OFF98: How to Remove Earlier Versions of Office ProgramsLast reviewed: March 4, 1998Article ID: Q179862 |
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SUMMARYWhen you perform a drag-and-drop installation of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, earlier versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint are not removed from the computer. This article explains how to use the Remove Old Office Versions program to remove earlier versions of the Office programs from the computer.
MORE INFORMATIONThe Remove Old Office Versions program searches the hard disk for earlier versions of Office programs. The Remove Old Office Versions program can detect and remove the following versions of the Office programs.
Program Versions --------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Excel 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0, 4.0 Microsoft Word 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1aTo run the Remove Old Office Versions program, follow these steps:
NOTE: The Remove Old Office Version program will not search mounted network drives for earlier versions of the Office programs.
Files That Are Not RemovedThe files that are not removed by the Remove Old Office Versions program are listed in the following tables. NOTE: Many of the files listed, especially those files that are stored in the System Folder, may be shared with other programs or with the System Software. Manually removing these files may affect non-Office programs. If you delete any of the files that are stored in the System Folder, move them to another folder, and then restart the computer. If none of the other programs are affected, it is probably safe to delete the files. Office versions 4.2 and 4.2.1:
Folder File name -------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft All Files System Folder:Extensions Shared Library Manager System Folder:Extensions Microsoft Dialog Library System Folder:Extensions Microsoft Find File Library System Folder:Extensions Microsoft Mail Library System Folder:Extensions Microsoft Tool Editor Library System Folder:Extensions ObjectSupportLib System Folder:Extensions Microsoft OLE Automation System Folder:Extensions Microsoft OLE Library System Folder:Extensions Microsoft OLE Extension System Folder:Extensions Apple Event Manager System Folder:Extensions Genigraphics System Folder:Extensions ODBC Configuration Manager System Folder:Extensions ODBC Driver Manager System Folder:Extensions ODBC SQL Server ADSP Netlib System Folder:Extensions ODBC SQL Server Driver System Folder:Extensions ODBC SQL Server Setup System Folder:Extensions ODBC SQL Server TCP/IP Netlib System Folder:Extensions Shared Code Manager System Folder:Extensions Visual Basic for Applications System Folder:Extensions:Shared Code Ole Client Dll System Folder:Extensions:Shared Code OLE reg Dll System Folder:Extensions:Shared Code OLE Derver Dll System Folder:Extensions:Type Libraries Standard OLE Types (PowerMac) System Folder:Extensions:Type Libraries Vba en olb (PowerMac) System Folder:Control Panels Microsoft Office Manager System Folder:Control Panels ODBC Setup System Folder:Fonts Arial Narrow System Folder:Fonts Arial Rounded Bold System Folder:Fonts Bauhaus 93 System Folder:Fonts Book Antiqua System Folder:Fonts Bookman Old Style System Folder:Fonts Bookman Oldstyle Bold System Folder:Fonts Braggadocio System Folder:Fonts Britannic Bold System Folder:Fonts Brush Script System Folder:Fonts Century Gothic System Folder:Fonts Century Schoolbook System Folder:Fonts Colonna System Folder:Fonts Desdemona System Folder:Fonts Footlight Light System Folder:Fonts Impact System Folder:Fonts Kino System Folder:Fonts Matura Script Capitals System Folder:Fonts Mistral System Folder:Fonts Monotype Corsiva System Folder:Fonts Monotype Sorts System Folder:Fonts MS LineDraw System Folder:Fonts MT Extra System Folder:Fonts Playbill System Folder:Fonts Stencil System Folder:Fonts Vivaldi System Folder:Fonts Wide Latin System Folder:Fonts Wingdings System Folder:Preferences Microsoft Graph Settings (5) System Folder:Preferences ODBC Preferences System Folder:Preferences Office Manager Preferences System Folder:Preferences PPC Registration Database System Folder:Preferences Q+E ODBC FoxPro Driver License System Folder:Preferences Registration DatabasePowerPoint version 4.0:
Folder File ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft PowerPoint 4:PCS Files All Files Microsoft PowerPoint 4:Templates:B&W Overheads All Files Microsoft PowerPoint 4:Templates:Color Overheads All Files Microsoft PowerPoint 4:Templates:On Screen & 35mm Slides All Files System Folder:Preferences PowerPoint Settings (4)PowerPoint version 3.0:
Folder File ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PowerPoint3:Clipart All Files PowerPoint3:Template:35MSLIDE - Screen & Video All Files PowerPoint3:Template:B&WOVRHD - & Grayscale All Files PowerPoint3:Template:CLROVRHD -Color Overheads All Files PowerPoint3:Template:VIDSCREN - 16 All Files PowerPoint3:Color PC Video All FilesWord versions 6.0 and 6.01:
Folder File ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microsoft Word 6 Microsoft Word 6:Clip Art All Files Microsoft Word 6:Templates All Files Microsoft Word 6:Templates:Letters All Files System Folder:Preferences Word Font Substitutes System Folder:Preferences Word Settings (6) System Folder:Preferences Word Startup Folder (6)Word versions 5.0 and 5.1:
Folder File ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microsoft Word:Word Commands Custom DictionaryExcel version 5.0:
Folder File ------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Folder:Preferences Excel Settings (5) System Folder:Preferences Excel Startup Folder (5)Excel version 4.0
Folder File ------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Folder:Preferences:Excel Startup Folder (4) System Folder:Preferences Excel Settings (4) System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:Help Help on Help System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:Help Microsoft Help System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:MSGraph System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:Spelling Custom Dictionary System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft: MS US English Dictionary System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft: Spelling |
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