cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Neiger) (03/19/91)
We are having problems with Excel 3.0! When we installed it, someone installed it in their own personal name, not the organization's. Is it possible to reset the name so that it can be installed correctly? I believe that the name is in the EXCEL.INF file but Microsoft now encode the username & company (presumably to prevent piracy but **stupid** if the software is wrongly registered). If someone can help me or send me their NEW (unregistered) EXCEL.INF, it will be greatly appreciated. To Microsoft: Thanks for the great product! Warning to All: Backup your disks before you run or use them so that if you do make a mistake, it is not fatal! -- David S. Neiger | cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au Monash University. CLAYTON Vic. 3168. Australia.
jlr1801@aim1.tamu.edu (Jeff Rife) (03/20/91)
In article <1991Mar19.130208.86463@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Neiger) writes: >We are having problems with Excel 3.0! > >When we installed it, someone installed it in their own personal name, not the >organization's. > >Is it possible to reset the name so that it can be installed correctly? I >believe that the name is in the EXCEL.INF file but Microsoft now encode the >username & company (presumably to prevent piracy but **stupid** if the software >is wrongly registered). > >If someone can help me or send me their NEW (unregistered) EXCEL.INF, it will be >greatly appreciated. I don't think that MS would appreciate passing around their program (or parts thereof), but just wait until you buy the next copy at your organization, and that will fix it. >Warning to All: Backup your disks before you run or use them so that if you do >make a mistake, it is not fatal! Yeah, it's nasty, but there is another way around it, pre-install, though. Just write protect the floppies, and keep hitting <Cancel> on the write-protect error. The install is perfect, but the master is not marked. -- Jeff Rife P.O. Box 3836 | "Because he was human; because he had goodness; College Station, TX 77844 | because he was moral they called him insane. (409) 823-2710 | Delusions of grandeur; visons of splendor; jlr1801@aim1.tamu.edu | A manic-depressive, he walks in the rain."