Need Help Re-Installing MS Works 4.5

[Zo]

My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for
reasons unknown, some of the functions are no longer working. when I
attempt to reinstall it with the setup.exe file, located in the MS
Works folder, it ask me to insert the MS Works cdrom. The only disk
that I have that came with this pc is a Packard Bell Companion CD disk
and the Master Recovery Disk. The Companion CD contains the initial
Win98 installation files. I upgraded to Win98 SE (have that CD disk
also)sometime ago. Which one of these disk would I go about locating
the necessary re-installation file(s) and how would I go about it? I
don't want to reinstall the entire system, just the MS Works
application. Any help is greatly appreciated

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Zo
"Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop."

 

[Brian A.]

"Zo" <homenet@newsbill.net> wrote in message
news:mn.dbca7d8212831fc0.85371@newsbill.net...
> My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for reasons unknown,
> some of the functions are no longer working. when I attempt to reinstall it with
> the setup.exe file, located in the MS Works folder, it ask me to insert the MS
> Works cdrom. The only disk that I have that came with this pc is a Packard Bell
> Companion CD disk and the Master Recovery Disk. The Companion CD contains the
> initial Win98 installation files. I upgraded to Win98 SE (have that CD disk
> also)sometime ago. Which one of these disk would I go about locating the necessary
> re-installation file(s) and how would I go about it? I don't want to reinstall the
> entire system, just the MS Works application. Any help is greatly appreciated
>
> --
> Zo
> "Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop."
>
>

You mean you have the disks and not the manuals that were provided with your
specific make/model PC? That's backwards of the norm. However if you have any of
the original documents and/or manuals for your specific make/model PC, look through
them for information on how to use the disks provided with it.

If the manuals are gone for your specific make/model PC, start here
http://support.packardbell.com/global/ to see if you can obtain the information
needed for your specific make/model PC.


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[Bill in Co.]

I don't know which disks it is on, but here is what I would do:

Look *carefully* and thoroughly on EACH disk in Windows Explorer, and see if
you can't find the Works setup files there.

If you can, then you can go back and uninstall Works, reboot, and then
*freshly* reinstall it from the CD.

However, if you are still able to use it as it is and don't want to take any
chances, I can understand your hesitation in uninstalling it, but quite
often the only way to fix these errors like you mentioned is by first
uninstalling it and then reinstalling it - just overinstalling it often
doesn't cut it.

Zo wrote:
> My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for
> reasons unknown, some of the functions are no longer working. when I
> attempt to reinstall it with the setup.exe file, located in the MS
> Works folder, it ask me to insert the MS Works cdrom. The only disk
> that I have that came with this pc is a Packard Bell Companion CD disk
> and the Master Recovery Disk. The Companion CD contains the initial
> Win98 installation files. I upgraded to Win98 SE (have that CD disk
> also)sometime ago. Which one of these disk would I go about locating
> the necessary re-installation file(s) and how would I go about it? I
> don't want to reinstall the entire system, just the MS Works
> application. Any help is greatly appreciated
>
> --
> Zo
> "Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop."

 

[... et al.]

Zo wrote:

> My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for
> reasons unknown, some of the functions are no longer working. when I
> attempt to reinstall it with the setup.exe file, located in the MS Works
> folder, it ask me to insert the MS Works cdrom. The only disk that I
> have that came with this pc is a Packard Bell Companion CD disk and the
> Master Recovery Disk. The Companion CD contains the initial Win98
> installation files. I upgraded to Win98 SE (have that CD disk
> also)sometime ago. Which one of these disk would I go about locating
> the necessary re-installation file(s) and how would I go about it? I
> don't want to reinstall the entire system, just the MS Works
> application. Any help is greatly appreciated
>

My Packard Bell Win95 came with MS Works 4.0 pre-installed, and
it can be reinstalled or reset if damaged by launching 'Packard
Bell Restore' [PBRestor.exe] off the Master Recovery CD.

Can also be started from '[Start] : Programs\Tools\PB Restore'

See if Packard Bell didn't still use that system with your machine.


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[Zo]

.... et al. was thinking very hard :
> Zo wrote:
>
>> My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for reasons
>> unknown, some of the functions are no longer working. when I attempt to
>> reinstall it with the setup.exe file, located in the MS Works folder, it
>> ask me to insert the MS Works cdrom. The only disk that I have that came
>> with this pc is a Packard Bell Companion CD disk and the Master Recovery
>> Disk. The Companion CD contains the initial Win98 installation files. I
>> upgraded to Win98 SE (have that CD disk also)sometime ago. Which one of
>> these disk would I go about locating the necessary re-installation file(s)
>> and how would I go about it? I don't want to reinstall the entire system,
>> just the MS Works application. Any help is greatly appreciated
>>
>
> My Packard Bell Win95 came with MS Works 4.0 pre-installed, and it can be
> reinstalled or reset if damaged by launching 'Packard Bell Restore'
> [PBRestor.exe] off the Master Recovery CD.
>
> Can also be started from '[Start] : Programs\Tools\PB Restore'
>
> See if Packard Bell didn't still use that system with your machine.

You when you start getting old (65) you begin to loose a "little"
After I posted this, I remembered that Packard Bell had an item on the
Start Menu. A search of this listing, found an item called "Software
Tracker". After inserting the "Companion Disk", I was able to
reinstall MS Works. Everything is back to normal. Thanks for the
reply.

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flexible hours. Starting pay: $7 - $9 per hour."

 

[... et al.]

Zo wrote:

> ... et al. was thinking very hard :
>> Zo wrote:
>>
>>> My Packard Bell Win98 came with MS Works 4.5 pre-installed,and for
>>> reasons unknown, some of the functions are no longer working. when I

[snip]

>
> You when you start getting old (65) you begin to loose a "little"
> After I posted this, I remembered that Packard Bell had an item on the
> Start Menu. A search of this listing, found an item called "Software
> Tracker". After inserting the "Companion Disk", I was able to reinstall
> MS Works. Everything is back to normal. Thanks for the reply.
>

Good to hear you figured it out.


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