FP2000: FrontPage 2000 Trial and Office 2000 Preview not Compatible

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The FrontPage 2000 trial program is not compatible with the pre-release versions of Microsoft Office.

FrontPage 2000 shares a number of files with Office 2000. The FrontPage 2000 Trial is released code, and is not compatible with the beta versions of the shared code that is installed by the Office 2000 Preview Program.

When you attempt to install the FrontPage 2000 Trial version on a computer with any prerelease versions of Microsoft Office 2000, you will receive the following warning:

If you choose to continue with setup in the default installation location, the pre-release version of Office 2000 will no longer function. It may also produce problems in the FrontPage Trial version.

Quit setup, and remove any prerelease versions of any Office family applications before you install the FrontPage 2000 Trial version.



The FrontPage 2000 Trial version is completely compatible with released versions of Office 2000 family applications, including the full released version of FrontPage 2000.