Installing or Removing Word Using Office Setup Disks

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office for Windows, version 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to uninstall or reinstall Word for Windows if you initially installed it using the Microsoft Office for Windows Setup program.

MORE INFORMATION

If you originally installed Microsoft Office at a workstation from a network drive or shared directory, you must reconnect to that network drive or shared directory using the same drive letter. Then follow the instructions below.

1. Use one of the following methods to start the Microsoft Office Setup program:

   Note: If you originally installed Microsoft Office from a network server, run SETUP.EXE from the server.

   a. In Program Manager, double-click the Office Setup icon.

         -or-
   

   b. Choose the Office button on the Microsoft Office Manager (MOM)

         toolbar. Choose Tools and then choose Office Setup and Uninstall
         from the menu that appears.
   

         -or-
   

   c. In Windows File Manager, select SETUP.EXE in the MSOFFICE directory,

         then choose Run from the File menu and choose OK. If you cannot find
         a SETUP.EXE file in the MSOFFICE directory, use the Setup disk that
         came with your Microsoft Office package.
   

2. Select the Word application and choose the Change Option button.

3. Select the check boxes for the Word features you want to add, clear the check boxes for the features you want to remove, and then choose the Continue button.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Office Getting Started," version 4.0, page 20