Install from Windows 98 disc to XP

Up until now I've had no problem installing Power point to computers with prior XP editions using an old Windows 98 second addition disc .

I just purchased a new dell laptop with XP media and cannot install Power point off of my trusty old disc!

I've tried the compatibility wizard but get the message "You cannot install Windows 98 while running this version of windows". I do not want to install Windows 98 but simply select power point on the disc for a selective install.

When I hit the "explore" for the windows 98 disc I get "Please reinsert your Windows 98 CD-Rom". My computer and XP operating system obviously recognize the cd but when I click the seach for specific program on the disc it will not let me in.

I hope there is some way to work around this to avoid having to purchase a newer version of PPT. Thanks for any help!

 

Have you tried copying the data to the hard drive & installing from there?

 

Just copied to hard drive. Didn't work. Still got the "You cannot install Windows 98 while running this version of windows" nag when I tried to open setup exe. Great suggestion but didn't work.

 

Did you try the power point install file?

 

Hipster, I tried looking fot the ppt install file early on in this process. I seem to recall no problem finding the install file in the past but can't seem to locate it now. I've tried a folder search and cannot turn up anything that seems to relate to power point. I do find a bunch of "cabinet" zipped files. I randomly selected some of them and did not find anything power point related.

I'm beginning to question myself as to whether this W98SE(E) disc has been my source for PPT in the past. However, it has to be. I opened all of my other old discs and did not find PPT. The last time I installed PPT from an/this old disc I should have noted on it's jacket "PPT from this disc".

This W98SE(E) disc is the one we always use here at the office to install MS Word on new computers that do not come with Word installed. I 'm pretty sure that's how I ran across PPT and started to install PPT on our computers all of which have XP.

The only other discs I have came with newer computers and will only install to those computers. Anyway, I do not find PPT on any of them.

Before spending more time on this, do you happen to know if PPT was included on the W98SE(E) disc? Thanks.

 

That explains why I can't find PPT on the W98SE disc. Man, I must be going crazy. I wonder where I could have gotton it from. One of the disc's from one of our replacement computers must have had PPT on it. Would PPT have been included as a "surprise" extra on one of the Corel Word Perfect discs that come with a new Dell computer?

 

Success!!! It really helps to have the correct disc! I went through my collection of old disc's and there it was...MS Office97, Professional. "Word" was even written on the cover. This is the disc that we use to install word on computers that don't come with it. Also in the bundle on this CD is PPT. Installed like a charm. No problems at all installing it with XP. For future I wrote "Power Point" on the cover to remind me this is the CD to use.

Thanks to everyone for your help.