Office files opening slowly

Office files Opening slowly

Problem: After installing Office 2007 or Office 2003 Compatibility Patch Office files open slowly.

Cause: Office 2007 file formating changed and is using DDE configuration to open DOC, XLS, PPT file type.

Resolution: Turn off DDE when opening the files.

1. In windows explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options. Under the File Types tab, select the Office application extention type (.DOC, .XLS, .PPT) and hit advanced select OPEN

2. Click edit at the end of the string under application to perform action,
add "%1" including quotemarks, and uncheck the use DDE box.

3. Click okay on all of the open dialog boxes.

4. Then repeat for each office file type.

Outlook 2003 not showing Images or Picture but a place holder with a Red X

Outlook 2003 not showing Images or Picture but a place holder with a Red X



Problem: You get an email with a picture or image but it is not downloaded or showing in the message.



Quick Solution:
1. Locate the Outlook Temporary Items folder by opening the Registry and locating HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security\OutlookSecureTempFolder


2. Navigate to the value of this Key. It should be something like: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK3D\ where OLK3D is some randomly generated string that always starts with OLK


3. Quit Outlook


4. Delete the contents of the folder


5. Launch Outlook

How to change Microsoft Office product key

How to change Microsoft Office product key

Problem: Need to change Office Product key without uninstalling and reinstalling Office.

Quick Solution:

1. Backup the registry.

2. Locate and then click the following subkey, depending on your version of Windows and of Office:

32-bit versions of Office
2007 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration

2003 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration

2002 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Registration

64-bit versions of Office
2007 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\12.0\RegistrationOffice

2003 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\11.0\RegistrationOffice

2002 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Registration

3. Delete the following two registry keys.
a. Right-click the DigitalProductID registry entry, click Delete, and then click Yes.
b. Right-click the ProductID registry entry, click Delete, and then click Yes

Close registy editor and open office product. It will prompt to activate and request the new license key.

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895456

Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup

Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup

Backing up your Microsoft Outlook information is quicker and easier with the Personal Folders Backup feature. Personal Folders Backup creates backup copies of your .PST files at regular intervals, in Outlook 2002 and later versions, making it easy to keep all of your Outlook folders safely backed up.

With Personal Folders Backup, you can choose which of your .PST files you wish to back up, and how often you wish to back them up.

Each .PST file contains all of your Outlook folders, including the Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts. You can have a single .PST file (usually called "Internet Folders" or "Personal Folders" in your Folder List), but you might also have an additional .PST file that you use for archiving ("Archiving Folders"). Personal Folders Backup lets you back up any or all of these .PST files.

Note: Personal Folders Backup only backs up .PST files. If you have a Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox, your server mailbox folders are likely backed up regularly by your server administrator.

See source link to download this useful add-in tool.

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8B081F3A-B7D0-4B16-B8AF-5A6322F4FD01&displaylang=en

Office 2007 Customization Tool

Office 2007 Customization Tool


To perform an administrative installation use the "setup.exe /admin" switch, which opens the Office Customization tool. If you receive an error that components are missing, check that you have the admin folder at the root of your media. Some versions don't have this folder so administrative setup isn't possible.


You use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to customize an installation of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The OCT is part of the Setup program and is the recommended tool for most customizations. You run the OCT by typing setup.exe /admin on the command line.


When you run the OCT, you choose to create a new Setup customization (MSP) file or to open an existing MSP file. If you are creating a new file, the OCT displays a list of the products available on the network installation point. You must select a single product that you want to customize.


Using the OCT, you customize Office and save your customizations in a Setup customization MSP file. You place the file in the Updates folder on the network installation point. When you install Office, Setup looks for a Setup customization file in the Updates folder and applies the customizations. The Updates folder can only be used for deploying software patches during an initial installation of 2007 Office system.


As an alternative to placing the customization MSP file in the Updates folder, you can use the Setup command-line option /adminfile to specify the fully-qualified path to the location of the MSP file. For example, type: setup.exe /adminfile \\server\share\mychanges\custom.msp.


Select Save on the File menu to save the Setup customization file before you exit the OCT.


The OCT includes four sections: Setup, Features, Additional Content, and Outlook. Each section contains several pages of options. When you change an option on a page, the page name in the left pane changes to bold. If you open an existing Setup customization file, the bold page names indicate where options are customized.


Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179097.aspx

Stop Windows from autodisconnecting network shares

Stop Windows from autodisconnecting network shares

By default Windows autodisconnects network shares after 15 minutes.

1. Start Registry Editor
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\autodisconnect
3. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Hexadecimal.
4. In the Value Data box, (default value of "f"), enter seven more "f"s, for a total of eight "f"s. "ffffffff"
5. Quit Registry Editor.
6. Reboot system.

How to change the port for Remote Desktop Connections

How to change the port for Remote Desktop Connections


1. Start Registry Editor.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
3. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.
4. Type the new port number, and then click OK.
5. Quit Registry Editor. You're all done!



Notes: After changing the registry key. Open your RDP application and type in the address and remember to add ":portnumber". Example: mywebsite:3389

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759