Folder Office/Outlook installed in?

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fred rosenberg

hi,

sorry if this is slightly off topic!

i need to determine what folder Microsoft Office has been installed in.
In particular, i will need to know what folder Office 97 has been installed
in. How can i
determine this on a particular user's machine?

(is it in the registry somewhere, for example?)

thanks!

fred
 
Rightclick a shortcut to an Office program-> Properties-> tab Shortcut->
button Find Target...

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roady,

oops! i guess i forgot to mention that i need to do this programmatically
on any user's machine.
(i am putting together an uninstall package, that needs to delete a file in
the Office subfolder, but when a user installs office [97], they could
change the default folder name inside Program Files.)

hope this is clearer! thanks,

fred
 
That makes a difference indeed. You should be able to find the installpath
here;
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\InstallRoot]

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fred rosenberg said:
roady,

oops! i guess i forgot to mention that i need to do this programmatically
on any user's machine.
(i am putting together an uninstall package, that needs to delete a file
in
the Office subfolder, but when a user installs office [97], they could
change the default folder name inside Program Files.)

hope this is clearer! thanks,

fred

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Rightclick a shortcut to an Office program-> Properties-> tab Shortcut->
button Find Target...

--
Roady [MVP] www.sparnaaij.net
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office related News
Also Outlook FAQ, How To's, Downloads and more...

Tips of the month:
-Save Embedded Pictures in Their Original Format
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3
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fred rosenberg said:
oops! i guess i forgot to mention that i need to do this
programmatically on any user's machine.
(i am putting together an uninstall package, that needs to delete a
file in the Office subfolder, but when a user installs office [97],
they could change the default folder name inside Program Files.)
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This is true for any version of Office, not just 97. A user has the option
of installing in any folder s/he wishes. Wouldn't it be better to use the
same information used by the Add/Remove Program Files wizard? That's
accurate no matter where the product was installed.
 
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