The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Access 97 for Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Outlook 97 for Windows
SUMMARY
Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Excel 97, and all of the other programs
listed above are shipped on CD-ROM only. This article explains how you may
obtain these programs on floppy disks directly from Microsoft.
NOTE: The Microsoft Small Business Edition (SBE) is NOT available on floppy
disks. The SBE is not available on disks because not all of programs
included with the SBE are available on floppy disks.
MORE INFORMATION
Because of the large number of floppy disks that would be required to hold
all of the files used by Microsoft Office 97 and the other programs listed
above, these programs are shipped on CD-ROM only. CD-ROMs provide a number
of advantages over floppy disks, including:
- When you install from a CD-ROM, there is no need to switch disks
constantly during Setup. This allows you can attend to other tasks
while Setup copies files from the CD-ROM to your hard disk.
- Unlike floppy disks, CD-ROMs cannot be infected by any type of virus.
- CD-ROMs are faster and more reliable than floppy disks.
- CD-ROMs are less expensive to manufacture than floppy disks. Shipping
large products on CD-ROMs instead of floppy disks allows Microsoft to
keep product prices as low as possible.
- Because of the very large capacity of CD-ROMs, Microsoft can include a
great deal of additional software on each CD-ROM. For example,
products on CD-ROM include a ValuPack folder that contains Microsoft
Internet Explorer 3.01, Microsoft Camcorder, sounds, extra clip art,
cursors, fonts, and much more. These extra components are not
available on floppy disks. Also, Microsoft Bookshelf Basics is
available only on the CD-ROM version of Microsoft Office 97,
Professional Edition.
If you need floppy disks for any reason (for example, you have a laptop
computer that has only a 3.5-inch disk drive), you can obtain a set of
floppy disks directly from Microsoft. To do this:
- Inside the product package, you should find a coupon that entitles you
to a free set of floppy disks for that product. Fill out the coupon
and send it to the address provided. Microsoft will send a set of floppy
disks after it receives your coupon.
- If you are in the United States of America, you can call the Microsoft
Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 and request a set of floppy disks for
each product you own. You will be asked to provide the CD key for each
product; this number is inscribed on a sticker affixed to the back of
the CD-ROM jewelcase.
- If you are in another country, you can request a set of floppy disks
by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary.
NOTE: A set of floppy disks for Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition,
contains approximately 50 disks. Performing an installation of Microsoft
Office 97 from such a set of disks can take up to two hours or more to
complete. Installation from CD-ROM is considerably faster.
Also note the following limitations of the floppy disk program:
- Floppy disks are available only in the 3.5-inch, high-density (1.44 MB)
format. The 3.5-inch, 720 KB and 5.25-inch, 1.2 MB floppy disks are NOT
available.
- There is a limit of ONE free set of floppy disks per product per
customer.
- If you need an additional set of floppy disks (for example, your
current set has become damaged, lost, or infected by a virus), you may
order them from the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561, or from
your local Microsoft subsidiary. A media, shipping, and handling
charge may be applied to the order.
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