Microsoft KB Archive/135655

= OFF95: Shared Applications Installed Locally in Admin Setup =

Article ID: 135655

Article Last Modified on 8/31/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135655





SYMPTOMS
When you perform a workstation installation of Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0, shared applications may be installed locally even if you specify the server as the location for shared applications during Setup.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the Administrative installation of Office was performed on a server running any type of disk- or file-compression software (for example, if you perform an Administrative installation to a location on a computer running Windows NT version 3.51 with directory or file compression).



WORKAROUND
To prevent the shared applications from being copied locally, perform the Administrative installation to a supported network server under Windows 95 or a Windows NT version 3.51 computer that is not running any form of disk- or file-compression software.

NOTE: You can have file compression running for directories on the server other than the administrative directory for Microsoft Office. The problem only happens when the administrative directory for Microsoft Office is being compressed or when the whole drive is being compressed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

