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outlook98 & win2000 problem

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by gmonguzzi

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Hi, I've installed outlook 98 on a pc with win2000 pro sp2 installed.
Unfortunately I have to grant POWER USER rights to users in order to let them use outlook 98.If I leave the user part of Domain users or local users group, the software doesn't start.How can I solve this problem?Thank you in advance.

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by mike_mds

We have just started upgrading all our workstations to 2000 Pro, and it is a BEAR to try to get many M$ apps to work correctly without granting the user power user or administrative rights locally....I am assuming you are using outlook 98 for some pressing reason that precludes installing outlook 2000...if so, my guess is that you are stuck with dishing out power user rights.

by allan

W2K clients have a lot of Operating System areas that have restricted access.
If the program is trying to write to the client for example, you need to make sure the folder permissions will allow it.
I've also had to go in and change permissions in the registry to get things to work.

by gmonguzzi

I know but so I cannot solve this problem.I've already tried to grant administrative permission to the outlook folder but it doesn't work.
Thanks

by randygraham

There is an Article in the knowledge base that states the root cause of the problem. the user does not have the ability to change or modify the registry key that outlook uses. The article is about outlook 97 but should still apply.Article# Q263004

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