OFF2000: AlwaysInstallElevated Key Is Reset to Zero (229459)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professoinal
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q229459

SYMPTOMS

When you install the Windows Installer files, the following registry keys below

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

are reset to a value of 0 (zero):
  • AlwaysInstallElevated
  • DisableBrowse
  • DisablePatch

CAUSE

For security reasons, the Windows Installer Setup (Instmsiw.exe) always resets these registry values to 0 (zero). This only occurs when you are installing the Windows Installer, and not when the Windows Installer needs to run.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows Installer System Policy template provides the following setting for the Windows Installer under both Default Computer and Default User:

Always install with elevated privileges

When this policy is implemented, the following changes are made to the registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer The AlwaysInstallElevated value is set to 1.

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer The AlwaysInstallElevated value is set to 1.

If the AlwaysInstallElevated value under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

is reset to 0 when you install the Windows Installer, it reverts to 1 the next time you log on, if you have the above system policies in effect.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Office 2000 System Policy templates in the Microsoft Office Resource Kit, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB229459
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