OFF97: Removing Getting Results, VIM, Binder from RFS Install

ID: Q183932

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

It is possible to customize an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97, Service Release 1 (SR-1) so that the following components are not installed when you perform a Run From Network Server installation of Microsoft Office 97 on a workstation:

Getting Results

Vendor Independent Mail (VIM) Support

Microsoft Office Binder 97

This article contains information about opening, modifying, and saving your setup table file (.stf file) so that these components are excluded.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft. Microsoft support professionals will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support professionals may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

The following steps work only if you first perform an administrative installation (setup /a) of Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 to a server on your network.

NOTE:

If you are performing a stand-alone installation using the Microsoft Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the steps in this article.

These steps do not work with the non-SR-1 version of Microsoft Office 97.

Before you perform the following steps, make a backup copy of the Off97pro.stf or Off97std.stf file on your server. Rename the file to Backup.stf and do not open or edit it for any reason.

Use the following steps to edit the .stf file in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later.

NOTE: The following steps explain how to use Microsoft Excel to edit the .stf file. If Microsoft Excel is not installed or if you have problems using these steps, open the .stf file in WordPad or another text editor that does not alter tabs and spaces. Make the appropriate changes outlined in step 15 and save the file.

In Microsoft Excel, open the .stf file you want to edit.

In the Text Import Wizard dialog box, click Next twice to proceed to step 3.

In the "Text Import Wizard - Step 3 of 3" dialog box, under Data Preview, drag the vertical scroll bar indicator down until the Object ID item appears in the Data Preview window. Click the first column to select it. Press and hold the SHIFT key. Drag the horizontal scroll bar indicator to the right until the last column is displayed in the Data Preview window, and click the last column. All of the columns (at least 15 columns) should be selected. Release the SHIFT key.

Select the Text option button. Click Finish.

After the .stf file is open, press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR to select the entire .stf file. Then, on the Data menu, point to Filter, and then click AutoFilter.

In cell E1, click the arrow, and then click the value "AddRegData."

In cell F1, click the arrow and click Custom. In the Custom AutoFilter dialog box, set the following values
Show rows where: F contains """" (four quotation marks)
and then click OK.

Select all visible cells in column F.

On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type a space, followed by a quotation mark ( "). In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark ("). Click Replace All.

Select all visible cells in column F.

On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type three quotation marks ("""). In the Replace With box, type two quotation marks (""). Click Replace All.

Select all visible cells in column F.

On the Edit menu, click Replace. In the Find What box, type two quotation marks (""). In the Replace With box, type a quotation mark ("). Click Replace All.

On the Data menu, point to Filter, and click AutoFilter.

Find the following Object IDs located in column A and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column in column F. Make sure you delete the trailing space after each number. Use the table that is appropriate for your version of Office.


       Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 (Professional Edition)
       -----------------------------------------------

       Feature to remove   Object ID   Remove reference to
       ---------------------------------------------------

       Getting Results     9036        9104
                           57          125
       VIM Support         353         1206
       Office Binder 97    98          8301

       Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 (Standard Edition)
       -------------------------------------------

       Feature to remove   Object ID   Remove the reference to
       -------------------------------------------------------

       Getting Results     8736        8804
                           47          115
       VIM Support         265         919
       Office Binder 97    98          8301

On the File menu, click Save. Make sure that the file type is Text.

After you finish these steps, the component is not installed and does not appear in the Add/Remove Programs icon for any user who performs an installation of Office 97 using the modified Setup table file (for example, you may call this file Custom.stf).

For more information about using custom setup table files with Office 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q158281 OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Error 544"

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