OFFXP: Microsoft Office XP Cannot Be Installed on Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q284156

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to install Microsoft Office XP, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Office XP Standard cannot be installed on this computer. This product requires Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium, Microsoft NT v4.0 Service Pack 6a or Windows 2000 or later.

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CAUSE

Your computer's operating system is Microsoft Windows 95.

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MORE INFORMATION

The supported operating systems for Microsoft Office XP include the following:

Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6a)
Microsoft Windows 2000

For additional information about the system requirements for Office XP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285342 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285342/EN-US/ ) System Requirements for Microsoft Office XP

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