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Q214597: Cannot Run Office in Maintenance Mode After Using Sysprep

Article: Q214597
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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On a system that was created from an image of Windows NT and Microsoft Office
where Sysprep was applied, Office will not run in maintenance mode. To run
Office in maintanance mode, double-click the Add/RemovePrograms icon in Control
Panel and select Microsoft Office 97. The system may show an error message about
a corrupted .stf file and fail to run.

CAUSE
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This problem is caused by the Sysprep file Psydo957.dll changing the Product ID
in the Office 97 .stf file.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, before you run Sysprep on the master system, remove
the Psydo957.dll file from the directory containing the System Preperation tool
files. Without this file, Sysprep will not change the Product ID in Office 97.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.


MORE INFORMATION
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Sysprep refers to the System Preparation Tool for Winnt 4.0. This tool can be
used in conjunction with third-party tools that copy the opperating system and
application files from one system to another, to create a duplicate
installation.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q195446 How Customers Can Obtain System Preparation Tool for WinNT 4.0

Additional query words: Sysprep Sysclone

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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