Hello,
Thank you for your prompt response, and I apologize for my delayed response
due to the weekend. I also apologize that I did not fully understand your
original concerns and provide a more thorough answer. I have performed
further research to more thoroughly answer your question.
When Office 2000 or Office XP is upgraded to Office System 2003, the
graphic file extensions associated with Microsoft Photo Editor are removed
even if the extensions have been re-associated with a different graphics
file handler. Although Office 2003 installs the Microsoft Office Picture
Manager, it does not automatically associate the graphics file extensions
during the installation.
Picture Manager offers the user a choice during the first run by the user.
Unfortunately, this is by design. It is a limitation in Windows installer
because it does not know the file association to keep it if it is
associated to something else.
There are several options to manage this scenario. Please choose the
option that best applies to your needs.
Option 1:
You can re-install Photo Editor on all the systems. This is essentially
rolling out an office installation through current methods and only
installing the Photo Editor component. To re-install Photo Editor please
follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=817095
Option 2:
You can include the necessary registry settings in your MST by adding the
keys in CIW to associate the graphics files with the appropriate
applications. I have generated a sample script for you below. You should
generate your own script following these steps:
1. On a system that is configured with appropriate file associations,
export the following registry keys to file:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.bmp
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.gif
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpeg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExt
s\.jpg
* you can of course add the keys for any other image files you want to
associate as well
** to export the keys, open regedit, browse to the key, right click and
choose export
2. Copy the resultant .reg file information into one .reg file, including
the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" line only once at the top.
3. In CIW, on screen 12 of 24, Import the .reg file created in step #2.
Here is a sample file that I created from my system:
++++++//BEGIN FILE CUT BELOW LINE\\++++++++++++
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp]
"Application"="ois.exe"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp\OpenWithList]
"a"="mspaint.exe"
"MRUList"="dcba"
"b"="iexplore.exe"
"c"="shimgvw.dll"
"d"="OIS.EXE"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.bmp\OpenWithProgids]
"Paint.Picture"=hex(0):
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.jpg\OpenWithProgids]
"jpegfile"=hex(0):
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif]
"Application"="ois.exe"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif\OpenWithList]
"a"="shimgvw.dll"
"MRUList"="ebadc"
"b"="mspaint.exe"
"c"="iexplore.exe"
"d"="msnmsgr.exe"
"e"="OIS.EXE"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileEx
ts\.gif\OpenWithProgids]
"giffile"=hex(0):
++++++++++//END FILE CUT ABOVE LINE\\++++++++++++++++
Option 3:
If you have already rolled out the installation and would rather not
re-install office, you can publish a .bat file or implement it as a login
script to call the .reg file created above. The .bat file should include a
line to call the .reg with this syntax:
REGEDIT /S "\\servername\Sharename\name.reg"
Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Dana Brash
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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