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Office 2000's File Optimizer

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by bwheat

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has anyone had any problems with "file optimizer" causing the system to hang after installation of office 2000?

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by pierrejamme

I think the office 2000 optimizer may be the most poorly written program Microsoft has ever come up with. It immediately locks up every computer it is allowed to run on. The time alloted to uncheck this box for future runs is slight. I have successfully stopped it by unchecking the box on forty computers, but currently have two computers in use that I cannot stop optimizer on, I went to Office 2000 support site Saturday and it was down?? I will go back today, there has to be something you can do to not install it in the first place. Or does there?

by pierrejamme

Well Microsoft Support for Office 2000 was back up today and guess what? Microsoft is blaming the McAfee Viruscan 4.5 and say you should disable viruscan?? In todays world, I doubt it! See Q296070.
Or better yet go straight to Q236982 OFF2000: How to Turn Off (Disable) the Office File Optimizer.
Good Luck, I think I turned off my two trouble makers. Wish there was a way to deselect it in the Install, but I have never located it.

by radiic

I guess I have always been lucky in being able to turn it off. In the short time frame they give you to disable it. I cant believe that you have to edit the regestry to turn it off. Just Goes to show you that M$ will deceide whats best for pc...

by pierrejamme

I agree wholeheartedly. As soon as I unchecked the box on those two computers they lock up, according to the documentation it is caused by McAfee scan. Wonder what kind of optimization causes a lockup??
There must be somewhere in the Windows Installer Selection to de-select this wonderful option, but I can't find it?? Wish I could!

Well I guess next we will be finding out what happens in Office XP, I have just ordered a Dell for our new Engineering. (Only comes with Office XP??)

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