Re: Office XP After Windows 2000 Upgrade

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From: anonymous (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/27/04

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    Is there really no one out there that has experienced this
    problem? I've had it happen consistently on three
    seperate workstations. Help!

    Anonymous

    >-----Original Message-----
    >This hasn't solved the problem. I have completely
    >uninstalled Office, using the Add/Remove Programs icon in
    >the Control Panel, rebooted the computer, and performed a
    >complete installation from the administrator account upon
    >reboot. It's still asking for the CD when attempting to
    >open Office applications from other user accounts. When
    I
    >insert the CD, it appears as if it's going to proceed but
    >instead displays an error message that refers to a "patch
    >package" not existing. Can anyone provide any help?
    >
    >Anonymous
    >
    >
    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>Actually, Microsoft warns you about part of this.
    >>
    >>If you upgrade the O/S, you must reinstall any Office
    >products.
    >>
    >>What they don't tell you is that if there are any Office
    >files on the
    >>system during the upgrade, they become the property of
    >the administrator
    >>(the system administrator, not an account with
    >administrator rights).
    >>
    >>Completely uninstall Office, reboot, then reinstall.
    >>
    >>courtney sends....
    >>
    >>
    >>Anonymous wrote:
    >>
    >>> I have searched Microsoft's Knowledgebase for a
    >solution
    >>> to this problem with no success. I have also searched
    >>> Microsoft newsgroups and the web via Google. Can
    >anyone
    >>> provide any insight into this problem?
    >>>
    >>> Anonymous
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>-----Original Message-----
    >>>>I'm having quite a bit of trouble with Office XP after
    >>>>upgrading Windows 98 to Windows 2000 Professional. I
    >>>
    >>> have
    >>>
    >>>>experienced this same problem on two seperate
    >>>>workstations. If Office XP is already installed on a
    >>>>Windows 98 workstation, and that workstation is
    >upgraded
    >>>>to Windows 2000 Professional, Office XP no longer
    opens
    >>>>properly in any user account other than the
    >administrator
    >>>>account. It prompts for the CD, but after attempting
    >>>>to "install" something it does not resolve the problem.
    >>>>
    >>>>Help! Any ideas?
    >>>>
    >>>>Anonymous
    >>.
    >>
    >.
    >

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