Microsoft KB Archive/236442

= OFF2000: Incorrect Registry Keys Listed in Instructions for Elevating Privileges on Windows NT =

Article ID: 236442

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Tools
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q236442



SYMPTOMS
The steps listed in the section titled "To enable elevated privilege on a user's computer by using policies" on page 119 of the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit contain some incorrect information. The registry keys listed in steps 3 and 5 are incorrect.



WORKAROUND
The correct registry key to use for step 3 is as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

The correct registry key to use for step 5 is as follows:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

NOTE: These two registry keys may not be present on your computer. You may have to manually create the registry keys.



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about elevating Windows installer privileges on Windows NT, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

231611 OFF2000: Unable to Run Setup with AlwaysInstallElevated Policy Enabled

229459 OFF2000: AlwaysInstallElevated Key Is Reset to Zero

Additional query words: OFF2000 alwaysinstallelevated ork

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB236442

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