OFF2000: Incorrect Registry Keys Listed in Instructions for Elevating Privileges on Windows NT (236442)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Tools
Microsoft Office 2000 Standard
Microsoft Office 2000 Developer

This article was previously published under Q236442

SYMPTOMS

The steps listed in the section titled "To enable elevated privilege on a user's computer by using policies" on page 119 of the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit contain some incorrect information. The registry keys listed in steps 3 and 5 are incorrect.

WORKAROUND

The correct registry key to use for step 3 is as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

The correct registry key to use for step 5 is as follows:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

NOTE: These two registry keys may not be present on your computer. You may have to manually create the registry keys.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about elevating Windows installer privileges on Windows NT, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

231611 OFF2000: Unable to Run Setup with AlwaysInstallElevated Policy Enabled

229459 OFF2000: AlwaysInstallElevated Key Is Reset to Zero

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	4/17/2006
Keywords:	kbbug kbpending KB236442