Cannot Install Word from Different Drive or Network

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office and Office Professional for Windows version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

If you run the Word for Windows Setup program from one disk drive (such as A), then later run Setup from a different disk drive (such as B) or from a different network location, Word prompts you to insert the disks in the drive from which you originally installed Word. Setup gives you no opportunity to designate a different disk drive.

CAUSE

Setup records the drive from which you originally installed Word in the SETUP.STF file, which is located in the <WINWORD>\SETUP subdirectory. Setup refers to this recorded location in subsequent Setup sessions when it prompts you to insert Word disks.

WORKAROUND

If you want to install Word from a different drive, you must edit your SETUP.STF file using the following procedure:

1. Exit Word Setup.

2. Make a backup copy of the original SETUP.STF

3. Open the SETUP.STF file in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or a text editor such as Windows Write.

4. In SETUP.STF, search for "Source Directory" (without the quotation marks). This setting is near the beginning of the file.

5. Replace the old drive letter and path with the new one, then save and close the file. For example, if you want to use drive B instead of drive A to install Word, change the SETUP.STF setting to the following:

         Source Directory   <TAB>   B:\   <TAB>
   
      Note: In the above example, <TAB> means to press TAB. (This is a three-
      column, tab-delimited text file.)
   
   

6. Save the SETUP.STF in a text format from whatever editor you are using.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 771-772