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Thanks for all the help sorted it install all your software as administrator and printers then view all files copy all files out of administrators profile into default users and any users profile. Seems to do the trick now any 1 can use the printers and office.

Hi i have been setting up a server it is a 440lxdp server p2 300zeon the problem is every time i try to install a service pack on nt4server greater than service pack 3 when the system reboots it crashes with a memory dump?system runs fine with sp3 installed its a 440lxdp board with 3com nic...

Sorry got a bit confused the profiles are created on the local machine when you log on they have ntuser.dat in there i copyied the ntuser.dat from admin to test account .Office then works after it trys to reinstall itself about 3 times then if you close office the same again you have to open it...

We use software called lan ranger which restricts what they can do and cant do i have removed this so it is just a plain xp machine i have right mouse clicked on the office folder and the programs files folder and under security selected everyone and given them full rights .I think it is...

Yes every user has a unique logon name and password and win xp is using roaming profiles they have there own area on the server for there work they can not save or even see the c: drive.

We have windows nt as domain controller with 150-win98 systems and 50 new xp systems.Tryed to use star office but got simmilar problems you need to install it for all users so back to microsoft and that dont work ???

The computers are school computers so there is around 1000 kids going to use these machines so i cant make every 1 a admin account ? i have gave full permissions on the office registry keys for 1 test user who has admin rights and that is the same??????

Nice 1 thanks for the info but still having problems .I have given everyone full access to the program files folder the office folder and even the c drive still the same if you click cancel when the installer pops up the program works ???

Hi can anyone help me i am trying to install office 2000 on winxp pro i can install it as the administrator all is ok but multiple users are to use the machine and when any 1 but the administrator trys to use office it goes to reinstall office then it works this happens every time you use...

still not got a solution the only way i have found to stop this is disable the windows key

You can not log you will just keep getting the log in box you cant escape it but they did find that they could use the screensaver which is now fixed when they log out all aplications shut down including ranger but ie6 stays open because it is loading as windows shuts aplications down ..

Hi thanks for the info i asked the head of i.t if i could do away with the log off option so they had to restart or shut down to log back on but he said it was to much messin about because they had been learnt to log off .The other thing is they have to log on or they get no access to the...

Hi Dlusional i am new to these systems but they have ie6 on and i downloaded all patches and fixes and service packs i could find and installed them but still the same like you say if you do it slow it shuts down all applications put fast log off using keys leaves ie6 running fine ??

Hi i manage a number of windows 98 se workstations at a school they are networked to a win nt 4 server as domain controller and win 2000 isa server as a proxy web cache server they also run ranger security which does all the internet blocking and that .The problem is a few kids have found that...