----- On 3/1/03 10:52 AM MDT (-0600), H. Halverson
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>>It works, but it will mess with a few things. Being Microsoft, their
>>installer will overwrite several files (like library files) with older
>>versions (without asking, BTW, but in my experience, many times even if
>>you say No to a Microsoft installer, it will do it anyway). Some of these
>>same files are needed by other Microsoft programs (IE, Office, etc.). So,
>>next time you open one of those newer programs, the First Run application
>>kicks in and overwrites the older files with the newer one. This dance is
>>repeated every time you run PowerPoint Viewer.
>>
>>No damage done, just a lot of wasted time and a hassle.
>
>I've seen MS installers do that, too.
>
>Can you "manually" prevent that? That is, before trying to install the PP
>viewer, go into your system folder and move all the current MS libraries,
>etc to another location, install the PP viewer then replace the old
>vesions of the files in question with the new versions you temporarily
>moved? Will the PP viewer that needs those old versions work ok with the
>new versions?
AFAIK, no. First, doing what you suggest is more trouble than waiting
while the installer/first run app does its thing. Secondly, every time
you run PP Viewer, it checks for the specific versions of files it needs,
and replaces newer ones with them. Resistance is futile.
Best Regards,
Harry Corsover
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