Cannot Install Office Server Extensions on Windows 95/98

• Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions

SYMPTOMS

When you install the Office 2000 Server Extensions to a computer running Windows 98 or Windows 95, the following error message occurs:

You must be a member of the local Administrators Group to install the Microsoft Office Server Extensions. Setup cannot continue.

CAUSE

The Office 2000 Server Extensions require Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0 in order to be installed.

WORKAROUND

Install the Office 2000 Server Extensions on a Windows NT computer that meets the minimum system requirements.

MORE INFORMATION

The Office Server Extensions are not intended to be run on Windows 98 or Windows 95. The intended use for the Office Server Extensions is for intranet users to be able to collaborate on Office documents through a collaboration server.

The collaboration functionality is made possible by a combination of SQL Server (or MSDE), Windows NT, IIS or PWS 4.0 or later, and the Office 2000 Server Extensions.

For more information on the minimum system requirements for installing the Office 2000 Server Extensions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216929 Supported Operating Systems for Office 2000 Server Extensions

Additional query words: ose

Keywords : ose2000
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb