Some User Accounts can't open MS Office applications

[Guest]

I upgraded my existing PC to XP Home and brought a lot of installed apps with
me, including MS Office 2000. When I set XP up, I created separate user
accounts for each member of my family, but now only my User Account can open
Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Does anyone know how I can enable these applications for the other User
Accounts?

Reinstalling Office isn't an option because it was pre-installed when I
purchased the PC from Compaq.

Thanks!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I upgraded my existing PC to XP Home and brought a lot of installed apps with
me, including MS Office 2000. When I set XP up, I created separate user
accounts for each member of my family, but now only my User Account can open
Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Does anyone know how I can enable these applications for the other User
Accounts?

Reinstalling Office isn't an option because it was pre-installed when I
purchased the PC from Compaq.

Thanks!

It would be helpful if you stated exactly what happens when
you try to open Word, Excel, Outlook etc. Depending on
that, you may have to repost your question in an MS Office
newsgroup. This group looks at WinXP-specific issues.

 

[Mike Williams]

I upgraded my existing PC to XP Home and brought a lot of installed apps with
me, including MS Office 2000. When I set XP up, I created separate user
accounts for each member of my family, but now only my User Account can open
Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Does anyone know how I can enable these applications for the other User
Accounts?

Reinstalling Office isn't an option because it was pre-installed when I
purchased the PC from Compaq.

You'll probably get a better response on the Office general or setup
newsgroup. Detail any error messages etc that you get when trying to
open these applications.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I upgraded my existing PC to XP Home and brought a lot of installed apps with
me, including MS Office 2000. When I set XP up, I created separate user
accounts for each member of my family, but now only my User Account can open
Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Does anyone know how I can enable these applications for the other User
Accounts?

If you performed an in-place upgrade from an earlier edition of
Windows, and Office was already installed, you'll likely have to repair
or reinstall it, so it can add the necessary additional functions needed
for use on a multi-user OS. It may be sufficient to simply insert the
respective installation CD and select the "Detect and Repair" option.

Reinstalling Office isn't an option because it was pre-installed when I
purchased the PC from Compaq.

That's irrelevant. You can still use the Office installation CDs that
came with the computer to reinstall Office.


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Bruce Chambers

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