OFF2000: Task Scheduler Is Turned On After Installing Office (221437)
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 Q221437 SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade to Office 2000, the Task Scheduler may be started. This occurs even if the Task Scheduler was turned off prior to installing Office.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you install Office and you choose to install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, or you already have Internet Explorer 5 installed.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, turn off the Task Scheduler after you install Office. To do this, follow these steps:
- Right-click the Task Scheduler icon on the taskbar.
- Click Open.
- On the Advanced menu, click Stop Using Task Scheduler.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/13/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB221437 |
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