This article will show you the easiest way to correct a Microsoft Office 2000 installer bug that sets the default HTML editing component to "Install on first use", although it is already installed on Windows. The bug causes annoying prompts for the Office 2000 CD when ActivEdit and other applications that use the HTML editing component are launched until the option is set to "Not Available" or "Run from my computer". Not all Office 2000 configurations will accept the "Run from my computer" option without inserting the CD into your CD ROM drive, but those configurations don't include applications that use the HTML editing component, so you might choose the "Not Available" option first and then change it later if you encounter an application that needs the option set to "Run from my computer".
If you have the Office 2000 CD handy, insert it into your CD ROM drive and follow the propmpts to set the option to "Run from my computer".
If you don't have the Office 2000 CD available, it's still easy to set this option. Start by launching Control Panel from the Start Menu or My Computer icon. Select Add or Remove Programs and scroll to Microsoft Office 2000. Select Microsoft Office 2000 and click the Change button. This launches the Microsoft Office 2000 Maintenance Mode Window. Select Add or Remove Features and expand Office Tools. Select the arrow next to HTML Source Editing and select the "Not Available" option. Press the Update Now button at the bottom left to complete the process. The installer will prompt that Office 2000 has been configured successfully.
You can also place the following lines in a text file, save it with a .bat extension and run it to make the changes from the command line. Each line sets the option to "Not Available" for a specific version of Office 2000. Only the version installed will be found.
msiexec /i {00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7} /qb- REMOVE=HTMLSourceEditing
msiexec /i {00010409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7} /qb- REMOVE=HTMLSourceEditing
msiexec /i {00020409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7} /qb- REMOVE=HTMLSourceEditing
msiexec /i {00030409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7} /qb- REMOVE=HTMLSourceEditing
Neither of the methods above required that I be logged in as an administrator.
More information from the Microsoft site.