[derrikm]

I decided to do a clean reinstall of Windows XP Home and then locate all my program files on a partition other than "C:". My XP is up to date with all security fixes and SP1 installed. Drive C and all other partitions were formatted to NTFS format.

Ever since installing MS Office 2000 on Drive E, whenever I start any Office component (Word, Excel, etc) the first thing I see is a window stating the the application is being installed, then that window is replaced by another wondow stating that the application is being configured. This whole process only takes about 5 to 10 seconds, and after the windows close Office is up ang running normally. Prior to reinstalling XP and all programs, Office worked flawlessly.

Any ideas?