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User Profiles Not Turned On (Default Configuration)
With a default Windows Me, Windows 95, or Windows 98
installation, User Profiles are not turned on, and anyone who uses the computer
sees the same Windows settings. Therefore, you do not need to take any special
considerations when installing Office. After Office is installed, any user who
logs on to the computer has access to the Office shortcuts on the
Programs menu, and all users have the exact same Office configuration
(installed features).
When Office is installed in this configuration,
the following occurs:
- Office shortcuts - installed to the Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.
- SourceList key - created in the registry at HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\{GUID}\
- {Office GUID} folder - created at Windows\Application
Data\Microsoft\Installer.
NOTE:
{GUID} in the above items refers to the Product Code for the version of
Office you have installed. The
{GUID} in the registry is a compressed version of the
{Office GUID} folder on your hard disk. For example, you have the following for
Office 2000 Premium:
- HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\
904000001E872D116BF00006799C897E - \Windows\Application
Data\Microsoft\Installer\{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}
You have the following for Office XP Professional with FrontPage:
- HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\
9040820900063D11C8EF00054038389C - \Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Installer\{90280409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}
Each user can access the Office programs, because each of the
above three items is created in places that are available to all users. Any
user who logs on can uninstall/reinstall or add new features (via Maintenance
Mode) to the Office installation. Anything done during maintenance mode affects
anyone who uses the computer.
NOTE: If you have Office installed and you turn on User Profiles, you
may encounter problems starting the Office programs. This depends on whether
you have an existing profile. Any new user who logs on for the first time
automatically has the default user profile copied into their profile. This
default user profile includes all of the registry information and shortcuts
necessary to start Office programs.
Please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information:
234017 Office Program Shortcuts Are Missing
User Profiles Turned On and Start Menu Is Shared
If you have User Profiles turned on and the
Start menu is being shared among all users (you do not select the
Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings check
box on the
User Profiles tab of the
Password Properties dialog box), any user can install Office, and all users can run
the Office programs.
When each user, other than the user who
installed Office, logs on and starts their first Office program, they are
prompted to confirm their own user name and initials. This gives the user
unique Office-wide settings for features like AutoCorrect and custom toolbars.
Also, any user whose profile did not exist before Office was installed can use
the Office programs.
When Office is installed in this configuration,
the following occurs:
- Office shortcuts - installed to the Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.
- SourceList key - created in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Installer\Products\{GUID}\
- {Office GUID} folder - created at Windows\Installer.
Each user can access the Office programs, because each of the
above three items is created in places that are available to all users. As in
the above non-profiles configuration, any user can uninstall/reinstall or add
new features (via Maintenance Mode) to the Office installation. Anything done
during Maintenance Mode affects anyone who uses the computer.
If
Office is installed in this configuration and you then turn off User Profiles,
any user who logs on to the computer still can use the Office programs.
However, you lose some unique Office settings you had when User Profiles were
turned on, and any new settings you make may be shared among all users of the
computer.
User Profiles Turned On and Start Menu Is Per-User
If you have User Profiles turned on, and the
Start menu is not being shared among all users (you select the
Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings check
box on the
User Profiles tab of the
Password Properties dialog box), any user can install Office.
When Office
is installed in this configuration, the following occurs:
- Office shortcuts - installed to the
Windows\Profiles\username\Start Menu\Programs
folder.
- SourceList key - created in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\{GUID}
- {Office GUID} folder - created at
Windows\Profiles\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Installer.
In this configuration, however, each user who logs on must run
Setup for Office. This includes users with existing profiles and users who log
on for the first time. This is because the above three items are all written to
the specific profile locations for the user who installed Office. When another
user logs on, none of the relevant registry information or shortcuts exist for
them. Even if you turn off User Profiles, at least one user must install
Office--even if that user already installed Office when Profiles were turned
on.
For more information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
302846 You receive an "Office program has not been installed for the current user" error message when you start one of the Office XP programs
234017 Office program shortcuts are missing