Normal.dotm MS Office2007
Hi,
I am looking to change Normal.dotm on existing client builds to English(uk) from english(us).
I have tried using the Customization Tool to create a patch. Is simple to do in theory but does not yield any results.
I went down the route of creating an msi. I have used a vbs which renames the normal.dot to normal.old.dot and then active setup adds a new normal.dotm (uk) file to replace it.
When i then launch office it still uses English US Template so i shut it down and relaunch word and another normal.dotm gets created.
Any ideas ?
I am looking to change Normal.dotm on existing client builds to English(uk) from english(us).
I have tried using the Customization Tool to create a patch. Is simple to do in theory but does not yield any results.
I went down the route of creating an msi. I have used a vbs which renames the normal.dot to normal.old.dot and then active setup adds a new normal.dotm (uk) file to replace it.
When i then launch office it still uses English US Template so i shut it down and relaunch word and another normal.dotm gets created.
Any ideas ?
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Posted by:
dunnpy
14 years ago
Rob,
Been thinking about this and isn't there a default normal.dotm that is created during the installation?
When the one in a user profile is deleted, it uses this one to recreate it.
I think in Office 2003 it's in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
What if you replace that one, where-ever it lives for 2007, and then kill the one in the user profile?
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
Been thinking about this and isn't there a default normal.dotm that is created during the installation?
When the one in a user profile is deleted, it uses this one to recreate it.
I think in Office 2003 it's in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
What if you replace that one, where-ever it lives for 2007, and then kill the one in the user profile?
Hope that helps,
Dunnpy
Posted by:
oreillyr
14 years ago
Cheers Paul,
The normal.dotm file and its directory is not created until word is launched. Thats part of my problem, i am trying to ascertain where the bugger is getting it from.. Will install with verbose log and see what transpires..aaah can't do that either. I've spotted a word.pip file, but when you open it it is just wingdings and the likes.
The normal.dotm file and its directory is not created until word is launched. Thats part of my problem, i am trying to ascertain where the bugger is getting it from.. Will install with verbose log and see what transpires..aaah can't do that either. I've spotted a word.pip file, but when you open it it is just wingdings and the likes.
Posted by:
India_Repackaging
14 years ago
I did a similar thing to replace the Dot files but i must admit i dont remember much of it. All I did was create a VB script to rename the current Dot files in several folders and replace them with the new file. However I did this through a login script but you can also do it using an MSI. The search functionality in the VB Script can be replaced by the system search in Windows Installer.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
PIPs store menu and toolbar customisations for the Office apps.
Posted by:
oreillyr
14 years ago
Thank you one and all. Now just to get them to un-sign-off the new build with the same English(US) settings......
Posted by:
oreillyr
14 years ago
From what i can see, this is a dead-end. Seems to be Microsofts latest attempt to Americanise the world.
If you change the normal.dot to a UK version it will be overwritten if you 1)open a doc authored in US english 2)cut and paste into it 3)proof it , the whole package has 1033 written all over it. Can not see a fix in sight, i thought i cracked on numerous occasions only for it to revert back to US randomly.
If you change the normal.dot to a UK version it will be overwritten if you 1)open a doc authored in US english 2)cut and paste into it 3)proof it , the whole package has 1033 written all over it. Can not see a fix in sight, i thought i cracked on numerous occasions only for it to revert back to US randomly.
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