Office 2007

[denon101]

We are moving over office 2007 in the summer. I am currently trying to iron out all of the kinks. One problem I am having is when a user uses the program for the first time they are being asked to fill in details to personalise office. I want to be able to fill that in automatically. Does anyone know how to do that. I have looked through the GPO's and nothing seems to jump out at me.

 

Many thanks

 

Denon

[mavhc]

I set it via the logon vbs script, actually for win2k3, but there may be more properties now. It does cause an msiexec installing bar to appear whilst logging on. Anyway, it's something like:

 

Set ADSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")

Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & ADSysInfo.UserName)

 

Sub SetOfficeUser

On error Resume next

Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")

objWord.UserName = objUser.givenName & " " & objUser.SN

objWord.UserInitials = Left(objUser.givenName, 1) & Left(objUser.SN, 1)

objWord.Quit

End Sub

[SYNACK]

Nice script mavhc, someone just asked almost the same question here http://www.edugeek.net/forums/scripts/56118-script-help-query-ad-add-reg-key.html#post509812 and I used your script as a basis with a small alteration to make it work by writing registry keys instead of fireing up an office app to do this.

 

On error Resume next
Set ADSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & ADSysInfo.UserName)

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
regpath = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo\"
UsersName = objUser.givenName & " " & objUser.SN
UsersInitials = Left(objUser.givenName, 1) & Left(objUser.SN, 1)
WshShell.RegWrite regpath & "UserName", UsersName, "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite regpath & "UserInitials", UsersInitials, "REG_SZ"

[fiendishlyclever]

Is upgrading to 2007 now akin to the House of Common upgrading their PCs to Windows Vista. I'm wondering why 2007 over 2010? Having used 2010 for a few months I hate going back to 2007 on my work machine.

[FN-GM]

You might be better of going to 2010. the user interface isn't much different/

[pritchardavid]

Agreed go for Office 2010, only downside, it needs activating, but then again you can use a mak code if needed

[enjay]

Will 2010 be out in time for a summer deployment, though?

[sted]

Will 2010 be out in time for a summer deployment, though?

 

isnt it out now?

[FN-GM]

isnt it out now?

 

It is yes

[enjay]

Thought it was only beta releases and the RTM version on TechNet, not a general release yet. Willing to be told otherwise, though.

[FN-GM]

Thought it was only beta releases and the RTM version on TechNet, not a general release yet. Willing to be told otherwise, though.

 

it is for general release. Its on the volume Licence site

[enjay]

In which case, I might look at it myself!

[maark]

It is out but just check sims compatability - they lag behind quite a bit.

[danrhodes]

Good point maark, it was a bit of a nightmare for a while with office 2007!

[joe90bass]

Good point maark, it was a bit of a nightmare for a while with office 2007!

 

That's all sorted now then? I could do with getting our admin staff onto 2007. They're still on 2003 whilst the rest of the school is 2007, no major issue though as they have the compatibility pack installed

[maark]

We have no problem with office staff using 2007 on sims - some staff not gone over yet just because they don't like change :-)

[danrhodes]

That's all sorted now then? I could do with getting our admin staff onto 2007. They're still on 2003 whilst the rest of the school is 2007, no major issue though as they have the compatibility pack installed

 

Yep sims caught up a few weeks after we put Office 2007 on which was a while ago now!

[StewartKnight]

I personally prefer 2007... prettier colours don't ya know!

[denon101]

Well the reason for going to 2007 is simply cost. We already had half the licences we needed. So only needed the other half. Where as with 2010 we would need to buy all of them. Increasing the cost. I would have liked to use 2010.