How do I stop the "User Name" prompt?

[JDH]

Hey Everyone,

Every morning when I start any Office 2007 application, I am prompted for my
name and initials. If I log out of the system, I get prompted again.

Is there a way to set these values for good?

Thanks in advance - Jonathan

 

[Beth Melton]

Hey Everyone,

Every morning when I start any Office 2007 application, I am prompted for
my
name and initials. If I log out of the system, I get prompted again.

Is there a way to set these values for good?

Thanks in advance - Jonathan

What you are encountering is an indication that you don't have sufficient
permissions to update the Office branch in the Registry. You may want to
contact your admin and see if your permissions can be changed. Here's what
you need Full Control over:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo

I'd ask for Full Control over the entire Office branch if I were you.
Otherwise you aren't able to save any of your personal preferences in the
Office apps.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

 

[jdharley]

Thanks Beth. I can't believe it only took a post here to get the answer.
The folks in Support ran me around and tried to bill me $400 odd dollars for
the answer.

Best,

Jonathan

 

[Beth Melton]

I *hope* this resolves it for you. That's what worked for me when I
encountered the same issue on a client's machine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

 

[John Bryntze]

It is nearly the same for Office 2003 but harder to change in registry due to
saved in binary/HEX but both Office 2003 and Office 2007 can be fixed, check
this link
http://john.bryntze.net/jbkb/index.php?title=Office-kb3_Change_"User_Name"_in_Office_2003/2007

thanks