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Microsoft Office 4.3

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edited June 2018 in Product Comments

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  • cocoelprococoelpro

    Is there a spanish version?

  • elargvaselargvas

    is there a greek version?

  • FantaShokataNerdFantaShokataNerd

    @elargvas said:
    is there a greek version?

    Greek version doesn't exist

  • AlMikkus79AlMikkus79
    No mirrors for German version
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    Thanks for pointing that out. Try it again now.
  • Minitube 5601xdMinitube 5601xd
    Spanish Version?
  • WackyHWackyH
    Is this the first version for Windows 3.1?
  • FantaShokataNerdFantaShokataNerd
    Is this the first version for Windows 3.1?

    No, the first was Office 3.0.
  • vkcpolicevkcpolice
    Microsoft Office 4.3a Professional (OEM) (ISO) does not work missing dll at the end of installation
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    It works perfectly for me.
  • ibmpc5150ibmpc5150
    Microsoft Office 4.3 Professional (3.5 DMF) <-- It seems to be dumped from original media.
    Microsoft Office 4.3 Professional (5.25) <-- It seems to not be dumped from original media.
  • smfthe1199smfthe1199
    Fun fact: The Microsoft Office 4.3 has its compatible demos, as well as the Microsoft Money demo bundled in this as well.
  • BishopBishop
    edited January 12
    The Italian release 4.3c has the compressed disks in IMA format. How can I extract them from Linux or with dosbox?

    EDIT: Solved with WinImage.
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    Right, some programs and emulators don't like the DMF (1.7mb) format. WinImage recognizes that format and can extract files.
  • BishopBishop
    At the end of the installation, this message appears saying that the SYSTEM.MDA file cannot be created

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  • 02k-guy02k-guy
    https://www.google.com/search?q=SYSTEM.MDA+file+cannot+be+created&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

  • BishopBishop
    @02k-guy Thanks, I solved with the "fakeshar.com" file.
  • 02k-guy02k-guy
    For future generations having the same problem:
    https://forum.winworldpc.com/discussion/13345/microsoft-access-2-0
    mrseudo
    September 2021
    Can anyone get this title to work? I keep getting a "Couldn't find file 'C:\ACCESS\SYSTEM.MDA'." error.

    SomeGuy
    September 2021
    You probably didn't reboot after installing, like you were supposed to.
    That error means that share.exe or vshare.386 is not loaded. Access 2.0 installs vshare.386, but not before it tries to set up the workgroup database.
    If rebooting does not let you create the MDA file, then exit to dos and manually run share.exe, then launch windows 3.1.
    If neither share.exe nor vshare.386 work, then you probably have something screwy with your file system, such as not running from a normal FAT16 drive.
    Note that Windows 95 or later or NT do not need share.exe or vshare.386.

    https://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_KB_Archive/117307
    Office Setup Err Msg: "Setup Cannot Create SYSTEM.MDA File"
    Q117307
    The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft Office Professional Edition for Windows
    Microsoft Access 2.0

    SYMPTOMS
    When you run the Microsoft Office Professional Setup, after the last disk is loaded, your system has been updated, and Program Manager icons have been created, you may receive the following error message:

    Setup couldn't create a SYSTEM.MDA file. After Setup is completed,
    reboot your computer, then run the Workgroup Administrator before you
    run this application. (-1809)

    CAUSE
    This error message appears when a file-sharing utility has not been loaded prior to running Setup.

    Setup uses a program called the Workgroup Administrator (WRKGADM.EXE) to create the SYSTEM.MDA file. The Workgroup Administrator requires a file- sharing utility such as SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386 (the virtual device driver file-sharing utility used in Windows 386 enhanced mode) to work correctly.

    RESOLUTION
    To solve this problem, do the following:

    After Setup is complete, quit Microsoft Windows.
    Follow the appropriate procedure for your version of Windows:

    If you are running Windows version 3.1 in standard mode, make sure that SHARE.EXE is loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, or load it at the MS-DOS command prompt.

    -or-

    If you are running Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or later in 386 enhanced mode, make sure that VSHARE.386 is loaded in the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file.
    Start Microsoft Windows. Start the Workgroup Administrator by double- clicking the MS Access Workgroup Administrator icon, and choose the Create button.
    In the Workgroup Owner Information dialog box, choose OK. In the Workgroup System Database dialog box, choose OK.

    You will be given the option to create a new SYSTEM.MDA file. When you choose Yes in this dialog box, a new SYSTEM.MDA file is created for you.

    NOTE: Name, Organization, and WorkgroupId must be entered before a new SYSTEM.MDA file can be created.

    Start Microsoft Access.
    Microsoft Access must have a valid SYSTEM.MDA file to work correctly. If you try to start Microsoft Access before you create the SYSTEM.MDA file, you will receive either of the following error messages:

    Couldn't find file 'C:\ACCESS\system.mda'.

    -or-

    Cannot open \system.mda.

    STATUS
    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the programs listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

    MORE INFORMATION
    For more information about VSHARE.386 or SHARE.EXE, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    6.0 SHARE 5100

    For more information about the MS Access Workgroup Administrator, contact the Microsoft Access Product Support Group or query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    Workgroup Administrator

    REFERENCES
    "Microsoft Office Getting Started," version 4.3, page 15

    Additional query words: installing admin can't could
  • 02k-guy02k-guy
    Additional:
    https://archive.org/details/microsoftofficev00micr
    Microsoft Office 4.2 and 4.3 Getting Started
    (the book)

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