galahs Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Microsoft has launched an update for Office 2000, XP and 2003 that allows them to open and save in the new Office 2007 XML format.However the installer doesn't work on Win9x.Can this be over come?Link to update...http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 what sort of installer is it? it says it doesnt support 9x but it support 2k it might work but some apis may need to be implemented so first you need to overcome the virsion checker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) I can extract it with Winzipbasically contains an .msi , .cat and .cab filethe .msi file fails to install I'm lost. Edited April 25, 2007 by galahs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 you need to edit the msi file with orca 2 and remove the version checker so it can be installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Is that easy to do?I really have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 yes you just open the msi in orca and modify the launch conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thanks.Downloaded it but it wont run on Win98 either.I'll give it a go on my Windows XP machine tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 I took the Compatability patch and orca to my WinXp machine.I installed orcaI extracted the compatibility .exe into a folder.I opened the .msi file with orcawent to "Launch Control" in the Tables columnand deleted the sole line in its condition.Saved and then closed OrcaTook the folder back to my Win98 machine, double clicked on the .msi and it installed Now Word 2000 on Windows 98 can open Office 2007 open XML files The fact Microsoft put a line in disabling Win9x support is pathetic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 I might repack it in an .exe and make it available for other Win98 users too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 it works perfectly thats good to know,you must have downloaded orca 3orca 2 is the version you would need to edit the msi on 98 but it doesnt matter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philco Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I took the Compatability patch and orca to my WinXp machine.I installed orcaI extracted the compatibility .exe into a folder.I opened the .msi file with orcawent to "Launch Control" in the Tables columnand deleted the sole line in its condition.Saved and then closed OrcaTook the folder back to my Win98 machine, double clicked on the .msi and it installed Now Word 2000 on Windows 98 can open Office 2007 open XML files The fact Microsoft put a line in disabling Win9x support is pathetic!!!Please - links Orca 2 (3) and correct msi files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 well heres orca 1 and 2http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&...st&p=568281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philco Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 (edited) I took the Compatability patch and orca to my WinXp machine.I installed orcaI extracted the compatibility .exe into a folder.I opened the .msi file with orcawent to "Launch Control" in the Tables columnand deleted the sole line in its condition.Saved and then closed OrcaTook the folder back to my Win98 machine, double clicked on the .msi and it installed Now Word 2000 on Windows 98 can open Office 2007 open XML files The fact Microsoft put a line in disabling Win9x support is pathetic!!!Yes, this tip its correctly, open Dokument M$ 2007 OK! but NOT correctly writing (save) this format (error reading (!??) with saving format Office 2000)... Edited April 28, 2007 by Philco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahs Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 Good point.I never tried saving it as a Word 2007 .docx file only as a .docHmmm,might need the brain trust to check this out for us?or maybe its about time that I should be moving to OpenOffice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave237 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 hi, I install this 2007 compatibility and it works o.k. yesterday m$ launched 3 fixes for it (kb934062, kb933688, kb934393). these fixes are exe files and orca can't make them be install on win98se. any idea? thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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