You receive a "Microsoft <program name> has not been installed for the current user" message when you start an Office XP program or start Office Maintenance mode

If you start one of the Office programs or try to start Office Maintenance mode, you may receive the following error message where program name is the name of the Office program you are trying to start.

This error message can occur if all of the following are true:

• Your computer is running Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Microsoft Windows 98. -and-
  
  
• Profiles is turned on. -and-
  
  
• The Start menu is not being shared by all users. This means that the Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings check box is selected on the User Profiles tab of the Passwords Properties dialog box. -and-
  
  
• You have not run Setup for Office.

To resolve this problem, run Setup for Office. In this configuration for Windows, each user must run Setup for Office.

The first user who runs Setup in the configuration sets the installation location for Office. Any subsequent user cannot change this location, even if the user performs a custom installation. Also, the time required to install Office for second and subsequent users is substantially less than the time required for the first user, assuming that comparable features are installed. This is because Setup does not recopy any files that are already installed.

If you are the second user or a later user who is running Setup in this configuration, you can select a different set of Office features than other users can. If you do this, you see a different set of Office shortcuts on the Programs menu. This is because the Start menu is set to per-user. You selected the Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings check box on the User Profiles tab of the Password Properties dialog box.

If you have Profiles selected, but the Start menu is being shared by all users of the computer, you only have to install Office once. This configuration is selected if the Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings check box is cleared (turned off) on the User Profiles tab of the Passwords Properties dialog box.