Installing msworks 4.5a

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calvin - 25 Feb 2007 21:03 GMT

I recently manually uninstalled works 3.0. I cannot get win 98SE
to install 4.5a nor 3.0. What did I do and how can I get the comp
to recognize the disc.

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Don Phillipson - 26 Feb 2007 01:59 GMT

> I recently manually uninstalled works 3.0. I cannot get win 98SE
> to install 4.5a nor 3.0. What did I do and how can I get the comp
> to recognize the disc.

1. If your PC will not recognize the Works CD,
your CD ROM drive may have died. They do not
last for ever.
2. If your question concerns compatibility with
Win98SE of various versions of Works, you will
get better advice in a NG for MS Works or
legacy applications.

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Bill in Co. - 26 Feb 2007 02:31 GMT

It may not even be on a CD, it might be on floppies. Sounds like the
media is the problem as you've said, and not the operating system, from what
he's written.

>> I recently manually uninstalled works 3.0. I cannot get win 98SE
>> to install 4.5a nor 3.0. What did I do and how can I get the comp
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> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)

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calvin - 26 Feb 2007 17:30 GMT

> > I recently manually uninstalled works 3.0. I cannot get win 98SE
> > to install 4.5a nor 3.0. What did I do and how can I get the comp
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> get better advice in a NG for MS Works or
> legacy applications.

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glee - 26 Feb 2007 03:25 GMT

What happens when you try to install Works 4.5a? Do you get any error messages? I
assume it is on a CD.....does the disc appear in My Computer when you insert it in
the CD drive?

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>I recently manually uninstalled works 3.0. I cannot get win 98SE
> to install 4.5a nor 3.0. What did I do and how can I get the comp
> to recognize the disc.

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calvin - 26 Feb 2007 07:58 GMT

> What happens when you try to install Works 4.5a? Do you get any error messages? I
> assume it is on a CD.....does the disc appear in My Computer when you insert it in
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> Red light is on for 2 min and then off. I am going to try an audio disc to

if it will read that disc.

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AlmostBob - 26 Feb 2007 18:03 GMT

2 minutes thats an overly long time,
cd may be/is bad, may only be the area where autoplay is configured
hold down shift while inserting cd to disable autoplay
try to run the install program from explorer
gently clean the cd and try again

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> > What happens when you try to install Works 4.5a? Do you get any error messages? I
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> > Red light is on for 2 min and then off. I am going to try an audio disc to
> if it will read that disc.

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