Re: Office 2000

"John Hale" <halejr@nospam_azstate.com> wrote in message
news:009901c33ebd$7237b3a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I installed office 2000 on my terminal server, and all
> seemed to go fine, however each time I login, I get
> the "Office 2000" is installing components. Usually you
> only get that once, but I get it every time?
>
> Any thoughts or ideas? I am not sure if I should have
> posted this in the office newsgroup, but I was already
> here so I figured what the heck?

Welcome to the wonderful world of the Microsoft Installer.

You may rectify it by downloading the 2.0 of the Installer - this has been
known to work. Yet I have a server that STILL runs it any time an
administrator logs in. I hate the Installer...

Venger

You did install Office with the transform file, didn't you?
Check if this helps. Fixed in SP4.

816870 - Multiple Windows Installer (.msi) Packages Cannot Write
to the Same Registry Key on a Server That Is Running Terminal
Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816870

--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, MVP - Terminal Server
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"Venger" <venger@augustmail.com> wrote in
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>
> "John Hale" <halejr@nospam_azstate.com> wrote in message
> news:009901c33ebd$7237b3a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> I installed office 2000 on my terminal server, and all
>> seemed to go fine, however each time I login, I get
>> the "Office 2000" is installing components. Usually you
>> only get that once, but I get it every time?
>>
>> Any thoughts or ideas? I am not sure if I should have
>> posted this in the office newsgroup, but I was already
>> here so I figured what the heck?
>
> Welcome to the wonderful world of the Microsoft Installer.
>
> You may rectify it by downloading the 2.0 of the Installer -
> this has been known to work. Yet I have a server that STILL runs
> it any time an administrator logs in. I hate the Installer...
>
> Venger

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns93AAEEC4CB06Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> You did install Office with the transform file, didn't you?

Of course - Hell I've never been able to run the Office Installer without
the /TRANSFORMS key there...

> Check if this helps. Fixed in SP4.
>
> 816870 - Multiple Windows Installer (.msi) Packages Cannot Write
> to the Same Registry Key on a Server That Is Running Terminal
> Services
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816870

God if this works... Of coures, SP4 needs a month to age like wine, but I'll
be giving it a shot now that the .msi stuff may be fixed... thanks for the
reference...

Venger