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Ralph Malph
I have a large number of PCs with Office 2007 installed. All PCs are
"Frozen". Users will log in to system with unique user names and
passwords and get validated by AD. The profile created when a "new" user
logs in will be deleted
every time the system restarts, in effect making ALL users "New" users. (No
room to store what could be hundreds of profiles) As a result, every time
Office is started it
asks for the User name and their initials. How do I permanently stop this
and/or modify the default profile so that no one ever gets asked for this
info and so that the info is the same for everyone etc.
This common sense need seems to have been removed from Office 2007, how do I
get it back. MS are you listening, it seems that a lot of people in cyborg
space need to be able to control this feature but no one seems to know how.
NOT GOOD.
The new OCT tools in 2K7 do not help, you can only preset the user name and
initials for one user, not ALL users. Another typical half a__ job by MS.
I have also tried various reg hacks such as the following, but they do not
stop 2K7 from prompting the user for name etc. And if they did, they would
have to be run every time the user logs in. Very inefficient!
Option 1
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"Company"=""
"UserName"="John Doe"
"UserInitials"="JD"
Option 2
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v ShownOptIn /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d "John
Doe"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d JD
Option 3
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"Company"=""
"UserName"="John Doe"
"UserInitials"="JD"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General]
"ShownOptIn"=dword:00000001
Option 4
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 5
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 6 Accepted Answer
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 7
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v
ShownOptIn /t REG_DWORD /d 1
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company /d
"Name of Company Here"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v
CompanyName /d "Name of Company Here"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName
/d "%username%"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v
UserInitials /d %username:~0,2%
Option 8
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v ShownOptIn /t
REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company /d "Name
of Company Here" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v CompanyName /d
"Name of Company Here" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2% /f
Option 9
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"UserName"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"UserInitials"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"Company"=hex:53,00,74,00,2e,00,20,00,50,00,65,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,62,\
00,75,00,72,00,67,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General]
"ShownOptIn"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"UserName"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"UserInitials"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"Company"=hex:53,00,74,00,2e,00,20,00,50,00,65,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,62,\
00,75,00,72,00,67,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00
I have also tried to add this info in to the HKU\.Default area of the reg
but it did no good.
I have also tried looking at the following reg section but nothing in this
section stop the prompt for user name etc.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00002109030000000000000000F01FEC\InstallProperties]
"RegCompany"="St. College"
"RegOwner"="user.name"
Anyway any help fixing this Office 2K7 deficiency will be greatly
appreciated by me and many others.
Thanks
Ralph Malph
"Frozen". Users will log in to system with unique user names and
passwords and get validated by AD. The profile created when a "new" user
logs in will be deleted
every time the system restarts, in effect making ALL users "New" users. (No
room to store what could be hundreds of profiles) As a result, every time
Office is started it
asks for the User name and their initials. How do I permanently stop this
and/or modify the default profile so that no one ever gets asked for this
info and so that the info is the same for everyone etc.
This common sense need seems to have been removed from Office 2007, how do I
get it back. MS are you listening, it seems that a lot of people in cyborg
space need to be able to control this feature but no one seems to know how.
NOT GOOD.
The new OCT tools in 2K7 do not help, you can only preset the user name and
initials for one user, not ALL users. Another typical half a__ job by MS.
I have also tried various reg hacks such as the following, but they do not
stop 2K7 from prompting the user for name etc. And if they did, they would
have to be run every time the user logs in. Very inefficient!
Option 1
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"Company"=""
"UserName"="John Doe"
"UserInitials"="JD"
Option 2
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v ShownOptIn /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d "John
Doe"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d JD
Option 3
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"Company"=""
"UserName"="John Doe"
"UserInitials"="JD"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General]
"ShownOptIn"=dword:00000001
Option 4
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 5
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 6 Accepted Answer
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%"
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2%
Option 7
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v
ShownOptIn /t REG_DWORD /d 1
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company /d
"Name of Company Here"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v
CompanyName /d "Name of Company Here"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName
/d "%username%"
echo y| Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v
UserInitials /d %username:~0,2%
Option 8
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General /v ShownOptIn /t
REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v Company /d "Name
of Company Here" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v CompanyName /d
"Name of Company Here" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserName /d
"%username%" /f
Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo /v UserInitials /d
%username:~0,2% /f
Option 9
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"UserName"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"UserInitials"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"Company"=hex:53,00,74,00,2e,00,20,00,50,00,65,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,62,\
00,75,00,72,00,67,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General]
"ShownOptIn"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]
"UserName"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"UserInitials"=hex:53,00,50,00,43,00,00,00
"Company"=hex:53,00,74,00,2e,00,20,00,50,00,65,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,62,\
00,75,00,72,00,67,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6c,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00
I have also tried to add this info in to the HKU\.Default area of the reg
but it did no good.
I have also tried looking at the following reg section but nothing in this
section stop the prompt for user name etc.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00002109030000000000000000F01FEC\InstallProperties]
"RegCompany"="St. College"
"RegOwner"="user.name"
Anyway any help fixing this Office 2K7 deficiency will be greatly
appreciated by me and many others.
Thanks
Ralph Malph