Office 2003 Pro installer keeps running...

[Duncan McC]

Hi,

PC is an XP Pro machine, fully updated.

The PC is setup in a workgroup, and fast user switching is operating.

Two accounts on this computer: one Administrator privilege, the other,
limited access.

Office 2003 Pro installed (Complete install used).

Runs fine on the Admin user a/c.

The Office installer pops up opening *any* Office program on the other
(limited access) account.

As a test I have:
* set the other a/c privilege to admin, and it works fine.
* from that account, demoted the admin account (where office was
installed from) to limited access, logged out and into that a/c - and
the installer runs.

*Surely* - Office 2003 is not meant to be like this ???

PS: other things noted, Office 2002 (XP) is installed, and when we
installed 2003 there was no prompting to update it. (I noted when in
Add/Remove programs that Office XP was installed. Could this cause any
problems?).

Have tried a Repair and Reinstall from the original limited a/c
(promoted to admin) - but to no avail. Please note that demoting the
original a/c (admin privilege) causes the problem to occur on that user
also. As said, surely it's' not meant to be like this ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[Duncan McC]

Its not. Whenever the installer kicks off everytime, it generally means
that something is funky with the user profile under XP (hence find under
admin but not limited access). Best bet is to backup what you want to keep
under the limited account and then delete said user profile using the admin
account.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yep, but I've never had to take it that far.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yep, but I've never had to take it that far.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yep, but I've never had to take it that far.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yep, but I've never had to take it that far.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Yep, but I've never had to take it that far.

OK, so what I don't get, is that my test (see above) didn't work either.
ie no profile on the PC works in limited access mode.

I will get the PC owner to create a new user (profile) and set that as
an Admin privilege, install Office, and then demote to a limited user.
This should work, right ???