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by steve

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I have Office 2000 Pro on Windows 2000 Pro SP2. Whenever a new user logs on, Installer tries to configure Office, looking for the installation files. How can I stop this, eg for test users that don't need a configured Office? And where is this set in the registry?
Thanks in advance.
Steve

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by maxwell edison

You could disable Windows installer. See this Microsoft site for instruction as well as other possibly useful links:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/gp/89.asp?frame=true

Another link to turn off the installer:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-103

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These links may also be of some interest to you:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/two/45ct_2.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/two/45ct_1.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/two/30ct_2.htm

(REMOVE SPACES from the pasted URLs.)

Good luck and have a GREAT 2002!

Maxwell

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