Hi Dian That's what I think but can't seem to work it out. On computers with Windows XP one can initiate the "all users" property but on ME I don't see a solution. By the way, on another computer with Windows ME I have Office 2000 installed and there is no problem. Errol -------Original Message------- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 19:17:36 To: HYPERLINK "mailto:mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Office XP & ME This usually happens when Office is improperly installed under the wrong user rights, when logged in under admin rights. I don't know the exact cause or fix, but chances are if you log into the system with admin rights it'll work ok, but when you login as the user, it won't. If that does happen, it has something to do with the security rights and how the system was setup. Sorry I don't know more details. Unfortunately, once fixed no admin has ever bothered to come back with details of he fix. Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Instructor, Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor Word AutoForm/VBA eBook: HYPERLINK "http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html"http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Tutorial web site: HYPERLINK "http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html"http://www.mousetrax.com/techpag e.html TechTrax Ezine: HYPERLINK "http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/"http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/ -----Original Message----- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [HYPERLINK "mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of errol Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:58 AM To: HYPERLINK "mailto:mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Office XP & ME Hi All I recently installed Office Xp on Windows ME connected to a Windows 2000 server. Now for every user that logs on to that computer, I have to partially re-install Office. The message one gets when trying to enter one of the Office programs is: "The action is only valid for products that are currently are installed". Any Ideas on how to make the Office programs available to any user without the need to re-install it every time. Errol ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to HYPERLINK "mailto:mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or HYPERLINK "mailto:MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to HYPERLINK "mailto:mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to HYPERLINK "mailto:mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe"mso-request@freeli sts.org?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). 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