Re: Weird Office XP setup?

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From: Roady [MVP] (newsgroups_DELETE__at__DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:25:27 +0200

That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored. 

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"Wendy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1d63401c4543f$8de0cf90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
> linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
> folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
> and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
> might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
> installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.
>
> Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3
>
> Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...
>
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
> or something like this
>
> Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
> location, but also in another location, which was taking
> priority in settings etc.
>
> C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
> Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart
>
>
> All other computers at the same site were installed as
> should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
> computer had the problems.
>
> Does anyone know what could have happened here?
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Wendy
>

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