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Q155068: PPT: Can’t Use PowerPoint 7.0 CD-ROM on a Macintosh Computer

Article: Q155068
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:7.0; Win95:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbinterop kbHardware
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you use the Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0 CD-ROM (or a
CD-ROM for one of the Office programs) on a Macintosh, you may receive a message
similar to either of the following:

  The disk 'OFFP95BCD1' cannot be used, because it cannot be found.

-or-

  The disk 'POWERPOINT7' cannot be used, because it cannot be found.

After you click OK, the CD-ROM is ejected from the drive.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0 CD-ROM, and the CD-ROMs for the
Office 7.0 programs were designed to work with Windows 95 and Windows NT
Workstation version 3.51. Microsoft makes no warranty regarding the performance
or reliability of the CD-ROM on systems other than Windows 95 and Windows NT
Workstation 3.51.

NOTE: You can mount the Office 97 for Windows CD-ROM on a Macintosh.


Additional query words: 4.00 7.00 can't read error

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbinterop kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbWordSearch kbPowerPtSearch kbWord95Search kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerptMacSearch kbPowerPt95Search kbPowerPt400Mac kbWord95
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:7.0; Win95:7.0

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