OFF95: Templates and Add-in Files Unexpectedly Copied Locally (143342)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office for Windows 95
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q143342

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Setup program for Microsoft Office for Windows 95, if you choose the Run From Network Server option, some Word templates and PowerPoint add-in files are copied to your local workstation.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you run the Microsoft Office Setup program from a network server (after the administrative installation was performed) and click the Run From Network Server option. This behavior is incorrect. The Setup program should use existing templates and add-in files on the server rather than copy the files locally.

The following table lists the files that should be accessed from the server, but are copied locally instead. 
Folder                        File name
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Msoffice\Powerpnt

                              Geniwiz.ppa
                              Pptools1.ppa
                              Ppttools.ppa

Msoffice\Winword

                              Email.dot
                              Email1.dot
                              Email2.dot
                              Email3.dot

WORKAROUND

You can work around this problem if you run the Setup program on the workstation, remove all the components, and then use the Network Installation Wizard (NIW) that is included in the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit" to modify the Setup.stf file on the server. After you modify the Setup.stf file, you must reinstall Office to each workstation. To do this, use the following steps:

WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS). PSS will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while PSS may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

  1. Run the Setup program on each workstation that has Microsoft Office installed and click Remove All.
  2. Delete the files in the following local folders on the workstation:

    Msoffice\Powerpnt

    Geniwiz.ppa
    Pptools1.ppa

    Msoffice\Winword

    Email.dot
    Email1.dot
    Email2.dot
    Email3.dot

    NOTE: The Msoffice folder may have a different name if you did not originally accept the default name during Setup.
  3. Copy the Setup.stf file that is on the server and name it Setup.bak.
  4. Start the Network Installation Wizard, and when prompted, select the Setup.stf file that is on the server.
  5. When the option appears, click Run From Server, and click Set Office Options.
  6. Click Minimize Footprint Of PowerPoint Wizards, click Edit Selection, click Yes, and then click OK.
  7. Click Minimize Footprint Of WordMail Templates, click Edit Selection, click Yes, and then click OK.
  8. Click OK, click Next, and then click Finish.
By default, the NIW creates a modified version of the Setup.stf file called Newsetup.stf. In order for the Office Setup program to use this modified version of the .stf file, do the following:

  1. Copy the Setup.exe file on the server and give the copy the same name (except for the .exe extension) as the modified .stf file.

    For example, if your modified .stf file is called Newsetup.stf, then name the copy of the Setup.exe file to Newsetup.exe.
  2. Connect to the server from the workstation and run the renamed version of the Setup file.

    For example, if you want the Setup program to use the modified .stf file, Newsetup.stf, then run the file on the server called Newsetup.exe.
NOTE: If you click Cancel in the Network Installation Wizard before you finish modifying the .stf file, and you already have a modified version of the .stf file in the folder (directory) on the server, the Network Installation Wizard deletes the modified .stf file, Newsetup.stf. Also, be sure to make a backup copy of the original .stf file before you start the Network Installation Wizard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When you perform a Run From Network Server installation, the main Office program files are left on the server and run remotely while some files are copied to the local workstation by design. The templates and files listed previously in this article should not be copied locally.

The Network Installation Wizard allows you to modify the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Setup information files to create a customized network installation of Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office for Windows 95 has an option called WordMail that allows Microsoft Exchange version 4.0, 32-bit Windows clients to use Microsoft Word as the default e-mail editor. If WordMail is installed, Word becomes the e-mail editor by default.

When you use Word as your e-mail editor, you can use a Word template as the basis for a message. To use a Word template, click WordMail Options on the Compose menu in Microsoft Exchange, click Add, select the template, and click Add again. To use the templates on the server, add them in the WordMail Options dialog box. When you add a template, a shortcut that is linked to the template is created in the Msoffice\Winword\Wordmail folder.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

135466 OFF95: Workstation Installation Copies Shared Files Locally

136715 OFF95: Files Installed with Run From Network Server Installation

140619 OFF95: Contents of the MS Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbsetup KB143342
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