Updated: 2009-08-06
In this article:
Overview of new and updated Group Policy and OCT settings
This article contains information about the new and updated 2007 Microsoft Office system Group Policy and Office Customization Tool (OCT) settings that are included in the 2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=144523) release.
The download includes an \Admin folder that contains an updated Office Customization Tool (OCT) and ADMX and ADML versions of the 2007 Office system Administrative Template files for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Also included is an updated Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbook (Office2007GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls) that provides information about all of the 2007 Office system Group Policy settings and OPA settings.
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The workbook that is included with the download (Office2007GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls) does not include Office Outlook 2007 ADMX, ADML, and ADM settings. For an updated, complete workbook, see 2007 Office system Group Policy and OCT Settings reference. |
This article lists the new, updated, and removed settings in three tables. Unless otherwise noted, you will find Group Policy settings under the User Configuration/Administrative Templates node of the Group Policy Object Editor and OCT settings on the Modify user settings page of the OCT.
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If you have previously configured any of the Group Policy settings affected by this update, you must set those policy settings to their Not Configured state before you remove the previous 2007 Office system ADM files and load the updated version 3 ADM files. This removes the registry key information for the policy setting from the registry. This is because if an .adm file is removed, the settings that correspond to the .adm file do not appear in Group Policy Object Editor; however, the policy settings that are configured from the .adm file remain in the Registry.pol file and continue to apply to the appropriate target client or user. This also applies to any policy settings that you had previously configured that are listed in "Removed settings" later in this article. To obtain information about the policy settings that are currently in effect for the Group Policy object (GPO) linked to the domain or organizational unit that contains a given computer or user, you can use Group Policy Results in Group Policy Management Console. To access Group Policy Results data for a user or computer, you must have Read Group Policy Results data permission on the domain or organizational unit that contains the user or computer, or you must be a member of the Administrators group on the targeted local computer. For information about Group Policy Management Console, see the "Using Group Policy Management Console and Group Policy Object Editor" section in Enforce settings by using Group Policy in the 2007 Office system. For more information about how to report by using Group Policy Results, see Reporting on GPO Settings (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=104725) and Determine Resultant Set of Policy with Group Policy Results (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=104724). |
New settings
The following table lists the Group Policy and OCT settings that are new in this release. All new settings included in this release (with one exception) address OpenDocument file formats in the 2007 Office system. For more information about the Group Policy and OCT settings that address OpenDocument file formats, see Group Policy and Office Customization Tool settings that address OpenDocument Format and Open XML Formats in the 2007 Office system.
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Excel |
Block opening of OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods) file types |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Block file formats\Open |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block saving of OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods) file types |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Block file formats\Save |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Machine)\Converters
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Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Machine)\Converters |
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Turn off import converters for Excel |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Block file formats\Open\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn off export converters for Excel |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block specific export converters based on class ID (CLSID) |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
A known issue exists for this policy setting; however, a workaround is available. For more information, see "Important" note following this table. |
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Suppress file format compatibility dialog box for OpenDocument spreadsheet format |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Save |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Save |
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PowerPoint |
Block opening of OpenDocument presentation (.odp) file types |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Block file formats\Open |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block saving of OpenDocument presentation (.odp) file types |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint2007\Block file formats\Save |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 \Block File Formats\Open\Converters
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This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn off import converters for PowerPoint |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Block file formats\Open\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn off export converters for PowerPoint |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block specific export converters based on class ID (CLSID) |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
A known issue exists for this policy setting; however, a workaround is available. For more information, see "Important" note following this table. |
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Suppress file format compatibility dialog box for OpenDocument presentation format |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\PowerPoint Options\Save |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\PowerPoint Options\Save |
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Word |
Block opening of OpenDocument text (.odt) file types |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Open |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block saving of OpenDocument text (.odt) file types |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Save |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn on an external converter as the default for a file extension policy for Microsoft Office Word |
Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Machine)\Converters
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Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Machine)\Converters |
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Turn off import converters for Word |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Open\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Turn off export converters for Word |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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Block specific import converters based on class ID (CLSID) |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Open\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
A known issue exists for this policy setting; however, a workaround is available. For more information, see "Important" note following this table. |
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Block specific export converters based on class ID (CLSID) |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Block file formats\Save\Converters |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
A known issue exists for this policy setting; however, a workaround is available. For more information, see "Important" note following this table. |
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Suppress file format compatibility dialog box for OpenDocument text format |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Save |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Save |
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Office 2007 Converters |
Do not show conversion message on open
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Office 2007 Converters\Microsoft Office Word |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
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The following policy settings do not function as expected because of a registry issue:
The issue is that a registry key for the converter that is type REG_SZ is created, when it should be type DWORD. To work around this issue, you can manually create a registry key for the converter:
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Updated settings
The following table lists the Group Policy and OCT settings that have been updated in this release.
Application | Setting name | Group Policy Object Editor location | OCT location | Notes |
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Access |
List of eror messages to customize |
Microsoft Office Access 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Microsoft Office Access 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
Disable commands |
Microsoft Office Access 2007\Disable items in User Interface\Predefined |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Excel |
Comments |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Advanced |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Advanced |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
List of error messages to customize |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Disable commands |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Disable Items in User Interface\Predefined |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Internet and network paths as hyperlinks |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel options\Proofing\Autocorrect Options |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel options\Proofing\Autocorrect Options |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Default file format |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Save |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Excel Options\Save |
Option to use OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods) file format as a default file format was added. |
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InfoPath |
Ink Entry |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
Display a warning dialog box that user is entering text in Ink entry mode |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Display a shaded ink guide for handwriting |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Ink |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Enable AutoRecover |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Advanced |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Tools|Options…\Advanced |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Allow the use of ActiveX Custom Controls in InfoPath forms |
Microsoft Office Infopath 2007\Security |
Microsoft Office Infopath 2007\Security |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Run forms in restricted mode if they do not specify a publish location and use only features introduced before InfoPath 2003 SP1 |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Prevent users from allowing unsafe file types to be attached to forms |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Display a warning that a form is digitally signed |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007\Security |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Office 2007 system |
Graphic filter legacy mode |
Microsoft Office 2007 system\Miscellaneous |
Microsoft Office 2007 \Miscellaneous |
Policy setting has been moved from class User to class Machine |
Display menus and dialog boxes in |
Microsoft Office 2007 system\Language settings\Display Language |
Microsoft Office 2007 system\Language settings\Display Language |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Outlook |
Change CTRL+ENTER shortcut behavior |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\E-mail Options |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\E-mail Options |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
Secondary calendar settings |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\Calendar Options |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\Calendar Options |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Automatically journal these items |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\Journal Options |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Preferences\Journal Options |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Disable command bar buttons and menu items |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Disable items in User Interface\Predefined |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Disable items in User Interface\Predefined |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Do not permit download of content from safe zones |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Include Internet in Safe Zones for Automatic Picture Download |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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Include Intranet in Safe Zones for Automatic Picture Download |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Security\Automatic Picture Download Settings |
Corresponding registry key repaired. |
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PowerPoint |
List of error messages to customize |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
Disable commands |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Disable Items in User Interface\Predefined |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Default file format |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\PowerPoint Options\Save |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\PowerPoint Options\Save |
Option to use OpenDocument presentation (.odp) file format as a default file format was added. |
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Microsoft Office Visio 2007 |
List of error messages to customize |
Microsoft Office Visio 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Microsoft Office Visio 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
Disable commands |
Microsoft Office Visio 2007\Disable Items in User Interface\Predefined |
Microsoft Office Visio 2007\Disable Items in User Interface\Predefined |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Word |
List of error messages to customize |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Customizable Error Messages |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
Disable commands |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Disable Items in User Interface\Predefined |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Show all windows in the Taskbar |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Advanced\E-mail Options |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Advanced\E-mail Options |
Group Policy setting has been updated so that ADMX version functions as expected. |
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Check spelling as you type |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Proofing |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Proofing |
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Default file format |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Save |
This setting is not available in the OCT. |
Option to use OpenDocument text (.odt) file format as a default file format was added. |
Removed settings
The following table lists the Group Policy and OCT settings that have been removed from this release.
Application | Setting name | Group Policy Object Editor location | OCT location | Notes |
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Excel |
Recognize Smart Tags |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Miscellaneous |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007\Miscellaneous |
This setting is a duplicate of a setting of the same name that resides under Office 2007 System\Tools | Autocorrect Options…(Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access)\Smart Tags. |
Outlook |
Turn off Enable the Person Names Smart Tag option |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Other\Person Names |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Options…\Other\Person Names |
This setting was named incorrectly and had been assigned an incorrect registry key. |
Modify number of changed items included in SharePoint client page download |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Account Settings\SharePoint Lists |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007\Tools|Account Settings\SharePoint |
This setting is a duplicate (listed twice). |
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PowerPoint |
Custom Answer Wizard database path |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Miscellaneous |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007\Miscellaneous |
This setting is obsolete in the 2007 Office system. |
Word |
Save smart tags in e-mail |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Advanced\E-mail Options |
Microsoft Office Word 2007\Word Options\Advanced\E-mail Options |
This setting is obsolete in the 2007 Office system. |
Files included in this download
This download contains the following folders and files:
Office2007GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls
AdminTemplates.exe
\ADMX: The ADMX folder contains XML-based versions (.admx or .adml files) of the Administrative Template files for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Administrative template files in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista are divided into ADMX (language-neutral) and ADML (language-specific) files. By default, the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder on a local computer stores all ADMX files. ADML files are stored in language-specific folders under the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder. Each language subfolder contains the .adml files for that language; for example, the English language ADML files would be stored in the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions\en-us folder. Languages included are Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China), Chinese (Hong Kong SAR), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. The files stored in the \ADMX folder are:
access12.admx
cpao12.admx
excel12.admx
groove12.admx
ic12.admx
inf12.admx
office12.admx
onent12.admx
outlk12.admx
ppt12.admx
proj12.admx
pub12.admx
spd12.admx
visio12.admx
word12.admx
\de-de: Contains the German language version of the .adml files.
\en-us: Contains the English language version of the .adml files.
access12.adml
cpao12.adml
excel12.adml
groove12.adml
ic12.adml
inf12.adml
office12.adml
onent12.adml
outlk12.adml
ppt12.adml
proj12.adml
pub12.adml
spd12.adml
visio12.adml
word12.adml
\es-es: Contains the Spanish language version of the .adml files.
\fr-fr: Contains the French language version of the .adml files.
\it-it: Contains the Italian language version of the .adml files.
\ja-jp: Contains the Japanese language version of the .adml files.
\ko-kr: Contains the Korean language version of the .adml files.
\zh-cn: Contains the Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China) language version of the .adml files.
\zh-tw: Contains the Chinese (Hong Kong SAR) language version of the .adml files.
\ADM: Contains the updated .adm files. Each of the language subfolders contains the .adm files for that language. For example, the en-us subfolder contains the English-US version of the .adm files. Languages included are Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China), Chinese (Hong Kong SAR), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
\de-de: Contains the German language version of the .adm files.
\en-us
access12.adm
cpao12.adm
excel12.adm
groove12.adm
ic12.adm
inf12.adm
office12.adm
onent12.adm
outlk12.adm
ppt12.adm
proj12.adm
pub12.adm
spd12.adm
visio12.adm
word12.adm
\es-es: Contains the Spanish language version of the .adm files.
\fr-fr: Contains the French language version of the .adm files.
\it-it: Contains the Italian language version of the .adm files.
\ja-jp: Contains the Japanese language version of the .adm files.
\ko-kr: Contains the Korean language version of the .adm files.
\zh-cn: Contains the Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China) language version of the .adm files.
\zh-tw: Contains the Chinese (Hong Kong SAR) language version of the .adm files.
\Admin: Contains the updated OPA files, oct.dll, and octca.dll files. These files contain all previous hotfix updates that affected the OCT. For more information, see Description of the 2007 Office system hotfix package: October 28, 2008 and Description of the 2007 Office system hotfix package (OCT): December 16, 2008. Each of the language subfolders contains the .opa files for that language, the Office Customization Help file (OCT.chm), and octres.dll files. For example, the en-us subfolder contains the English-US version of these files. Languages included are Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China), Chinese (Hong Kong SAR), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
oct.dll
octca.dll
\de-de: Contains the German language version of the files in the \en-us subfolder.
\en-us: Contains the .opa files, oct.chm Help file, and octres.dll files.
access12.opa
cpao12.opa
excel12.opa
groove12.opa
ic12.opa
inf12.opa
office12.opa
onent12.opa
outlk12.opa
ppt12.opa
proj12.opa
pub12.opa
spd12.opa
visio12.opa
word12.opa
oct.chm Help file
octres.dll
\es-es: Contains the Spanish language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\fr-fr: Contains the French language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\it-it: Contains the Italian language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\ja-jp: Contains the Japanese language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\ko-kr: Contains the Korean language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\zh-cn: Contains the Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China) language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
\zh-tw: Contains the Chinese (Hong Kong SAR) language version of the .opa, oct.chm, and octres.dll files.
For information about how to download these updates, see 2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=144523).
For information about how to use the ADM files, see the "2007 Office System Administrative Template Files" and "Using Group Policy Management Console and Group Policy Object Editor" sections in Enforce settings by using Group Policy in the 2007 Office system.
For information about how to use ADMX files for Windows Vista, see Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75124).
For information about how to use the Office Customization Tool, see Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system and Create different configurations of the 2007 Office system for different groups of users.
How to install the updates
To install the updated settings for Group Policy and the OCT, first download the 2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=144523) release, and then and follow the download instructions to extract the files to your local computer. You can then perform any of the following tasks.
Load the ADM template files
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To open the Group Policy Object Editor, click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click Enter.
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In the console tree, under User Configuration, click Administrative Templates.
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From the menu, click Action, and then click Add/Remove Templates.
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In the Add/Remove Templates box, click Add, and then browse to and double-click the ADM folder that you downloaded as part of the update release.
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Double-click the folder that contains the ADM files in the language you intend to use; for example, for English ADM files, this is the en-us folder.
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Select all the .adm files in the dialog box, click Open, choose to copy and replace files when prompted, and then click Close.
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Access the newly updated ADM templates in the Group Policy Object Editor by opening the Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) folder in the console tree.
Load the ADMX and ADML templates
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Open the downloaded ADMX folder, and then select all of the files and subfolders within it.
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Copy the selected files and then paste them into the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder.
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Access the newly updated Administrative Templates in the Group Policy Object Editor in the console tree, under User Configuration - Administrative Templates.
Update the OCT
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Replace the /Admin folder in your 2007 Office system installation files or installation image with the downloaded Admin folder.