Office 2000: Admin OK, User gets "Error Applying Transform"

[karlo]

Hello,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.
For years, I have run MS Office 2000 without any problems from my user
account, call it User1. Now, I have problems, getting "Error Applying
Transform", not from Administrator account, but from a User account,
call it User2.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1. I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder. I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000. Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears. So, no
sucess running Office from User2. Going back to Admin account, I can
still run Office.

Please assist. How can I get Office running smoothly for all user
accounts?

Thanks
karlo

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine. It was upgraded from Windows 98SE.

You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

When upgrading from W98SE to W2K, my User1 account became a W2K
administrator. I recently logged onto built-in Admin account and
deleted User1.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

I also went into Documents and Settings and deleted all
files in the User1 folder.

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

I created a Power User, User2. From Admin
account, I found I could NOT run Office 2000. I forget the error
statement. I tried uninstalling and got Error Applying Transform
message. I installed Windows Cleaner (or a similar name), downloaded
from MIcrosoft, and removed Office 2000.

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

Then, I reinstalled
successfully from the Admin account. From that account, I can run
Office. BUT, when I try to run Office from User2 account, the Office
installation window comes up, then I am asked to insert the Office CD,
which I do, then the Error Applying Transform message appears.

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Evadne Cake]

Hi,


You should never upgrade Windows, always do a fresh install.

What a complete load of bollocks. I can count on the fingers of less than one
hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation. People who expound the "clean
installation" mantra do so because they have been told it by someone equally
clueless.

Very bad move, as I explained above, some critical settings will end up
in a user profile of the user who installed the product.

HUH?!? As you explained *what* above?! You didn't explain anything, just
spouted some BS about always performing a clean installation...

What the OP has done is very, very stupid. The system admin account should
*NEVER* be used for day-to-day activities, as there is then no fall-back
should something go critically wrong. One should *ALWAYS* create another
account for day to day use. Was that what you were trying (and failing) to
say...?

Bad move, you probably deleted stuff you needed, and anyway, this should
be done from right-click My Computer, Properties, User Profiles.

What should be done? You tell him it was a bad move and then you tell him how
to do it...?

Your computer sounds like it's in a mess.

And it would be in an even worse state if he followed your 'advice'...

Have a look in the temp folder for user2

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp

and see if there are any log files in there related to Office.

And what good's that going to do. He should reinstall Office from scratch. If
*that* doesn't work (and there's no reason why it shouldn't) then - and only
then - should he think about a clean Windows installation.

 

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi Evadne,

hand the times when a clean installation is necessary. An upgrade is nearly
*always* preferable to a clean installation.

If you check out the Microsoft "setup and deployment" newsgroups, the
guys on there do big network roll-outs of Windows, custom builds etc. I
think you'll find few people agree with you. As I said above, you should
never upgrade Windows, this is a recipe for subtle problems down the
line, not to menion lack of a baseline DLL manifest, mismatched LSA and
you can't run a differencing engine against the registry (again no
baseline).