functionality for other users

[steener]

Hi.

Something I cannot figure out: I have Office 97 installed at the moment,
and am about to install the upgrade to XP.

I have the computer (XP Home OS) configured with me as the
password-protected administrator, and a separate account (guest) for
everyone else in the house to use.

The problem is this: While in my account, MS Word offers all the
functions - spellcheck, thesaurus, etc., but Word does not show these tools
for other users logged in on the "guest" account.

When I created the guest account, I noticed - with surprise - that the
Office suite was not listed among the programs when I logged on as "guest",
so I created shortcuts to the Office programs through Windows Explorer and
placed them on the "guest" desktop. Should I have done this differently?

Can anyone tell me how to ensure all users are able to access all the Office
features?

I'd like to know how to repair this before I install the XP upgrade...just
in case that makes the solution more difficult.

Thanks!!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Why Guest accounts and not User accounts?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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steener <[email protected]> asked:

| Hi.
|
| Something I cannot figure out: I have Office 97 installed at the
| moment, and am about to install the upgrade to XP.
|
| I have the computer (XP Home OS) configured with me as the
| password-protected administrator, and a separate account (guest) for
| everyone else in the house to use.
|
| The problem is this: While in my account, MS Word offers all the
| functions - spellcheck, thesaurus, etc., but Word does not show these
| tools for other users logged in on the "guest" account.
|
| When I created the guest account, I noticed - with surprise - that the
| Office suite was not listed among the programs when I logged on as
| "guest", so I created shortcuts to the Office programs through
| Windows Explorer and placed them on the "guest" desktop. Should I
| have done this differently?
|
| Can anyone tell me how to ensure all users are able to access all the
| Office features?
|
| I'd like to know how to repair this before I install the XP
| upgrade...just in case that makes the solution more difficult.
|
| Thanks!!

 

[steener]

Sorry...I used the word "guest," but I do have it set up as a second "user"
account -- in other words, there's me (administrator) and one other "user"
account, which everyone else in the house uses.