How does one install office 2000 to run on multiple profiles

[High_Jumbllama]

How does one install office 2000 to run on multiple profiles on a multiple profile Windows 2000 computer logged into a domain while still maintaing multiple profiles on the machine.

Knowledge base artice 312596 seems to tell you to lump everyone into one profile which I really do not want to do.

[GNEP]

Can't you just install it under Administrator and then everyone can use it? Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick?

[High_Jumbllama]

Unfortunately, no. I did try that at first. But then when a new person administrator or regular use logs on to the machine it asks for the CD 2K. On XP it doesn't even put the shortcuts in the correct folders. It puts them instead in the administrator account start menu instead of all users.

[GNEP]

Hmmm. Stumps me then.

[Gurm]

Umm...

On XP if you install as a user with Administrative privileges it will add the icons for all users... in Office XP.

As for Office 2000? Dunno how to help you.

- Gurm

[The PIT]

If it doesn't just copy them across or alternatively place shortcuts on the desktop and put them in the desktop folder for all users.

[High_Jumbllama]

Apparently, not going into "All Users" was a fluke.

Originally, it would ask for the CD and then throw a fit as a regular user.

My previous install steps.
1. Install off CD. Reboot when told.
2. If at the end I do not get told to reboot, I do anyway.
3. Install service pack 1. Reboot as told.
4. Install service pack three.
5. Run in one of my admin profiles.
Everything seems fine.
6. Run in a user profile.
Ask for CD. Give grief.
My previous solution was to copy the ntuser.dat file from the admin profile into the default profile. THis of course did not work if the users already had a profile.

My current steps.
1. Install off CD. Reboot when told.
2. If at the end I do not get told to reboot, I do anyway.
3. Run in a user profile.
Seems fine.
4. Run in an admin profile.
Seems fine. Woohoo!
5. Install service pack 1. Reboot as told.
6. Install service pack three.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 on different and same accounts. . .

And I am still checking.

[Gurm]

Office XP has this irritating thing where it'll ask you for the CD to "finish installing", well after it's been installed, if you didn't run it for everyone.

So I have to manually fire up every user of the machine, run Outlook once, and quit.

IRRITATING AS ALL HELL.

- Gurm

[Byock]

I hate that as well. What were they thinking? At American Express with 3600 users in the building, and roaming profiles.

[High_Jumbllama]

1. Install off CD. Reboot when told.
2. If at the end I do not get told to reboot, I do anyway.
3. Run Outlook in a user or admin profile. (Either one works.)

All above is before updating because the update screws it up.

4. Install service pack 1a.
5. Install service pack three. (3 contains 2)

Now to find out if there is a way to fix on all acounts on a machine with messed up accounts besides manually on each profile.

At least I learned two things today. This and how to set up a single profile for multiple/every user on a machine. I've been trying to figure out that one since I put this network together.

I had though my Office 2000 horrors were over when I had to figure out how to clean a machine with Offic 2000 Premium, Small business and professional as well as Office 97!

[Gurm]

Yeah, it's very irritating. And I have the "hands-free administrative install" set up.

I pop in the CD and walk away. It installs.

And yet it STILL asks for the disk back for every damn user.

- Gurm

[Byock]

And why in the world do you need the Office 2000 CD to REMOVE it? That is just sad.

[High_Jumbllama]

They really are demented. Look at this.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;][LN];219423



Edit:
The damn llink won't post correctly.

Check out KB article 219423.

[High_Jumbllama]

Or for an encore article 247684.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by High_Jumbllama
They really are demented. Look at <A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];219423">this</A>



Edit:
The damn llink won't post correctly.

Check out KB article 219423.

Fixed the link.