Setting Default Save Path etc for ALL USERS

[Danny Russell]

Hi,

I'm working on an unattended Office 2000 install to over
3000 machines. I have created the MST and an OFT to
install with our company standard templates location,
default save location, and startup location. This works
fine if a user is logged in at the time of the install.
However, it only applies the settings to current user... I
would like to set these default settings on a machine
level so that all users who log in pull the new settings!
How is this possible? We have Windows 2000 desktops and
are installing using Unicenter Software Delivery.
Perhaps there are registry keys in HKU which could be set?
Or HKLM? Any help on this issue would be much appreciated
as I have been working on this install for a few weeks now
trying to solve this problem!

Many Thanks,

Danny Russell
National IT Co-Ordinator, Baker Tilly

 

[nsperry]

The Key can be found in:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Options\DOC-PATH

If this key doesn't exist Word will use the default location "My Documents"

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[Danny Russell]

-----Original Message-----
The Key can be found in:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Options\DOC-PATH

If this key doesn't exist Word will use the default location "My Documents"

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[Guest]

Oops, Try again,

Hi, Thanks for your help. I am aware of this reg key, but
it isnt what I want. We push an unattended install from a
software delivery server which will install while the
users are logged out (at the Windows 2000 log on screen).
The settings in the ops file and the reg key mentioned
above only work at a current user level, so when a new
user logs into the machine they dont have the default save
path etc. I'm hoping there is another key (perhaps in hku
or hklm) that I can set so that all users pick up the
settings? Or even any other suggestions as to how to set
these options on a machine level instead of a per user
level?

Many Thanks

Danny Russell

 

[nsperry]

You could set the HKCU value I've given below using Group Policies or Active
Setup, for info www.etlengineering.com/installer/activesetup.txt

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[Bruce Musgrove]

Use active directory group policy with either the office ADM files or
redirect MY Documents in active directory group policy. I do the second to
redirect MY DOCUMENTS to C:\data and it works great.