OK ok, I know I should move into the 21st century, let's get that out of
the way. However I am a creature of sloth and lethargy. That being
said, here is the problem.

My blue and white G3 has been experiencing problems. I think it is time
to erase it and reinstall all the software. It is getting worse by the
day. My major software need is Microsoft Works 4.0B. I have tons of
files in Works and I do not feel that I want to go through and save each
one as a Word file. I use System 8.6 on the machine.

I have taken the floppys (for Works) and installed them onto a Zip Disk
as the blue and white does not have a floppy drive. I successfully
installed the Works onto another G3 I have, same operating system.

When I went to test install it onto the blue and white I got the error
"Errors have been detected during Appsearch".

I rebooted and tried to no avail and then did it again with the
extensions off. Also turned off Norton. Still the same error.

Q: am I getting this error because the system is so stressed now; and
will I be able to install the app after I erase the hard drive and
reinstall the operating system? I did it when I bought the beast; and
what is Appsearch?

Any and all comments are welcomed and begged for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please respond by email if you have a heart.

Dave

moi2@mindspring.com

Moi <moi2@mindspring.com> wrote:

> My major software need is Microsoft Works 4.0B. I have tons of
> files in Works and I do not feel that I want to go through and save each
> one as a Word file.

If you get Office, and Works is not installed, Office will take over the
duty of loading your Works documents automatically.

> I have taken the floppys (for Works) and installed them onto a Zip Disk
> as the blue and white does not have a floppy drive. I successfully
> installed the Works onto another G3 I have, same operating system.
>
> When I went to test install it onto the blue and white I got the error
> "Errors have been detected during Appsearch".

> Q: am I getting this error because the system is so stressed now; and
> will I be able to install the app after I erase the hard drive and
> reinstall the operating system? I did it when I bought the beast; and
> what is Appsearch?

Appsearch is part of the old Microsoft installer program. You cannot
simply copy the contents of your Works installer floppies onto the Zip
and expect the Installer to find the files it needs, because Microsoft,
in their earlier wisdom, hard-coded the Installer to look at the Device
Manager for disks (volumes), not file locations.

If you make DiskCopy images of the Works installer floppies, copy these
images to the Zip, then copy them to your new G3's hard drive and mount
them so that they all appear on the desktop, *then* the Works Installer
_should_ work.

If this doesn't work, get back to me as I know of another way to fool
the MS Installer.


Geoffrey

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