OFF95: Workstation Installation Copies Shared Files Locally (135466)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
- Microsoft Access for Windows 95
- Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
- Microsoft Works Windows 95 and Bookshelf 95
This article was previously published under Q135466 SYMPTOMS
When you perform a Workstation installation of your Windows 95 application,
the shared files may be installed to the following folder on your local
workstation
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Shared\Common Files
even if you chose to have the shared files installed on the network server
during Setup.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when Setup cannot resolve the path to the Microsoft
shared files on the network server during the Workstation installation. In
this case, Setup copies the files to your local workstation instead.
You do not receive any indication that the files are being installed
locally, even though you chose to have them installed on the network
server.
WORKAROUND
During the administrative installation (Setup /a) for the applications
listed above, you have the option to specify how the user is going to
access the shared files; namely, by using the server name or drive letter.
In general, this problem only occurs when you enter a Universal Naming
Convention (UNC) path during the administrative installation.
To work around this problem, select the Drive Letter option in the Network
Server Confirmation dialog box (during the administrative installation) so
that Setup does not have to resolve a UNC path to the server during the
workstation installation.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbprb kbsetup KB135466 |
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