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Can I run the native Word 97 and/or Excel 97 with x86 Office 97 components?

April 26, 2017components Excel native Office run word x86

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Can I run the native Word 97 and/or Excel 97 with x86 Office 97 components?

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A. No; all these applications use the MSO97.DLL, a shared DLL for all office applications. Depending on which components you load first, the subsequent alternative architecture installation will overwrite this file, making the initial components fail. If this kind of problem irritates you, you might want to visit the Open Letter To Microsoft and see how you can help change it! Some have successfully installed the x86 applications (e.g., PowerPoint or Outlook) that they need to run, moved the MSO97.DLL to a temporary location, installed the Alpha native applications they need, then move the x86 MSO97.DLL to the /Program Files (x86) tree. YMMV, this configuration is unsupported, and there may be restrictions on what functionality is available in this environment.