Running programs on 2nd HD

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David Ulrich

just installed win XP on new hd ...have win 98 and office
on old HD set as slave..when i go to that HD and try to
open word (icon ) .exe file or excel Win xp say can't
open program ?? how do i fix this ..? i don't have
original disks as it came with pc.

thank you
david Ulrich
 
David Ulrich said:
just installed win XP on new hd ...have win 98 and office
on old HD set as slave..when i go to that HD and try to
open word (icon ) .exe file or excel Win xp say can't
open program ?? how do i fix this ..? i don't have
original disks as it came with pc.

thank you
david Ulrich
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You need to reinstall Office. You do not have the registry entries or files
on your new drive that Office needs. When you reinstall, you can choose to
reinstall to the same folder as currently installed on your slave drive. If
you so choose, some Office files will still be installed, by default, on
your new drive. However, most will be on the slave.

However, if you can dual boot and plan to use Office with Windows XP, IMO
you should boot to Windows 98 and uninstall Office before you reinstall. If
you do not have dual boot, IMO you should copy any data files you want to
keep to your new drive and format the old drive. Note: any other programs
you have installed on the old drive will also not work until you reinstall
them under Windows XP.

Don
 
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