Weird Office XP setup?

[Roady [MVP]]

Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me how it
might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Thanks for your help on this.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me

how
it

might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Thanks for your help on this.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me

how
it

might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



.



.

.

 

[Wendy]

Thanks for your help on this.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----
message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me

how
it

might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



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[Wendy]

Thanks for your help on this.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Hi Wendy,

No, if all the installation/program files are in the user's profile
directory (not just the user's Office settings) then during the installation
someone must have altered the installation directory.

If you can't properly remove the files from his/her profile I suggest that
you recreate the profile for this user (it must be a pretty big profile then
;-)

Regards,
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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Hi Robert,

I did not expect to see the whole directory and sub-
dir+files that were all listed under the Docs & Settings
area - called 'user'., that had anything to do with a set
of Office folders.

I can understand a particular user name, an adminstrator
set of folders etc - that is standard, just not the Office
contents being located there.

Usually when Office is installed, and this is the case on
all other computers, all the information about Office
ALWAYS in my past experience has gone to the Program
Files\Microsoft\Office10\... directory. It has not gone
to Docs & Settings to my knowledge.

Now, since I don't do Office installs myself, and this is
where it is usually located at 99.9% of my client sites,
including all computers except this one at this site,
there MUST be something different that was done with this
install, that is not done at all the others.

Would this possibly have something to do with Office being
installed under another username (network user etc), then
somehow activated for another user name with different
network rights etc?

Thanks,

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
Can you specify which exact files you saw and not expected to be there?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I still don't quite understand the
situation fully.

If these settings are normal, why don't the other Office
XP and Win XP computers on the same network have the same
file setup as well?

There must be some reason why this was set up differently
to all the others.

Thanks,

Wendy



-----Original Message-----
That is normal; this is where the per user settings are
stored.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Creating Signatures
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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message
Hi all,

At a client site I visited, a problem with interprogram
linking was caused through the fact that regular MS
Office
folders and files were located in an unexpected
directory,
and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me

how
it

might have happened - I'm not their IT person for Office
installs, just troubleshooting the interprogram link.

Win XP, with Office XP-upgraded to SP3

Usually, I would look for Office files in this area...

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Startup\
or something like this

Instead, I found the office files, not only in this
location, but also in another location, which was taking
priority in settings etc.

C:\Documents & Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\
Word\Startup\*.*, or even in ...\Excel\XLStart


All other computers at the same site were installed as
should be in the C:\Prog Files\*.* area, just the one
computer had the problems.

Does anyone know what could have happened here?

TIA,


Wendy



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