I had these problems as well. Once upgrading to OS9, I had to upgrade to Office 98 a the older versions became unreliable. I later upgraded to 2001, which I found to be more stable yet.
-Hal On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 10:12 AM, Andrew wrote: > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 > Subject: Re: problem installing Word 4.2.1 on Wallstreet OS 9.2.2 > From: Jon Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have installed Word from this very cd onto this very wallstreet >> using >> the same CD drive back when the wallstreet was running OS 8.6. >> Last night I installed Charis Discribe from CD (so I could copy the >> desired word data files to CD) so I know the CD drive is working. > > > What specific versions of the apps are installed. I just discovered the > other day, that my Excel 4 doesn't work under 9.2.2 (Yes, I don't use > it > a lot!) When I try to access the menubar, the app crashes fast and > hard. > I can do keyboard shortcuts, but can't open the menubar. Word 5.0 also > doesn't like 9, but 5.1 works a little better. I don't know if these > are > universal problems, or something specific with my system. > -- -Jon Glass > > John > I'm not sure I ever used exel under OS 8.6. > I was not able to install anything in the office 4.2.1 for MAC package. > The installer immediately popped up an installation failed message when > I tried. I've now got Office 98 which seems to work fine with OS 9.2.2 > just as the apple knowledge base suggested. > I even managed to install it without the stupid paper clip! > -- > Andrew King > Ann Arbor Michigan > technology is the answer, what was the question? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
