[dba-Tech] Office XP new installation

You will only see msohelp.exe running in your task manger list.
I have 2003 not XP on my machine with 97 and 2007
There should be a help file like this for Office 10.0
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033\vbaac10.chm"

You might want to try running Belarc Advisor on this machine
and compare differences with a working machine.
It produces a boatload of info on the machine
A hardware list, a list of user accounts and which have admin priveleges,
a list of windows hot fixes, a list of software installed, a list of 
license and activation keys.
Unfortunately this will not list the Office hotfixes Maybe the pro 
edition does..

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

open this file for report
c:\program files\belarc\advisor\system\tmp\(COMPUTERNAME).html
(where COMPUTERNAME is the name of your PC)

See Windows Installer FAQ:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/msi...

Under "Troubleshooting" section, see:

"   Q.Every time I launch my application, Windows Installer performs an
installation. How can I determine the cause of the on-demand installation?

-and-

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility:  MSIZAP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290301


Lembit Soobik wrote:

>Thank you Marty,
>
>I have a feq questions on this:
>
>- is there a difference between a user with admin rights and admin account 
>in this respect?
>in my case there is only one single user on this PC and this user has admin 
>rights.
>
>- I tried to open Msohelp.exe. doesnt open ?
>
>- I have SP 1 and 2 on 97.
>on XP I am still in the process of installing all upgrades. on the last 5 I 
>have problems to download/install them.
>
>I am going through the links now
>
>thanks for your help
>Lembit
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
><dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office XP new installation
>
>
>  
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>>The usual reason for this is not doing an install from an admin account.
>>At least I have avoided anything like this by doing it from Admin.
>>
>>General users do not have permissions to write to some registry keys
>>that are referenced by things like Msohelp.exe file.
>>
>>Don't forget to add all the Service packs in order first
>>97 has 2, XP has 3.
>>
>>Maybe something here
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=141373
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241141
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290576
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319956
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290576
>>
>>Lembit Soobik wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I have done a new Win XP Pro install on a clean HD
>>>I have then installed Office 97 - only Access 97
>>>then installed into a different directory OfficeXP: AccessXP, Excel, Word,
>>>PP, Outlook
>>>
>>>while Acc97 works,
>>>
>>>on the Office XP I get following problems:
>>>
>>>AccessXP: a window opens and tells me wait till Windows configures Office
>>>XP...
>>>then another window with a similar message and progressbar.
>>>then its finished and Access never shows up.
>>>
>>>on the other programs Excel, Word,.. similar windows show up but very 
>>>short
>>>time only and then the application is there and can be used.
>>>
>>>I have tried with Control panel - MS office XP - change - to repair and 
>>>also
>>>to do reinstall, both left me with the same result.
>>>
>>>any ideas?
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>Lembit
>>>
>>>
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>>Victoria, B.C.
>>Canada
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