other version of Windows and may need to
be configured while you are running the program in the other version of
Windows.
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Product Activation and Licensing
You can install the same licensed copy of Office on the same
computer under a dual-boot configuration.
For additional
information about licensing and activation, click the article number below to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
302806 Description of Microsoft Product Activation