OFF95: NIW Error: "Isn't an Index in This Table"

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Network Installation Wizard, version 1.0a
• Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95, version 7.0a
• Microsoft Office Standard for Windows 95, version 7.0a, 7.0b

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard (NIW) version 1.0a, if you select a Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0a or 7.0b,(Standard or Professional edition) setup table file (Setup.stf) in the "Please choose the proper SETUP.STF file" dialog box, and you then click OK, the file appears to load completely; However, you then receive the following error message:

   " isn't an index in this table

CAUSE

Microsoft Office 95, version 7.0a and 7.0b Setup.stf files are incompatible with the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard, version 1.0a.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, obtain the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard, version 1.1 or later. Netinst.exe, a self-extracting file, contains version 1.1 of the wizard. You can download the file from the following services:

- The Microsoft World Wide Web Site:

http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/desk/office/reskit/orkf/apadf.htm#contents

- Internet (anonymous FTP)

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/technet/office95/netinst.exe

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Network Installation Wizard 1.0a. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To obtain the Microsoft Press book, "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit," contact Microsoft Press at (800) MSPRESS or (800) 677-7377. Do not call the Microsoft Sales Information Center (MSIC) to order the kit.

NOTE: You can obtain this Microsoft Press title from any local computer bookstore or you can send in the Microsoft Office Supplemental Offers Coupon, which is included in your Microsoft Office retail package.

You can view the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit from the TechNet location on The Microsoft Network or the World Wide Web.

To view the kit in the TechNet forum on The Microsoft Network:

1. On the Edit menu, point to Go To, and click Other Location.

2. Type "TechNet" (without the quotation marks).

3. Click TechNet MSN Edition.

4. Click MS Office And Desktop Applications.

5. Click MS Office For Windows 95 Resource Kit.

To access the kit in the TechNet forum on the World Wide Web, connect to the following web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/desk/office/reskit

   http://www.microsoft.com

   ARTICLE-ID: Q149655
   TITLE     : Contents of Readme.txt for the NIW Available Online