Old Office icons not removed upgrading due to setup can't detect old icons.
Cause:
Microsoft Office 7.0 is installed over a previous version of Office, and the setup program cannot detect which icons in the Microsoft Office folder can be removed. The Office group is added to the Programs menu on the Start menu, and the Office application icons are still available on the Office menu.
Solution:
Uninstall the previous version of Office before installing Office 95, or remove the old icons from the 'Start' menu.
Do one of the following:
1) Uninstall the previous version of Microsoft Office prior to installing Office 95:
a) Double click the 'Office Setup' icon. (The MS Office Professional Setup dialog box appears.)
b) Click 'Add/Remove'... button. (The Maintenance Installation dialog box appears.)
c) Click 'Change Option...' on the left side. (The MS Word dialog box appears.)
d) Select the desired program from the 'Options' list.
e) Click 'OK'. (The Maintenance Installation dialog box reappears.)
f) Select the desired program under Options.
g) Click 'Change Options...' again.
h) Click 'OK'.
2) Remove the program icons from the Start menu:
a) Select 'Settings' from the 'Start Menu'.
b) Select 'Taskbar...'.
Taskbar
c) Click the 'Start menu Programs' tab. (The properties sheet for the Start menu appears.)
d) Click 'Remove...'.
e) Open the Microsoft Office folder.
f) Select the programs to be removed.
select programs
g) Click 'Remove...'.
h) Repeat steps 2) f) and 2) g) for every program to be removed.
i) Click 'Close'.
j) Click 'OK'.
