OFF: Microsoft Application Setup Rules (115982)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 4.2
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 4.3
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0
This article was previously published under Q115982

SUMMARY

When you run the Setup program for one of the programs listed above, there are certain rules that are followed for copying and removing files on your hard disk drive. If you run the Setup program again, after installing the program (maintenance mode), you can choose to install additional components or remove components from your system. The following is a list of the rules that the Setup program uses.

MORE INFORMATION

The Setup program uses the following rules when copying and removing files on your hard disk drive:
  1. Setup should not remove anything that it cannot replace.
    1. Setup can remove older versions of components that you ship if and only if setup has the information needed to remove the component.
    2. Programs may REQUIRE that a shared component be upgraded because of version incompatibilities.
  2. Shared components can be removed if the Setup program knows how to remove and reinstall them.
  3. There are four states that a component can be in: Not Installed, To Be Installed, Installed, and To Be Removed. There are two possible actions: Install and Remove.
  4. Without system support, the Setup program cannot be sure that the configuration hasn't changed. You may have deleted or changed a file by hand, or another program may have replaced shared/common files. Keeping a database of what is installed is not secure.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbsetup KB115982
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