[ale] OT: Merging old version with upgrade

[Scott Castaline]

I realize that this is way off topic, but it is for software that will 
be running as a guest on a VM with the Host OS being Linux. Well anyhow 
here goes. I seem to remember some software that would create a stand 
alone install CD of an upgrade package. I have M$ Office 97 full install 
  and M$ Office 2K upgrade. Currently inorder to install Office 2K I 
have to install 97. Then the 2K install removes 97 before installing 
itself. This software supposedly would combine the 2 CDs as one 
standalone install for 2K, or probably modifies some file on the CD so 
that it skipped the verification of the earlier version and just 
installs the new & improved (cough, cough, gaag, burwaaaaaaaapppppppp! 
(See burping is an art form)) version. I tend to crash & burn my M$ 
guest OS's a lot.