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

ID: Q236442

The information in this article applies to:

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 this to be a problem in the Microsoft products 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:

Q231611 OFF2000: Unable to Run Setup with AlwaysInstallElevated Policy Enabled
Q229459 OFF2000: AlwaysInstallElevated Key Is Reset to Zero

Additional query words: OFF2000 alwaysinstallelevated ork 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999