Microsoft KB Archive/225986

= OFF2000: Cannot Use Microsoft Script Editor on Windows Terminal Server =

Article ID: 225986

Article Last Modified on 4/17/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q225986





SYMPTOMS
When you run an Office 2000 program on Microsoft Terminal Server, the Microsoft Script Editor does not start when you click the Microsoft Script Editor command on the Tools menu.



CAUSE
Although the Microsoft Script Editor command does appear on the Tools menu, the Microsoft Script Editor cannot be installed on Terminal Server. The Microsoft Script Editor is not compatible with Terminal Server.



RESOLUTION
If you want to use the Script Editor, do not run Office 2000 on Terminal Server. Instead, run Office 2000 on a computer on which Windows 95 or later or Windows NT is installed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Perform a default setup on Terminal Server of one of the following products:  Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Microsoft Access 2000</ul>

</li> Log on to a Terminal Server client computer, and run Access 2000.</li> In the Database window, click Pages under Objects, and then click New.</li> On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Microsoft Script Editor.</li></ol>

Note that the Script Editor does not appear.

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