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OFF2000: Office 2000 Migration Runs for Each User on Windows XP

Article ID:302906
Last Review:January 31, 2007
Revision:1.3
This article was previously published under Q302906
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SYMPTOMS

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional and not joined to a domain, Office 2000 migration runs for each user on the system as they log on and start a program such as Outlook. In Outlook, the following message appears:
You computer has been upgraded from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to a later version of Windows. Outlook must configure itself for this version of Windows.

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Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1.Install Office 2000 on a Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition computer.
2.Upgrade to Windows XP Home Edition or Professional (not joined to a domain).
3.Create three test user accounts.
4.From each account, run Outlook.

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Office 2000 migration runs on each user account. This is by design of the Microsoft Office 2000 Suite.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, insert the Microsoft Office 2000 CD when you are prompted to.

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Office needs to update information for each user. It is recommended that you keep the original installation CD handy for instances like this that may occur on such a Windows XP system.

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APPLIES TO
the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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