Guest spamlet Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited account on our XP Home laptop. When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to install and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another network resource. If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one of the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, then no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same doc will open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not directly from MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the installer dialogues cancelled first. How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word properly when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' with 'Word' but it must do so in a different way from other users (Administrators both). Cheers, S
Guest Kelly Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Re: Crossed links for new user: XPHome Because it is limited and because Office/Word wasn't installed on that profile. There is a registry key missing. Run the edit on line 171 (right hand side): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:%23rXbMsDOJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited > account on our XP Home laptop. > > When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to > install and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another > network resource. > > If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one of > the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, then > no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same doc will > open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not directly from > MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the installer > dialogues cancelled first. > > How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable > installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word properly > when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' with 'Word' > but it must do so in a different way from other users (Administrators > both). > > Cheers, > > S >
Guest spamlet Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Crossed links for new user: XPHome Hi Kelly, Thanks for the suggestion, but I have made the registry change as per your link and yet for this user any Word link starts the search for an Office installer even though the programme itself continues to open when the installer is cancelled. The last message is: "Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable... (\\appo1\softshare\Office2K\) .... or choose an alternative path to a folder containing the installation package 'data1prm.msi'" Searching the laptop does not come up with any such file. Any more ideas? Cheers, S "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message news:OdnjqBGOJHA.1488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Because it is limited and because Office/Word wasn't installed on that > profile. There is a registry key missing. Run the edit on line 171 > (right hand side): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > SupportSpace > http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner > > "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:%23rXbMsDOJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited >> account on our XP Home laptop. >> >> When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to >> install and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another >> network resource. >> >> If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one of >> the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, >> then no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same doc >> will open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not directly >> from MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the installer >> dialogues cancelled first. >> >> How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable >> installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word >> properly when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' with >> 'Word' but it must do so in a different way from other users >> (Administrators both). >> >> Cheers, >> >> S >> >
Guest Bob I Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Crossed links for new user: XPHome It would appear to have been installed from a server with a name of APPO1, do you have a cd, or company IT personnel? spamlet wrote: > Hi Kelly, > > Thanks for the suggestion, but I have made the registry change as per your > link and yet for this user any Word link starts the search for an Office > installer even though the programme itself continues to open when the > installer is cancelled. > > The last message is: > "Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium > The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is > unavailable... (\\appo1\softshare\Office2K\) > > ... or choose an alternative path to a folder containing the installation > package 'data1prm.msi'" > > Searching the laptop does not come up with any such file. > > Any more ideas? > > Cheers, > > S > > > "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message > news:OdnjqBGOJHA.1488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>Because it is limited and because Office/Word wasn't installed on that >>profile. There is a registry key missing. Run the edit on line 171 >>(right hand side): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >> >>-- >> >>All the Best, >>Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) >> >>Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >>SupportSpace >>http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner >> >>"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message >>news:%23rXbMsDOJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited >>>account on our XP Home laptop. >>> >>>When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to >>>install and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another >>>network resource. >>> >>>If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one of >>>the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, >>>then no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same doc >>>will open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not directly >>>from MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the installer >>>dialogues cancelled first. >>> >>>How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable >>>installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word >>>properly when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' with >>>'Word' but it must do so in a different way from other users >>>(Administrators both). >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>S >>> >> > >
Guest spamlet Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Crossed links for new user: XPHome Not any more I am afraid: the laptop is getting quite elderly and has long since been parted from its networks and installation discs. Thanks for the reply though. S "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ezgZ6lTOJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > It would appear to have been installed from a server with a name of APPO1, > do you have a cd, or company IT personnel? > > spamlet wrote: > >> Hi Kelly, >> >> Thanks for the suggestion, but I have made the registry change as per >> your link and yet for this user any Word link starts the search for an >> Office installer even though the programme itself continues to open when >> the installer is cancelled. >> >> The last message is: >> "Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium >> The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is >> unavailable... (\\appo1\softshare\Office2K\) >> >> ... or choose an alternative path to a folder containing the installation >> package 'data1prm.msi'" >> >> Searching the laptop does not come up with any such file. >> >> Any more ideas? >> >> Cheers, >> >> S >> >> >> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message >> news:OdnjqBGOJHA.1488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Because it is limited and because Office/Word wasn't installed on that >>>profile. There is a registry key missing. Run the edit on line 171 >>>(right hand side): http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >>> >>>-- >>> >>>All the Best, >>>Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) >>> >>>Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >>> >>>SupportSpace >>>http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner >>> >>>"spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote in message >>>news:%23rXbMsDOJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> >>>>Can't suss a presumed 'wrong link' issue after setting up a limited >>>>account on our XP Home laptop. >>>> >>>>When user clicks on Word icon or doc, system says it is preparing to >>>>install and set up Office, and eventually says target must be on another >>>>network resource. >>>> >>>>If these dialogues are just cancelled Word opens ok, but if it was one >>>>of the docs was used to open Word rather than just the Word icon itself, >>>>then no document actually appears when the programme opens. The same >>>>doc will open from within the File dialogue of Word itself: just not >>>>directly from MyDocs or Windows Explorer, unless Word is opened and the >>>>installer dialogues cancelled first. >>>> >>>>How do I stop the system calling for the unnecessary and unavailable >>>>installer files for this user, and get his documents to open Word >>>>properly when clicked? His extensions dialogue does associate 'doc' >>>>with 'Word' but it must do so in a different way from other users >>>>(Administrators both). >>>> >>>>Cheers, >>>> >>>>S >>>> >>> >> >> >
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