Off97: No Buttons Appear on Shortcut Bar Under Windows NT

ID: Q172368

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

- WARNING -
THE INFORMATION BELOW IS PRELIMINARY AND HAS NOT BEEN
CONFIRMED, EDITED OR TESTED BY MICROSOFT.USE ONLY
WITH DISCRETION.

SYMPTOMS

After you use a roaming profile to log on to a computer, the Office Shortcut Bar fails to display buttons.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

You use a roaming profile to log on to workstation running Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0.

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You install Microsoft Office 97 in a folder on the workstation that is different from the location in which it is installed on other workstations.

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You use a roaming profile to log on to a different workstation running Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install Office 97 in the same folder on each computer.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Office 97 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

A roaming profile contains information about a user's work environment, for example, screen colors, mouse settings, window size and position, and network and printer connections. The information in a roaming profile is available to a user who is using the profile when the user logs on to a computer provided the server is available.

Additional query words: OFF97


Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup offwin offosb 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999