Registration wizard appears every time you start PowerPoint
OFF2000: Error Messages Starting Office Program, or Program Immediately Quits on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 (Q236592) which explains how registry permissions problems can prevent Office apps from starting up.
Also see Cannot start an Office Program After You Install Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows 2000
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