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we have a communal pc where I am working now. Some users have admin
privileges, but most do not. Recently, we started getting the 1706 error
when one of the non-privileged users tries to access an Office program
(excel or word).

We tried re-installing, but the problem still exists.

Oddly, you can escape out of the multiple error messages, and the programs
appear to function normally.

What can I do next?

Joel Goldstick


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we have a communal pc where I am working now. Some users have admin
privileges, but most do not. Recently, we started getting the 1706 error
when one of the non-privileged users tries to access an Office program
(excel or word).

We tried re-installing, but the problem still exists.

Oddly, you can escape out of the multiple error messages, and the programs
appear to function normally.

What can I do next?

Joel Goldstick


--
Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.yqcomputer.com/

Hi Joel,

1706 error is: No valid source could be found for product X. There are a
few possible reasons for this.

1. Only Administrators have access to the Office Admin Point on the network
- Add appropriate permissions to source files.
2. There are some missing registry keys that need to be repared. Follow the
articles in Issue 2 to make sure the appropriate keys are there.

Related articles:
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Issue 1
258847 OFF2000: Error Message: "The Feature You Are Trying to Use Is on a
network resource that is unavailable.
http://www.yqcomputer.com/
310777 OFF: Error Messages When You Try to Run Office Setup on Windows XP
http://www.yqcomputer.com/

Issue 2
265194 OFF2000: Windows Installer Appears Every Time a Program Is Started
http://www.yqcomputer.com/
274473 OFF2000: Windows Installer Runs Every Time Help Is Used on Windows
http://www.yqcomputer.com/

I hope this helps!

Mark Plantenberg
Microsoft Product Support