Crossed links for new user: XPHome

[Guest]

Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited account
on our XP Home laptop.

When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to install
and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another network
resource.

If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one of
the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, then
no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same doc will
open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not directly from
MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the installer
dialogues cancelled first.

How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable
installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word properly
when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' with 'Word' but
it must do so in a different way from other users (Administrators both).

Cheers,

S

 

[Kelly]

Because it is limited and because Office/Word wasn't installed on that
profile. There is a registry key missing. Run the edit on line 171 (right
hand side): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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[Guest]

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have made the registry change as per your
link and yet for this user any Word link starts the search for an Office
installer even though the programme itself continues to open when the
installer is cancelled.

The last message is:
"Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium
The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is
unavailable... (\\appo1\softshare\Office2K\)

.... or choose an alternative path to a folder containing the installation
package 'data1prm.msi'"

Searching the laptop does not come up with any such file.

Any more ideas?

Cheers,

S

 

[Bob I]

It would appear to have been installed from a server with a name of
APPO1, do you have a cd, or company IT personnel?

 

[Guest]

Not any more I am afraid: the laptop is getting quite elderly and has long
since been parted from its networks and installation discs.

Thanks for the reply though.

S