Office 2000 for each user?

[Bob T]

I am trying to setup my Office 2000 for multiple users on
my W2K system, FAT32.

Office 2000 is not installed to the C Drive.
Office Works fine from the Administrator Account.

However, when I add and logon as a new user,
selecting "New Office Document" from "Start" does not open
Office 2000, but puts it into an install mode for that
user.

The Windows installer then gives an error as it goes
through the setup that it can't find a SR1 disk. I think
it was error 1307, but am not certain. And the install
fails.
I found I could get around this if instead of
selecting "New Office Document" from the Start menu, I go
into Programs, and select "Word." That also sets it into
the install mode for that user, but when I reach the
error, after several tries of going back and forth between
my original Office 2000 & my Office SR1A CD, the windows
installer will continue.

That's one problem.

The other is I want to set up Office so that only a
minimal amount of the files are on my systems "C" drive.

Instead, Office wants to do an install for each user, in
that users C:\Doc & Settings\(local user)\MS Office folder.

I want each user to have a seperate folder for storing
docs., worksheet, templates, etc., in their on folder,
which I can secure, on another drive, with only the
minimal amount of files in each user accounts and sharing
the program files.

Is this possible?


How do I get each user to able to use the install that is
already on the system and not have it do a reinstall for
each user?

And any idea why I get the error, which most times I can
get around, that keeps giving me the information that the
windows installer cannot continue.

(Since the user accounts do not have rights to add
programs, when given the option, I log onto that account
with administrative rights.)

Bob

 

[MadMonk]

I am trying to setup my Office 2000 for multiple users on
my W2K system,
--snip--

Office Works fine from the Administrator Account.

However, when I add and logon as a new user,
selecting "New Office Document" from "Start" does not open
Office 2000, but puts it into an install mode for that
user.

I have the same problem

The Windows installer then gives an error as it goes
through the setup that it can't find a SR1 disk. I think
it was error 1307, but am not certain. And the install
fails.

My error is 1706, no valid source for the installation was found. This is
true even with the install disk in the drive from which it was originally
installed.

I found I could get around this if instead of
selecting "New Office Document" from the Start menu, I go
into Programs, and select "Word." That also sets it into
the install mode for that user, but when I reach the
error, after several tries of going back and forth between
my original Office 2000 & my Office SR1A CD, the windows
installer will continue.

I found that if I just keep clicking "OK" to the error from 5-10 times, or
(even faster) click "Cancel" to the Installer, I eventually get to a working
program, but:
1) this happens every time I use an Office program
2) it is time consuming and aggravating
3) it also happens if I call on certain eatures from within the program.
Help is the worst

--snip--

How do I get each user to able to use the install that is
already on the system and not have it do a reinstall for
each user?

And any idea why I get the error, which most times I can
get around, that keeps giving me the information that the
windows installer cannot continue.

(Since the user accounts do not have rights to add
programs, when given the option, I log onto that account
with administrative rights.)

Bob

Me too,

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Sincerely,
MM


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P.S. I see a lot of posts around this same issue, not one of them has been
addressed. Can't somebody please help?

 

[Karen Sullivan]

If you check the application event log, it will tell you what is triggering
the Windows Installer to run. It's usually user data, like WordUserData or
ExcelUserData. It should have a registry key that it is looking for. Check
the permissions and be sure the the user can write to it, or the installer
will have to run every time you open the app to get the user data, as it
cannot be saved. THe reason the administrators don't have the issue, is
that they have full permissions.

Hope that helps!

Karen Sullivan

 

[sunslight]

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Thaks so much Karen.

That makes sense.
I do have, with the exception of my Admin account & myself setup as a
PowerUser, everyone else, restricted.
I just didn't want anyone else having rights to make changes & corrupt
Office.

I'll check the log. I know I've restricted permissions for files, folders in
Word & Excel. Would a toggle of the installer reg. key on/off help?

With so many variables, I may have to install Office in each seperate
folder? But I hope not.
..
I seem to recall that there are two ways to setup Office--one for an
individual machine & another for a workgroup/multiple users? But maybe I
dreamed it.
Should I try to find more on that and go back and install it differently, if
such an animal exists?

Either way, thanks for the place to start.

At least now I have a clue. I guess I could just make everyone a power user
& just hope they don't corrupt the system.
(I wonder, if I give everyone poweruser rights, get Office into their \local
user\ folder, then return them to "restricted," if they'd be able to access
the program and use it, but not change it-- since the install, would have
already been run?)

Bob
MCSE NT4

 

[Karen Sullivan [MSFT]]

Hi Bob,

You should only have to give permissions to the Office registry key,
depending on what you find in the event log.

You are correct. There is a per-user and a per machine installation.
If you installed as an administrator, the program is available for
everyone. If you installed as a user, it is only available for that
user.

Let me know if that works!

Karen Sullivan [MSFT]
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