Windows Installer / Office 2000 Installer
Hi people:
maybe this is not 100% VB, but i hope somebody can give a clue with this one:
i have a laptop with windows 2000 in an NT network. my user is part of the administrators group.
with my user i install a program X.
when i try to run that pogram, the office 2000 professional installer pops-up, asking me for the CD.
any ideas why this sh*** is happening???
thanks!
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