Change Folder Button Unavailable During Complete/Custom Setup

ID: Q126052

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, version 4.2

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Microsoft Office Setup program, and you choose the Complete/Custom installation option, the Change Folder button in the Microsoft Office 4.2 Setup dialog box is unavailable (gray) when you select any of the items in the Options list, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

NOTE: Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, version 4.2 (PPC), does not have this limitation. With this version of Office, the applications can be installed to any folder.

CAUSE

You cannot change the location of the individual Microsoft Office applications, that is Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or the Microsoft Office Manager. Each of these applications is installed to a folder in the Microsoft Office folder. For example, Microsoft Word is installed to a Microsoft Word folder in the Microsoft Office folder.

However, you can change the location of some of the components of the Microsoft Office applications. The following is a list of the components that you can install to a folder other than the default folder using the Change Folder button in the Microsoft Office 4.2 Setup dialog box:

   *Microsoft Word
      Online Help
         Word Help
         Examples and Demos
         WordBasic Help
         Technical Support Help
         Word Readme Help
      Wizards, Templates and Letters
         Templates and Wizards
         Letters
         Macro Templates
      Word Clip Art
   *Microsoft PowerPoint
      Clip Art Files

Note that you CAN change the folder to which you install Microsoft Office, after you select a destination folder in the initial Setup dialog box, by using the Change Folder button in the Setup dialog box that displays the installation options, such as Minimum, Complete/Custom, and Typical. However, this changes the destination folder for all of the Microsoft Office applications.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office for the Power Macintosh, version 4.2.

In Microsoft Office for the Power Macintosh, you can change the location of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint or Word individually. When you install this version of Microsoft Office, the Change Folder button (in the dialog box that appears after you choose the Complete/Custom installation option) is available. Note that in the Microsoft Office for the Power Macintosh Setup, you still cannot change the location of Microsoft Office Manager.

Additional reference words: 4.20 grey

Keywords          : kbsetup offmac 
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.2
Platform          : MACINTOSH

Last Reviewed: November 18, 1997