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Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2) is a free update to Office 97. Office 97 SR-2 contains a series of fixes for each program in Office 97.
NOTE: The Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 Patch requires that you first install SR-1. For more information about SR-1, please see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr2fact.htm (http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr1fact.htm>http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr1fact.htm</a>
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If you are unable to download the patch, you can order the SR-2 Patch compact disc by calling the following number:
(800) 370-9272
To download the Service Release 2 patch, follow these steps:
Use a Web browser to go to the following Microsoft Web site:
<a target="_blank" href=http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/sr2off97detail.htm>http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/sr2off97detail.htm</a>
Click Download Now. Locations from which you can download the patch are listed on the page that appears.
Select a location by clicking the Sr2bof97.exe link next to the location.
When you are prompted to open or save the file you are downloading, click "Save it to disk", and then save the file in a folder on the hard disk.
Installing the SR-2 Patch on a Standalone Computer
To install the patch, follow these steps:
Start the patch by double-clicking Sr2bof97.exe in Windows Explorer or File Manager.
After you start the patch, the License Agreement dialog box appears.
After the patch files are copied, a dialog box appears with a welcome message and an outline of the system requirements for running the patch.
Click Continue to allow the patching process to proceed.
A dialog box indicates that Setup is preparing to begin the patching process.
After a few moments, a list of the installed components that can be updated appears in a dialog box. The dialog box also lists items that are already updated or items that the patch cannot update.
Click Continue to begin the updating process.
A status dialog box keeps you updated on the progress of the patch.
At the conclusion of the patching process, a dialog box appears and prompts you to restart the computer.
Click Yes to restart the computer and complete the patching process.
For more information about Microsoft Office 97 SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q192874 OFF97: An Overview of Microsoft Office 97 SR-2
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Or finally:
OFF97: How to Completely Remove Microsoft Office 97
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, used with:
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
The Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to completely remove Microsoft Office 97 from your computer.
NOTE: You must have your Office 97 CDs in order to remove Office by using these steps. If you do not have your installation CDs, please contact the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 to obtain replacement media.
A utility that automates this process is also available. This utility is designed to be run only after you run the Setup program for Office 97 and click Remove All to remove Office. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q176823 OFF97: Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office 97 Files
After you download, install, and run the Eraser program, you may also want to use the RegClean program to remove unnecessary entries from your registry.
For information about removing Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1), please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q173431 OFF97: How to Completely Remove the SR-1 Patch and Patch Update
MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: After you complete the following steps, it may be necessary to reinstall earlier versions of programs that use the shared components that Microsoft Office 97 uses. For example, to use any of the programs included with Microsoft Office 7.0, it may be necessary to reinstall Microsoft Office 7.0 before you can use the programs.
WARNING: If Microsoft Outlook 98 is installed, you must remove it before you remove Microsoft Office 97 by using the steps in this article.
To remove Microsoft Office 97 from your computer, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs. In the list of installed programs, click Microsoft Office 97, and then click Add/Remove. If you installed Microsoft Office from a CD, you are prompted to insert the first CD.
If a dialog box displays a message stating that programs are running, quit the programs, and then click OK.
In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Remove All.
When you are prompted to remove shared components, click Remove All.
If you are prompted to restart the computer after Setup is completed, restart the computer.
WARNING: Before proceeding with the next step, if you are running Microsoft Windows 98, do not delete the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo folder.
NOTES:
Before you delete the Microsoft Office folder, make sure that you do not have other programs, such as Microsoft Project or Microsoft Publisher, installed in the Microsoft Office folder. If you delete the Microsoft Office folder, you may need to reinstall these programs.
Deleting the Microsoft Office folder also deletes the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart folder, which may contain personal files. Make sure that you remove all personal files from this folder before you delete it. Also, deleting the Microsoft Office folder deletes the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates folder, which may contain personal templates. Make sure that you remove all personal files, including custom macros, from this folder before you delete it.
Some of the files located in the folders to be removed may contain macros, templates, or other customizations that you may want to save. You should back up these files, so that you can restore them after you reinstall Office. They are:
Normal.dot
Custom.dic
*.xlb
Personal.xls
Blank.pot
*.pst
*.pab
*.acl except Mso97.acl
Any personal templates you created that might be in the Templates folder.
In Windows Explorer, delete the following folders:
<x>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
<x>:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Vba
<x>:\Program Files\Common Files\ODBC
<x>:\Windows\Temp\Vbe
where <x> is the drive letter to which Microsoft Office 97 is installed.
In Windows Explorer, delete the files in the following folders:
Windows Folder
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Artgalry.cag Exchng.ini Mso97.acl Odbc.ini
Odbcinst.ini Twain.dll Twain_32.dll Twunk_16.exe
Twunk_32.exe Wininit.ini <username>.acl <username>.pcb
NOTE: <username> is the name of the user who is logged on to the computer. If multiple users log on to the computer using different user names, each user has separate .acl and .pcb files. All of these files can be deleted.
Windows\System Folder
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WARNING:
If you are running Microsoft Windows 98, do not delete the Mcf40.dll
file in the Windows\System folder.
If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, delete the files from the
Winnt\System32 folder, NOT the Winnt\System folder.
12520437.cpx 12520850.cpx accwiz.dll asycfilt.dll
cnfnot32.exe comcat.dll comdlg16.ocx commtb32.dll
convdsn.exe ctl3dv2.dll dbnmpntw.dll docobj.dll
drvssrvr.hlp ds16gt.dll ds32gt.dll emsabp32.dll
emsmdb32.dll emsui32.dll emsuix32.dll etexch32.dll
fm20.dll fm20enu.dll hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll
iso88591.trn jetdef35.hlp jeterr35.cnt jeterr35.hlp
jetsql35.cnt jetsql35.hlp mapiform.vbx mapifvbx.tlb
mapisvc.cnt mfc40.dll minet32.dll misc2.srg
mlctrl.dll mscal.cnt mscal.dep mscal.hlp
mscal.ocx mscpxl32.dll msexcl35.dll msforms.twd
msfs32.dll msjet35.dll msjint35.dll msjter35.dll
msothunk.dll msrd2x35.dll msrepl35.dll msriched.vbx
msstkprp.dll mstext35.dll odbc16gt.dll msxbse35.dll
norweg.trn oc25.dll odbccp32.cpl odbc32.dll
odbc32gt.dll odbcad32.exe odbcinst.hlp odbccp32.dll
odbccr32.dll odbcinst.cnt odbcint.dll odbcjt32.dll
odbcjet.cnt odbcjet.hlp odbcji32.dll odbctrac.dll
odbcjtnw.cnt odbcjtnw.hlp odbctl32.dll odtext32.dll
oddbse32.dll odexl32.dll odfox32.dll riched.dll
pcdlib32.dll picstore.dll pubdlg.dll swedish.trn
riched20.dll sqlsrv32.dll stdole2.tlb vaen2.dll
system.mdw threed16.ocx usascii.trn vbajet32.dll
vaen21.olb vb40016.dll vb4en16.dll wmsui.dll
vbscript.dll ven2232.olb winsspi.dll
Windows\Fonts Folder (optional)
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Arialn.ttf Arialnb.ttf Arialnbi.ttf Arialni.ttf
Ariblk.ttf Bookos.ttf Bookosb.ttf Bookosbi.ttf
Bookosi.ttf Bssym1.ttf Bssym2.ttf Bssym3.ttf
Comic.ttf Comicbd.ttf Gara.ttf Garabd.ttf
Garait.ttf Hatten.ttf Impact.ttf Mapsym.ttf
Mtextra.ttf Mtsorts.ttf Outlook.ttf Tahoma.ttf
Tahomabd.ttf
Other Folders
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File Folder
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Boot.ini.lnk Windows\Recent (optional)
Off97pro.stf.lnk Windows\Recent (optional)
Valupk8.hlp.lnk Windows\Recent (optional)
Readme.txt.lnk Windows\Recent (optional)
Wcleanos.ini.lnk Windows\Recent (optional)
My Documents.lnk Windows\Favorites
Mscreate.dir Windows\Odbc
Mscreate.dir Windows\Odbc\Data
Valupk8.gid Windows\Help
Rec21c1.mdb Windows\Temp
Click Start and then click Run. If you are using Windows 95, in the Open box, type regedit and then click OK. If you are using Windows NT, in the Open box, type regedt32 and then click OK.
Select the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
With the key selected, click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to delete this key, click Yes.
Repeat step 8 and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Mso97.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000C011 4-0000-0000-C000- 000000000046}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5323032 2-172B-11D0-AD40- 00A0C90DC8D9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5323032 7-172B-11D0-AD40- 00A0C90DC8D9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{812034D 2-760F-11CF-9370- 00AA00B8BF00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.Actor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.ActorPr eview
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{5B87B 6F0-17C8-11D0- AD41-00A0C90DC8D9}\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{81203 4D0-760F-11CF- 9370-00AA00B8BF00}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{00020 4EF-0000-0000- C000-000000000046}\3.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{2DF8D 04C-5BFA-101B- BDE5-00AA0044DE52}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Inb ox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MOS\Mail\Sen dNote
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect\8.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MRT7ENU
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Msoc.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vba332.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Vbe.dll
NOTE: On the following registry key, delete only the values that point to Mso97.dll, Vbe.dll, and Vba332.dll.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ SharedDLLs\
NOTE: On the following registry keys, delete only the value that points to Mso97.dll. Do not delete any other values.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Help
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VBA\VbeDllPa th
HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0
Additional Information for Removing a Run From CD Installation
Select the following key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools
and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, delete any value that refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.
Select the following key in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\SharedDLLs
and then select and delete each value that refers to the CD-ROM drive letter and the Office or OS folders. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, delete any value that refers to D:\Office or D:\OS.
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