How to install Office 2000 to Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server

This article explains how to install Microsoft Office 2000 to a computer that is running Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

Before you install Office 2000, you must do the following to your configuration:

• You must install and enable Terminal Services. You must configure the Terminal Services mode to be in Install mode in order for multiple terminal server clients to run Microsoft Office.
  
  Note Please consult your Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server documentation and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server online Help for more information about installing and configuring Terminal Services.
• You must obtain the Terminal Server transform file, TermSrvr.mst, and place it in an accessible location for the installation.
  
  Note You can obtain the transform file from the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit (ORK). This file can be found at one of the following locations:
  • The ORK\PFiles\ORKTools\Toolbox\Tools\TermSrvr\ folder of the Office 2000 Resource Kit CD.
  • If you installed the ORK, the drive\Program Files\ORKtools\Toolbox\Tools\Terminal Server Tools folder, where drive is the drive letter where Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server is installed.

Note You can download the Office Resource Kit Core Tool Set from the following Microsoft Web site: Note Before you install Office 2000, it is also recommended that you install the latest Service Pack for Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

For additional information about how to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to Install Office on a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server

Note You must be physically present at the computer that is running Terminal Server in order to perform these steps. Running Office Setup from a remote client is unsupported.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Click Install, and then click Next.
3. Click Browse.
4. In the root folder of Office Disc 1, click to select Setup.exe, and then click OK.
   
   Setup.exe is added to the Command line for installation program box.
5. In the Command line for installation program box, append the following parameter after Setup.exe, separated by a space:
   TRANSFORMS="path:\TermSrvr.mst"
   where path is the location of the .mst file. This command identifies the Terminal Server transform to use during installation.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Change User Options dialog box, select All users begin with common application settings, and then click Next.
8. Type your customer information, and then click Next.
9. Accept the End User License Agreement, and then click Next.
10. Click Install Now.
11. When prompted, restart the computer and log back on to Windows as the same user, to allow Office 2000 Setup to complete successfully.

For additional information about installing Office 2000 with Terminal Server, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: