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  #1  
Old January 29th, 2009, 07:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Kelvin[_2_]
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Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but logged
into Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it wants
to do it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office cleanup
tool, reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it still wants to do
the mini install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do its
mini install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin


  #2  
Old January 29th, 2009, 08:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Peter Foldes[_2_]
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Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

What is the meaning of Mini Installs ??? Windows Installer maybe ???

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"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but logged into
Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it wants to do
it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office cleanup tool,
reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it still wants to do the mini
install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do its mini
install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin


  #3  
Old January 29th, 2009, 09:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Kelvin[_2_]
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Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

Yes, Windows installer and then, Please wait while Microsoft Office
Standars...
When I open Outlook in pops up with Configureing Outlook, Migrating Account
Settings, Migrating Preferences, Creating Welcome Message, Importing User
Data...

I have to make him a Local Admin for it to stop doing all this
installing....

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
What is the meaning of Mini Installs ??? Windows Installer maybe ???

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but
logged into Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it
wants to do it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office
cleanup tool, reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it still
wants to do the mini install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do its
mini install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin




  #4  
Old January 29th, 2009, 10:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Kelvin[_2_]
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Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

In addtion, it happens to more then one user on the same PC


"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
Yes, Windows installer and then, Please wait while Microsoft Office
Standars...
When I open Outlook in pops up with Configureing Outlook, Migrating
Account Settings, Migrating Preferences, Creating Welcome Message,
Importing User Data...

I have to make him a Local Admin for it to stop doing all this
installing....

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
What is the meaning of Mini Installs ??? Windows Installer maybe ???

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but
logged into Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it
wants to do it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office
cleanup tool, reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it still
wants to do the mini install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do
its mini install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have
to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin






  #5  
Old January 30th, 2009, 12:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Peter Foldes[_2_]
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Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

Use this tool to fix this issue

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

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Peter

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"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
In addtion, it happens to more then one user on the same PC


"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
Yes, Windows installer and then, Please wait while Microsoft Office Standars...
When I open Outlook in pops up with Configureing Outlook, Migrating Account
Settings, Migrating Preferences, Creating Welcome Message, Importing User Data...

I have to make him a Local Admin for it to stop doing all this installing....

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
What is the meaning of Mini Installs ??? Windows Installer maybe ???

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but logged
into Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it wants to
do it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office cleanup
tool, reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it still wants to do the
mini install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do its mini
install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin







  #6  
Old January 30th, 2009, 11:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
Kelvin[_2_]
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Posts: 76
Default How do I get Office to quit prompting the user to install components...?

I tried that too and still having the issue



"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
Use this tool to fix this issue

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
In addtion, it happens to more then one user on the same PC


"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
Yes, Windows installer and then, Please wait while Microsoft Office
Standars...
When I open Outlook in pops up with Configureing Outlook, Migrating
Account Settings, Migrating Preferences, Creating Welcome Message,
Importing User Data...

I have to make him a Local Admin for it to stop doing all this
installing....

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
What is the meaning of Mini Installs ??? Windows Installer maybe ???

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Kelvin" wrote in message
...
I have a PC what had an older version of Office, 2000 I believe.

What I did first is installed Office 2003 logged in as the user, but
logged into Add/Remove Programs as me the Domain Admin.
I told it to remove the older version of Office.
Then the user complained that every time he opened any Office app it
wants to do it's mini install like he had never opened it before.

Since then I've uninstalled both versions of Office, ran the Office
cleanup tool, reinstalled Office 2003, but he's reporting that it
still wants to do the mini install.

I figured out that if I give him Local Admin rights Office doesn't do
its mini install.

What else can I do to resolve this?
I don't want to have to give him any special rights if I don't have
to...
Should I have deleted the Office parts of the Registry tree?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kelvin









 




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