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Install on Demand with Office 2000

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PCQ Bureau
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Microsoft has introduced a feature called ‘Install on demand’ in its Office 2000 release. Also known as install on first use, it’s a feature that saves you the trouble of having to run your office setup program every time you want an additional component installed. This was a painful procedure that had to be followed in previous versions of Microsoft Office. Install on demand not only saves your hard disk from occupying features that you may never use, it can also prove to be quite a time saver. Microsoft has included this technology in a few other products also like Internet Explorer 5. Let’s find out how to use this feature. 

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Using Install on demand

You will never realize that Install on Demand is active until you click on a feature within an office application that’s not been installed. The moment you click on such an option, install on demand automatically installs the required component. You’ll need to keep your Office 2000 CD handy. Once installed, you can use the component you selected without having to restart the application. Everything is automated, and other than inserting the Microsoft Office 2000 CD in the drive, no additional tasks need to be performed.

Setting Install on demand options

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You can set Install on Demand options when you install Office 2000 for the first time, or do it after the installation. To do this, just run the setup program from the Microsoft Office 2000 CD. After the setup has started and detected your Office 2000 installation, click on ‘Add or remove features’. From here, you can install all or part of any application in the suite, or leave some applications off your system entirely. To change the properties of a feature or application, just click the button next to any feature to display a menu of installation options for that feature or application. You will then be presented with the following options: 

  1. ‘Run all from my computer’, which installs all the software for the particular feature.
  2. ‘Run all from CD’, which will use the CD whenever it requires the particular program.
  3. ‘Not available’, which will not use the specified application at all.
  4. ‘Install on first use’ installs a component only when you’re ready to use it. 

Install on demand is a convenient feature. By using it properly, you can save a lot of time and hard drive space. However, if you leave too many options in your Office 2000 installation set to install on first use, then you’ll need your Office 2000 CD more frequently. Therefore, choose the components you want installed wisely during your installation. 

Dhruv Majumdar

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