Appendix A: Installing the Microsoft Office System

Overview

10-Second Summary

• Prepare to install

• Install the Office System

• Change your installation

• Detect and repair problems

Once upon a time, installing programs was a hit-or- miss effort that required plenty of coffee, and more than a little luck. Today, using Microsoft Windows XP and the Microsoft Office System, installing involves little more than putting the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and having the numbers you need handy.

Knowing how to install and uninstall programs is helpful for those times when you want to make changes to the components you have installed in the Office System, add new programs, or remove programs you're not using.

Note  

If you are using Office on a network, be sure to talk with your system administrator for more information before you make any changes to the programs installed with your version of the Office System.