Now, i have searched the forums here and found several intricate scripts using dll calls. However if you are writing to the keys you should note that office 2007. The microsoft office group policy templates contain both specificversion and versionneutral settings. Solved excel 2010 reports wrong user active spiceworks. Initial is just the first letter of the username which is fine for us. Get answers from your peers along with millions of it pros who visit spiceworks. Writeregistry hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \userinitials, username. May 16, 20 the registry key is located at hkcu\software\microsoft\ of fice \ commo n \userinfo if you delete the key then office will prompt you again for the information so you could possibly use a script to enter the information into the registry and it may not prompt on first use. Exit office applications, add the values, then try again. If the user information for office 2010 hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo equals the local admin default userinfo then go to ldapactive directory and, using the clients logon name, find the client in ldap and use their display name as the value for the string username in hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo.
Set microsoft office initials with active directory information. Jan 27, 2014 run malwarebytes, open settings tab scanner settings under action for pup select. Why have office or acrobat ask for the users name when it. Auto generate outlook signature by gpo using multiple signatures. Oct 30, 2015 for those of you who have upgraded to microsoft office 2016 and are using microsoft skype for business 2016 with microsoft office 365, you may have noticed a seemingly endless authentication loop where after having successfully signed in with your office 365 credentials, you keep getting prompted to indicate if this is a work or microsoft account. Any username provided during setup via ui or config. Cordleztoaster does anybody know how to stop office 2010 asking for the users name and intials on first load. Writeregistry hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo\userinitials. For office 2003 or older, the user information is stored in the a version subkey instead of the common subkey. How to reset user options and registry settings in word. John doe to the registry using regwrite in windows scripting host. If you dont want a prompt for company name and initials the first time office is launched, in oct add registry entries to prepopulate these values.
Possible to use group policies configured with office 2010. Aug 30, 2012 scrollbars in a gui posted in ask for help. Skype for business 2016 from office 2016 media endless. This is something that i have to once and will never have to do it again. In this particular scenario, the users details are encoded then injected into the registry to prepopulate a microsoft office userinfo requirement. Parse ds string values into binary for ms office novell. Change friendly name in office products itexperience. I was looking through my startup tab in msconfig and i noticed that there is an entry that has no name or command. In our case it was admin due to our soe not accommodating for it. Hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \username, ouser. If this policy setting is enabled, apps from the office store are blocked.
Working with the registry fasttrack automation studio. This key is used by other microsoft programs, such as the office programs. Some companies do not install the microsoft word templates. Configure the access control and the workspace container 9. Users must be prevented from using or inserting apps that. Jun 23, 2011 to resolve this problem i have successfully deployed the below vb script as a start up script which collects the user info via ldap microsoft active directory in my case and updates the word application. No logged on office users are configured for information rights management irm microsoft azure. Ensure you have updated with all the latest office updates, not just the ones for a specific application e. Aug 29, 2011 if the user information for office 2010 hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo equals the local admin default userinfo then go to ldapactive directory and, using the clients logon name, find the client in ldap and use their display name as the value for the string username in hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo. In the registry editor, browse to the following location. Change office user info registry keys with gpo spiceworks home. Prepopulate users names and email address in office and acrobat. System infected keeps shutting down posted in virus, trojan, spyware, and malware removal help.
Im sure its just something small that i am missing. Make sure that everything is checked, and click remove selected on any found items. On some systems, the gui appears to show some items offscreen most notably with low display resolutions or increased dpi settings. Software \microsoft\office\common\userinfo value name.
If the installing administrator opens an office 2007 application with the server still in install mode, terminal services will then mirror this data to the hklm \ software \ microsoft \windows nt\currentversion\terminal server\ install \ software \ microsoft \ office \ common \userinfo key. Why have office or acrobat ask for the users name when it is already stored in active directory. Ms office 2010 plus registry key to stop it configuring. Sep 23, 2004 hkcu \ software \ microsoft \ office \10. In our network we have had a problem where a lot of our users never configured their microsoft office user details and simply accepted the defaults. How to reset user options and registry settings in word office. Batch file that needs to find info in active directory tech. Registry path, software\policies\ microsoft\office\common\userinfo.
Generic class wrapper which reads the userinfo key in the registry. I have had some trouble updating with windows for a few months which i had been. Regwrite hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \userinitials, ouser. Office 365 users arent signed in to office through. Office setting username and initials to logged on user edugeek. I have tried your solution, along with several other reg hacks, as well as the otc for off 2007 but none seem to do the job. I am having a issue with the outlook configuration script. Often you would like some personal information filled in for the user before they start the application. Change office user info registry keys with gpo spiceworks. This is the the solution for setting microsoft office user info files to use active directory for user name, initials, and company name. Moving from office 2010 to office 365 click to run the below scripts aids the process of moving from legacy office 2010 installations to your new office 365 click to run software by scrubbing all traces of office 2010 prior to deploying your downloaded 365 click to run software. We set value for hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \use rinitials and hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \use rname for office via gpp registry settings, with the %username% set in each. Both of the following values go under hkcu \ software \microsoft\office\15. We set value for hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo\use rinitials and hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo\use.
Office setting username and initials to logged on user. Regwrite hkcu \ software \ microsoft \ office \ common. Dat\ software \microsoft\ office\\powerpoint\security\ trusted documents\trustrecords. Jul 22, 2010 often you would like some personal information filled in for the user before they start the application. Hklm\ software \microsoft\windows\windows search\preferences preventindexingoutlook dword. The registry key is located at hkcu \ software \microsoft\ of fice \ commo n \userinfo if you delete the key then office will prompt you again for the information so you could possibly use a script to enter the information into the registry and it may not prompt on first use.
Some settings are implemented by version specific registry paths, eg. Regwrite hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \company. Locked for editing by %wrong username% solutions experts. Batch file that needs to find info in active directory. Office 2003 user information application installs msfn. And also the annoying welcome to microsoft office 2010 help protect and improve microsoft office where you usually want to check dont make changes and control that using gpo instead. If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, apps from the office store are allowed, unless the block apps for office policy setting is enabled.
Registry path, software\policies\microsoft\office\common\userinfo. It works great when there is no profile built at all for the user but if the machine that you are logging onto has any profile at all it wont delete those profiles and then proceed to build the new one for the user logging in. The word application is the reference application for this setting to the other office applications. No logged on office users are configured for information. Regwrite hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \userinitials, strusername oshell. Well, to be perfectly honest, in that case youre probably out of luck. I found the command to add a scrollbar to it, but it doesnt appear to do anything. Hkcu \ software \ microsoft \ office \ common \ userinfo \ username hkcu \ software \ microsoft \ office \ common \ userinfo \userinitials. Also once installed in the guest and prior to turning into a template navigate to hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo. But, in my corporate environment, these key are very used for our template file. This policy setting allows users to be prevented from using or inserting apps that come from the office store.
Automatically set microsoft office user info based on ldap query. Now, i have searched the forums here and found several intricate scripts using dll. Please refer to the official microsoft documentation on the windows registry for. Login again into a new session and start microsoft office, for example. Office 2007 on terminal server display wrong user name. The location is hkcu \ software \ microsoft \windows\currentversion\run. Software\microsoft\office\ common\userinfo\ value name. The word application is the reference application for. How to disable user name and initials on first run of office. Afternoon all, ive created a package using prism for ms office 2010 plus. Use local user name and initials values regardless of signedin user.
If either registry key does not exist and this parameter is not specified, the report will. The registry key is located at hkcu \ software \ microsoft \of fice \ commo n \ userinfo if you delete the key then office will prompt you again for the information so you could possibly use a script to enter the information into the registry and it may not prompt on first use. Prepopulate users names and email address in office and. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Todays code snippet is an example of how to encode user info into a byte array. If you are using office 20 you should try the following registry values. Infected registry help hkcu\software\microsoft\windows. As near as we can tell, user information is stored in the registry. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. List of word 97s registry settings assistant settings hkcu \ software \microsoft\office\8.
Parameter coverpage what microsoft word cover page to use. To have us reset user options and registry settings in microsoft word for you, go to the heres an easy fix section. Writeregistry hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \username, userfullname writeregistry hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\ userinfo \ company,acme corp this example is from the general how to examples page, where the information about the user is set in the registry for microsoft office 20072010. Scrollbars in a gui ask for help autohotkey community. Automatically set microsoft office user info based on ldap. If you prefer to reset user options and registry settings in microsoft word yourself, go to the let me fix it myself section. Dec 10, 20 todays code snippet is an example of how to encode user info into a byte array. Office 2010 suppress prompt for users name and initials. Regwrite hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \username, ouser. Add a value data for hkcu\software\microsoft\office\common\userinfo \company, userinitials, and username. To resolve this problem i have successfully deployed the below vb script as a start up script which collects the user info via ldap microsoft active directory in my case and updates the word application. If you know the registry key hkcu you want to change, you can use following batch file which will change this key in all users account and also the.
This cause the cover page and table of contents sections of the script to generate numerous errors. I have used the office 2010 oct tool for creating a silent install but whenever a user logs into the machine they get prompted for name and initials. Apr 24, 2014 so the object it found is hkcu\\software\\microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\run my computer has been acting strange, so i removed it just to be on the safe side, only for it to pop up on the scan i did after rebooting. How to write binary value to registry with regwrite. List of word 97s registry settings assistant settings hkcu \ software \ microsoft \ office \8. Im fairly sure the example youre using is assuming the %username% environment variable is both available, and can be expanded. Hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run resolved. How to disable user name and initials on first run of.
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