MSOffice 2003 on W2K3 Terminal Server Question...

[Michelle]

First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot of the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003 installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that connect to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Keith V. Klenke]

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.

 

[Michelle]

Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this would meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using GPO's. Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot of the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003 installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Keith V. Klenke]

Get yourself a copy of the office 2003 resource kit (the ORK is a free
download), read up on how to make an AIP (for office xp for example you can
look at this guide, for 2003 its pretty much the same procedure, using 2003
patches of course - http://www.kernelklenke.net/office/oxpss.html). Then run
the custom install wizard (CIW) from the ORK against your AIP. You can then
pre-setup all the configuration changes (step 10 i think) you want within
that wizard.
Uninstall the current office2003 on the terminal server & install your
preconfigured
version. You could then even use this on new installs to make sure those new
workstations are presetup the way you want for all users as well.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this would
meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using GPO's.
Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot of
the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions
though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003
installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that
connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this
Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Michelle]

I'm going to take these 2 options to the "powers that be" and see how they
want to proceed. The second method seems like a lot more work so maybe
they'll reconsider the GPO method.

Thanks again for your help!
M~

Get yourself a copy of the office 2003 resource kit (the ORK is a free
download), read up on how to make an AIP (for office xp for example you can
look at this guide, for 2003 its pretty much the same procedure, using 2003
patches of course - http://www.kernelklenke.net/office/oxpss.html). Then run
the custom install wizard (CIW) from the ORK against your AIP. You can then
pre-setup all the configuration changes (step 10 i think) you want within
that wizard.
Uninstall the current office2003 on the terminal server & install your
preconfigured
version. You could then even use this on new installs to make sure those new
workstations are presetup the way you want for all users as well.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this would
meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using GPO's.
Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot of
the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions
though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003
installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that
connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this
Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Keith V. Klenke]

Yep, GPO will set the standards far easier, but it is never a bad thing to
have a prepatched AIP (even if you dont go through the configuration
section) that is far easier to roll out to machines (old & new) than a
manual install.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

I'm going to take these 2 options to the "powers that be" and see how they
want to proceed. The second method seems like a lot more work so maybe
they'll reconsider the GPO method.

Thanks again for your help!
M~

Get yourself a copy of the office 2003 resource kit (the ORK is a free
download), read up on how to make an AIP (for office xp for example you
can
look at this guide, for 2003 its pretty much the same procedure, using
2003
patches of course - http://www.kernelklenke.net/office/oxpss.html). Then
run
the custom install wizard (CIW) from the ORK against your AIP. You can
then
pre-setup all the configuration changes (step 10 i think) you want within
that wizard.
Uninstall the current office2003 on the terminal server & install your
preconfigured
version. You could then even use this on new installs to make sure those
new
workstations are presetup the way you want for all users as well.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this would
meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using GPO's.
Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~


:

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot
of
the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions
though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003
installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that
connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this
Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and
be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Michelle]

I think we do have the AIP available (I need to check with a peer in another
org to be sure) ... not being overly familiar with Terminal Server I thought
there would be some special/unique settings or install method I needed to
worry about with the Office install to set settings for everyone connecting
to it...

M~

Yep, GPO will set the standards far easier, but it is never a bad thing to
have a prepatched AIP (even if you dont go through the configuration
section) that is far easier to roll out to machines (old & new) than a
manual install.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

I'm going to take these 2 options to the "powers that be" and see how they
want to proceed. The second method seems like a lot more work so maybe
they'll reconsider the GPO method.

Thanks again for your help!
M~

Get yourself a copy of the office 2003 resource kit (the ORK is a free
download), read up on how to make an AIP (for office xp for example you
can
look at this guide, for 2003 its pretty much the same procedure, using
2003
patches of course - http://www.kernelklenke.net/office/oxpss.html). Then
run
the custom install wizard (CIW) from the ORK against your AIP. You can
then
pre-setup all the configuration changes (step 10 i think) you want within
that wizard.
Uninstall the current office2003 on the terminal server & install your
preconfigured
version. You could then even use this on new installs to make sure those
new
workstations are presetup the way you want for all users as well.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this would
meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using GPO's.
Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~


:

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a lot
of
the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific questions
though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003
installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that
connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this
Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once and
be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle

 

[Keith V. Klenke]

back in office2000 i think there was a terminal server specific install (for
the AIP anyways), but they did away with that in officexp (and higher i am
guessing).

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

I think we do have the AIP available (I need to check with a peer in
another
org to be sure) ... not being overly familiar with Terminal Server I
thought
there would be some special/unique settings or install method I needed to
worry about with the Office install to set settings for everyone
connecting
to it...

M~

Yep, GPO will set the standards far easier, but it is never a bad thing
to
have a prepatched AIP (even if you dont go through the configuration
section) that is far easier to roll out to machines (old & new) than a
manual install.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-

I'm going to take these 2 options to the "powers that be" and see how
they
want to proceed. The second method seems like a lot more work so maybe
they'll reconsider the GPO method.

Thanks again for your help!
M~


:

Get yourself a copy of the office 2003 resource kit (the ORK is a free
download), read up on how to make an AIP (for office xp for example
you
can
look at this guide, for 2003 its pretty much the same procedure, using
2003
patches of course - http://www.kernelklenke.net/office/oxpss.html).
Then
run
the custom install wizard (CIW) from the ORK against your AIP. You can
then
pre-setup all the configuration changes (step 10 i think) you want
within
that wizard.
Uninstall the current office2003 on the terminal server & install your
preconfigured
version. You could then even use this on new installs to make sure
those
new
workstations are presetup the way you want for all users as well.

--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
Hi Keith - thanks for the quick response. It does look like this
would
meet
the need ... however, there is a desire to do this without using
GPO's.
Are
you aware of a way to accomplish this without using GPOs?

Thanks!
M~


:

use the .adm files, pop them in, edit the gpo
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...20-EDC2-479B-B115-5ABB70B3F490&displaylang=en
should do what you require.


--
http://abeNd.org - Novell News for IT Professionals
-
First let me say I inherited this environment so I don't have a
lot
of
the
background. If necessary, I can get answers to specific
questions
though.

We have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server that has MSOffice 2003
installed.
We'd like to set the Macro | Security setting for all users that
connect
to
the server and launch Office. The reg key's are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel\Security]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Security]

We could do a "work-around" with login scripts, etc. to poke this
Current
User setting, but would prefer to set the Office products once
and
be
confident any user who connects will get the setting.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Michelle