WD6X: Cancelling Setup Does Not Remove Already-Installed Files

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

If you start Setup and then cancel it before it finishes installing Word for the Macintosh, Setup does not remove the files it has already installed on your hard disk.

This behavior differs from that of Word 5.x for the Macintosh, in which Setup removes all the files it placed on your hard disk whenever you cancel Setup prematurely.

CAUSE

By design, Setup does not undo your Word installation when you cancel Setup. As a result, you can restart Setup to resume your Word installation where you left off, so you don't need to start over.

If you cancel Setup, the following message appears:

   Setup is not yet complete. If you cancel setup now, your new
   software will not be installed properly.

   Microsoft Word 6.0 Setup was interrupted before your new software
   could be fully installed. You can run Microsoft Word 6.0 Setup again
   in its entirety at a later time to complete the installation.

What to Do Before You Run Setup Again

If you cancel Word Setup and then want to run it again, you should first check your System:Preferences folder for a Registration Database file. If Setup did not create this file, you can simply run Setup again to resume the installation where it left off.

If Setup created a Registration Database file in your System:Preferences folder before you canceled the first time, you need to delete the Registration Database file before you run Setup again. (This ensures that no partially installed files remain on your hard disk.)

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Quick Results," version 6.0, pages 2-3, 7-11