word 97 on windows xp

[judyb]

help, please.

i am installing word 97 on windows xp. The registry will not update
correctly. Diffferences seem to be that my windows 98 system has an extra
registry directory of HTML.

when i try to use html on the word on windows xp system I get error that
system cannot find necessary pgms. So ffar, HTMLMARQ.OCX

thanks for help from those with goood memories.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Most users report problems installing Office 97 when Service Pack
2 for Windows XP is installed. If you get an "htmlmarq.ocx could
not be registered" error when installing Office 97, you might try
one of three workarounds:
1. You could uninstall WinXP SP2, install Office 97 and
related service packs, and reinstall WinXP SP2. This method is
not possible if your version of WinXP comes with SP2 preinstalled.
2. You could leave WinXP SP2 intact, and do a custom
installation of Office 97 in which you set the Web Authoring
Tools (HTML) to "not available" in the setup options. Obviously
this method disables all of the web authoring tools in Office 97,
but there are other (arguably better) web authoring programs
available.
3. Start regedit. Navigate to the
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mi­crosoft\Window
sNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options" key. Modify the
two .ocx files whose names start with HTMLm from .ocx to .old .
Exit and reboot. Note that this third method is not endorsed by
Microsoft, and reportedly works for some people but not for others.

 

[Peter Foldes]

You might want to look at this link

http://www.google.com/search?source...&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-20,GGLD:en&q=HTMLMARQ.OCX