OL98: How to Reinstall Outlook 97 After Installing Outlook 98

ID: Q182938

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 98
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SUMMARY

This article describes the proper procedure to remove Microsoft Outlook 98, and then reinstall Microsoft Outlook 97.


MORE INFORMATION

After you install Outlook 98, if you wish to revert to Outlook 97, you must follow these steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.


  3. Click to select Microsoft Outlook 98 from the Install/Uninstall list, and click Add/Remove.


  4. Click Remove Outlook 98, and follow the instructions.


  5. When the removal finishes, click to select Microsoft Office 97 from the Install/Uninstall list, and click Add/Remove.


  6. In Maintenance Mode Setup, click Reinstall, and follow the instructions.


If you installed the Professional version of Office 97, the information for the installed Office components is stored in the Off97Pro.stf file. This file is modified by Outlook 98 Setup.

If you installed the Standard version of Office 97, the information for the installed Office components is stored in the Off97Std.stf file.

Outlook 97 and Outlook 98 share many of the same files. Some of these files are newer and contain different information; if you remove one version of Outlook, the other version will not function properly.

Using Eraser97 To Remove Outlook 97

If shared components are left on the computer after completing the steps is the previous section, you may receive errors when you attempt to start Outlook 97. If this happens, follow these steps:
  1. Uninstall Outlook 98


  2. Uninstall Office 97


  3. Run the Office 97 removal tool, Eraser97


  4. Reinstall Office 97 with Outlook 97


For additional information about obtaining and running the Eraser97 program, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q176823 OFF97: Utility to Completely Remove Remaining Office 97 Files
For additional information about errors received after reinstalling Outlook 97 , please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q182935 OL97: Error Starting OL97 After Removing OL98

Additional query words: reinstalling

Keywords : kbinterop StpMaint StpGnrl
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: August 23, 1999
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