Office 2000 Pro on Windows XP

[CJ Pelletier]

After installing office 2000 pro as Admin on an XP system
(with the lastest patches) not running all of offices
apps, and logging on as a different user, the windows
installer runs and requests the location of the office CD
and the app (ie Word) would finally run after cancelling
the "insert cd" dialog box a couple of times. If after
installing office and run all the apps, I logon as a
different use, instead of the installer message I get a
warning dialog that reads "Error 1706. No vaild source
code could be found for product Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1
Professionial. The window installer cannot continue."
This would continue twice before word, or any office
product will open. The user that I use has power users
permissions.

 

[CWatters]

After installing office 2000 pro as Admin on an XP system
(with the lastest patches) not running all of offices
apps, and logging on as a different user, the windows
installer runs and requests the location of the office CD
and the app (ie Word) would finally run after cancelling
the "insert cd" dialog box a couple of times.

I may be wrong but I believe MS requires each user to agree to the licence
terms. So when you log in "as a different user" you should insert the CD and
do what it says rather than cancel.

 

[Christopher Muto]

i find it best to do a complete install with 'run all from hard disk'
selected during setup when logged in as administrator. when a new user logs
in office personalizes a copy for them and you will only need the cd if you
want outlook to operate in a mode other than cw (corporate/workgroup).

 

[CJ Pelletier]

That is what I did, infact I don't load Outlook, for that
matter Outlook Express, at all. The students have access
to their emails from the internet and there is no need to
leave that software on. The problem really starts after
SP-1, Installing Office alone is not a problem, it's
quite happy making new settings for different users-after
the service packs is where the problems start, even with
the lastest pack. This is the only time I've had a
problem with office 2000.

 

[Christopher Muto]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297103

 

[Guest]

You should let the user administrative rights once during
this loads, and it won't happen again. Otherwise you can
add to the windows registry a DbWord (value=1) called
AllowLockdownMedia in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Inst
aller

The two ways solve this problem in my case.