MS Office 2K 1706 error on Windows 2K Pro

[poisondwarf]

I have a number of Windows 2K workstations on an NT domain with Office 2000 on them.
Whenever a new user logs on to a machine and tries to use an office product they get prompted for the Office CD, even if they have the CD they are unable to do anything with it and get the 1706 error message. If the user is given admin rights and the CD then they seem to be able to complete the 2000 installation and continue as normal.
Is there anyway to get rid of the Office CD prompt and subsequent error messages without giving the users admin priviledges ??

 

[onewrite]

poisondwarf
I'm having the same issue and was wondering if you had figured this out.
Thanks
Dave

 

[poisondwarf]

Dave,
Haven't fixed it as such but have done a work around. There are two parts :-
i) In order to enable non-admin users to access the Office CD-Rom when it's in the drive you need to use gpedit.msc to access the group policy editor in 2000 and then go to Computer Config->Admin Templates->Windows Components->Windows Installer. Enable the following items :-
Enable user to browse for Source whiole elevated, Enable user to use media source while elevated,Enable user to pacth elevated products, disable browse dialog box for new source and always install with elevated privileges. I enabled these on the test box but exported the registry entries these created and imported them into subsequent machines.
ii) Created a network administrative installation point for office (look at the Office Resource Kit site at Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/default.htm)

for details on how to do this, and added the service releases to this.
Basically what happens now is that although new users on new profiles still get the dialogue box for office it automatically goes to the network install share and gets the files and then continues on.
Sorry i've been a bit long winded but hope this helps
Regards
PD