OFF95: Template Files Installed on Incorrect Drive

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Office or Microsoft Excel, if you change the drive to which you are installing the program during Setup, the template files may be installed to the incorrect drive.

CAUSE

This problem occurs under the following conditions:

Using Change Folder After Selecting Destination

During the Microsoft Excel Setup program, if you use the Change Folder button in the dialog box that contains the installation options (such as Typical, Compact, Custom) to change the drive to which you are installing the program, the template files are installed to the original drive. For example, if you run the Microsoft Excel Setup program, and you accept the default location, C:\Msoffice, and you then use the Change Folder button in the installation options dialog box to change the destination to a different drive, the spreadsheet template files are installed to the original location (C:\Msoffice) while the rest of the Microsoft Excel files are installed to the new location.

During the Microsoft Office Setup program, if you use the Change Folder button in the Custom Setup dialog box to change the location of one of the Office components to a different drive, the template files for that component are installed to the original location.

Not Enough Disk Space

If you attempt to install either Microsoft Excel or Office to a drive that does not have enough available disk space, you may receive a dialog box informing you of this fact. If you click the Change Options button in this dialog box, a different dialog box appears, allowing you to change your Setup options, and/or to install the program to a different drive. However, if you change the destination drive, the template files for the program may be installed to the original drive instead of the new drive location.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The destination for the following Microsoft Office options does not change when you change the drive to which you are installing Office during Setup (Note that the following list does not include the options installed to the Program Files folder or the Windows folder):

Office Binder And Shortcut Bar

Office Binder Templates (default: C:\Msoffice\Templates\Binders)

   Report
   Client Billing
   Proposal And Marketing Plan
   Meeting Organizer

Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheet Templates (default: c:\Msoffice\Templates\Spreadsheet

                       Solutions)

   Car Lease Template
   Change Request Template
   Expense Report Template
   Financial Planner Template
   Invoice Template
   Loan Amortization Template
   Personal Budget Template
   Purchase Order Template
   Sales Quote Template
   Timecard Template

Microsoft Word

Wizards, Templates, And Letters

(default: c:\Msoffice\Templates\Letters & Faxes)

   Faxes
   Letters

   Memos

   Reports

   Forms
   More Wizards
   Resumes
   Table Wizard

   Newsletters
   Press Releases
   Publications

Microsoft PowerPoint

Design Templates (default: c:\Msoffice\Templates\Presentation Designs)