OFF97: "One or More of the Setup Files Are Missing" Error

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

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SYMPTOMS

When you run the Microsoft Office 97 Setup program, you receive the error message:

   One or more of the setup files are missing, setup could not continue.

CAUSE

This error may be caused when you attempt to install Microsoft Office 97 on a removable media drive that is configured as removable.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, obtain the latest version of the software utility for your drive and/or configure the drive as a nonremovable drive.

Software Drive Utilities

Ensure you have the latest version of the utility program that is available for your drive. In some cases, using the updated version corrects the problem. Contact the drive manufacturer for information about updates.

For information about how to contact the manufacturer, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q65416
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

   ARTICLE-ID: ID: Q60781
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

   ARTICLE-ID: Q60782
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Configure Drive as Nonremovable

Many removable drives come with a utility program that allows you to configure the drive as removable or nonremovable. Run the utility and configure the drive as nonremovable. For more information about running the utility or configuring the drive, contact the drive manufacturer.

Note that some removable drives (usually external drives) have a switch on the drive that changes the drive configuration from removable to nonremovable. If the switch is available, use it instead of a software utility to make the change. For more information about configuring your drive, contact your drive manufacturer.

If you are using an Iomega Jaz removable drive, you should use the drive utilities included with the Jaz drive. Do not use the Windows Device Manager or, if you have a SCSI Jaz drive, the SCSI adapter's utilities to make the Jaz drive nonremovable.

MORE INFORMATION

Some of the latest drive utilities allow you to configure the removable media drive as removable and successfully install Microsoft Office 97. If the utility does not support this, you must configure the removable media drive as nonremovable if you want to use it as the boot drive or if you want to install Microsoft Office 97 on it.

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