We have a corporate policy that only templates that conform to our style guide can be used. In the default Office installation, the File > New dialog box is different and you have access to qu… Read More

We have a corporate policy that only templates that conform to our style guide can be used. In the default Office installation, the File > New dialog box is different and you have access to qu… Read More

The OCT has the ability to save the default file type also which isn't mentioned anywhere here. It is kind of hard to find. But, if you look under Modify User Settings > Microsoft Word 2007 >… Read More

If you set the key "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Internet\DisableCustomerSubmittedDownload" to 1 the online templates won't work and Word will show an error message and quits wi… Read More

Silent uninstall information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178956.aspx /uninstall [ProductID] Runs Setup to remove the specified product from the user’s computer.… Read More

Silent uninstall information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178956.aspx /uninstall [ProductID] Runs Setup to remove the specified product from the user’s computer. Look up… Read More

Removing the default user name for Terminal Services Office 2007 installations http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179072.aspx Removing the default user name Any user name that is p… Read More

To include SP1 in your Office 2007 installations, including AD deployment and any other installations, use the following steps: 1. Download the SP1 installation package, available at the foll… Read More

Issue: You get a message a dialog box is in use when you lauch Outlook 2007 but you cannot force the box to the foreground. Fix: None from Microsoft at this time. Workaround: modify your r… Read More

I just finished a Premier support call with Microsoft and some of what we discussed may be useful to you if you are planning an Office 2007 deployment. Issue 1 I performed a standalone insta… Read More

If you have a MSDN or retail version of Office 2007 and want to run the Office Customisation Wizard, download the "2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office … Read More

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940289/en-us Description of Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1 Just like Visio Viewer 2007, the Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1 is just a Service Pack… Read More

Considerations when installing Outlook 2007 in a Terminal Services environment. http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/7e816caa-7c1c-4d78-ac28-693aa4ea58d81033.mspx Microsoft reco… Read More

We came across an issue when we installed Outlook 2007 onto our Terminal Server when using the Symantec Enterprise Vault add-in. (This might affect other Outlook add-ins, too). We would get t… Read More

The (free) downloadable Microsoft book "Deployment for the Office 2007 release" currently (as of 13th June 2007) has the wrong package codes in the section "run setup from the local installatio… Read More

Easiest and quickest way to uninstall a product is to amend the a Config.xml file as follows: <Configuration Product="Product Name"> <Display Level="none"/> <Setting Id="SETUP_REBO… Read More

In addition to the MSDN distributing a retail copy (see above OCT error), Action Pack subscribers are also receiving a retail copy. Read More

In addition to notes listed above, here are specific registry keys that can be used to stop the Opt-In Wizard appearing for all users. It uses the HKLM to HKCU mechanism built in to Office 200… Read More

I've tried every reg setting I could find on the web in the OCT; however, only one successfully worked one time. That setting was actually listed on Microsoft's site. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar… Read More

There's also a bug in the Common Feed List group policy. The "Synchronize Outlook RSS Feeds with Common Feed List" setting is not set correctly in the Office Customization Tool and in the Grou… Read More

So i'll share a little of what I've learned with Office 2007 - Not sure if this is documented anywhere but here goes... The registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\User… Read More

If you want to uninstall Office 2007: 1: Run setup.exe /uninstall. 2: You need to edit the config.xml file in the product folder you wish to uninstall. 3: Make sure the package folder is dif… Read More

This is the message you get when you first run Outlook 2007 if you're not going to install Windows Desktop Search. [Windows Desktop Search is not currently installed or not up to date. Outlo… Read More

You can also specify the product to be installed by using the /config switch: setup.exe /adminfile custom.msp /config ProPlus.WW\config.xml You don't have to modify the config.xml but there a… Read More

Office 07-My quick summary, Microsoft really wants you to install Windows Desktop Search. It takes up extra resources. Here is how to disable the Warning notification about Windows Desktop not… Read More

After you create the .msp file you can deploy the setup out like this: "setup.exe" /adminfile "office.msp" Read More

The registry entries work great to get rid of the Privacy Options when the application is first opened, but to get rid of the option to go to Office Updates at the end of the install, you must … Read More

To remove privacy option popup, set the following values in the registry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\User Settings\Product code] "Count"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_… Read More

I have found it better to first uninstall Office 2003 before installing Office 2007 when Office 2003 has been deployed through GPO. I noticed that even though Office 2003 is gone its shortcuts… Read More

Retail 2007 Office products do not support the /admin switch (that provides the new Office Customization Tool (formerly Custom Installation Wizard)) as it does not include the files that make u… Read More