Microsoft KB Archive/302906

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

Article ID: 302906

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * 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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This article was previously published under Q302906



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.

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.



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



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



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.

Additional query words: OFF2000 OL2000 outlook 2000

Keywords: kbprb KB302906

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