Add or Remove Components

After you install Office, you can run Setup again at any time to add Office components—such as Equation Editor, templates, or add-in files—or to remove them to free up disk space. You can also restore the previous installation (if, for example, folders are accidentally deleted), or you can uninstall Office.

If you want to keep an earlier version of Office on the same computer as Office 97   and if you do not allow Office 97 Setup to install over the earlier version, you must use the original Setup program (not Office 97 Setup) to make changes to that installation.

Important   If you’re using a virus-detection utility, disable it before you run the Office Setup program because it may interfere with installation. Also, close any open applications.

  To add or remove components in Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0

1  If you originally installed Office from a compact disc, insert the Office CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If you originally installed Office from 3.5-inch disks, insert the first Setup disk (Disk 1) in drive A or B.

If you originally installed Office from a network, connect to the network location by using the same path, including the drive letter.

2  Click the Windows Start button, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.

3  Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

4  On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Add/Remove if you see Office listed in the dialog box. If you don’t see Office listed in the dialog box, click Install.

5  Follow the instructions on the screen.

  To add or remove components in Windows NT Workstation 3.51

  Double-click the Setup icon in the Office program group.

Download Free Software

Some items that were previously included in the Typical installation are no longer included in Office 97 (for example, less frequently used templates). In Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, if you have a modem, you can download these and other software items by clicking Microsoft on the Web (Help menu) and then clicking Free Stuff.

Office Assistant button

Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Install Office in Help.