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OFF2000: "A Newer Version of DCOM95 Had Been Installed" Message During Quiet Mode Setup

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This article was previously published under Q238732

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Symptoms

When you try to install Office 2000, an error message similar to the following appears:
A newer version of DCOM95 had been installed. To override, you must uninstall the current version first.
When you click OK, the installation continues and finishes successfully.

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Cause

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • You are installing Office 2000 in quiet mode with the QN+ switch. -and-

  • You are using Windows 95a.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025� OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

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Keywords: kbhotfixserver, kbqfe, kbbug, kbfix, kbqfe, KB238732

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Article Info
Article ID : 238732
Revision : 7
Created on : 1/24/2007
Published on : 1/24/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 494