KB186073 - OFF97: SetupFix.exe Available for Download

Article ID: 186073

Article Last Modified on 8/5/2004

Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q186073

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released a fix for Setup Error 168 and Setup Parse Errors for Microsoft Office 97 for Windows. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Setupfix.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

MORE INFORMATION

During Setup of Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, you may receive an error similar to one of the following:

Setup Error 168 Setup has encountered a problem updating your system registry.

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Setup Parse Error in Initialize pass Object ID 1081: RegFile Object: Failed to Register .SRG File D:\Office\EXCEL8.SRG.

For additional information about Setup Error 168, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173045 OFF97: "Setup Error 168" Installing Office Under Windows NT

163277 OFF97: OFF97: Setup Error 168 or "Tahoma Font Is Not Present" Error

For additional information about Setup Parse Errors, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

164163 OFF97: Errors Running Setup After "Run From CD" Installation

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