1. To start the Office Customization Tool, from the root of the network installation point, run the following command at the command prompt:

   \\server\share\ setup.exe /admin

2. To edit an existing Setup customization (MSP) file, in the Select Product dialog box, click Open an existing Setup customization file. Or to create a new customization file, select the Office suite that you want to customize, and then click OK.

3. Select and complete the appropriate solution steps from the following list:

   • If you are deploying the 2007 Office system, without Office Outlook 2007 or earlier, to work with a non-Microsoft e-mail application, follow these steps in the OCT:

     1. In the Additional content area, click Add registry entries.

     2. Click Add to add the following registry entries.

        Root	Data type	Key	Value name	Value data
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	MAPI	1
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	CMC	1
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	CMCDLLNAME	Mapi.dll
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	CMCDLLNAME32	Mapi32.dll
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	MAPIX	1
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	MAPIXVER	1.0.0.1
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem	OLEMessaging	1
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail	Leave blank	Your default e-mail client - for example, Lotus Notes

        The following registry keys allow the send to or mail to within Internet Explorer to process through your default e-mail client.

        Root	Data type	Key	Value name	Value data
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto	Leave blank	URL:MailTo Protocol
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto	EditFlags	Hex:02,00,00,00
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto	URL Protocol	Leave blank
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto\DefaultIcon	Leave blank	Path to your default e-mail client in this format: \Drive letter:\\ProgramFiles\\CompanyName\\EmailProductName\\EmailProduct.exe\, 0
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto\Shell	Leave blank	Leave blank
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto\Shell\Open	Leave blank	Leave blank
        HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	REG_SZ	Mailto\Shell\Open\Command	Leave blank	Path to your default e-mail client in this format: \Drive letter:\\ProgramFiles\\CompanyName\\EmailProduct\\EmailProductName\\EmailProduct.exe %1\

   • If you are deploying the 2007 Office system with Office Outlook 2007 and you want an existing non-Microsoft e-mail application to remain the default e-mail client, follow these steps in the OCT:

     1. In the navigation pane, in the Setup area, click Modify Setup properties.

     2. Click Add to add the following names and values that are appropriate.

        Name	Value
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTCONTACTSAPP	0
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTCALENDARAPP	0
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTMAILAPP	0

        The names of these properties are case-sensitive and must be typed in all uppercase letters. Not all the properties are required. For example, if you only want to keep Office Outlook 2007 from being the default e-mail client, use only the OUTLOOKASDEFAULTMAILAPP property.

   • If you are deploying the 2007 Office system without Office Outlook 2007 to work with a non-Microsoft e-mail application and the client computers already have some version of Outlook installed, you do not need to make any special customizations in the OCT.

4. To save the MSP file, on the File menu, click Save.

5. Exit the OCT.

6. Put the MSP file in the Office installation source \Updates folder.

7. Install the 2007 Office system from the original installation source.

1. To start the Office Customization Tool, from the root of the network installation point, run the following command at the command prompt:

   \\server\share\ setup.exe /admin

2. To edit an existing MSP file, in the Select Product dialog box, click Open an existing Setup customization file. Or to create a new customization file, select the Office suite that you want to customize, and then click OK.

3. Select and complete the appropriate solution steps from the following list:

   • If you are going to add Office Outlook 2007 to an existing 2007 Office system installation but want your existing non-Microsoft e-mail application to remain as the default e-mail client, follow these steps in the OCT:

     1. In the navigation pane, in the Setup area, click Modify Setup properties.

     2. Click Add to add the following names and values that are appropriate.

        Name	Value
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTCONTACTSAPP	0
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTCALENDARAPP	0
        OUTLOOKASDEFAULTMAILAPP	0

        The names of these properties are case-sensitive and must be typed in all uppercase letters. Not all the properties are required. For example, if you only want to keep Office Outlook 2007 from being the default e-mail client, use only the OUTLOOKASDEFAULTMAILAPP property.

   • If Office Outlook 2007 is installed but you need a non-Microsoft e-mail application to be the default e-mail client, follow these steps in the OCT:

     1. In the Additional content area, click Add registry entries.

     2. Click Add to add one or more of the following registry entries.

        Root	Data type	Key	Value name	Value data
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	Software\Clients\Mail	Leave blank	Your default e-mail client - for example, Lotus Notes
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	Software\Clients\Calendar	Leave blank	Your default calendar client
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	REG_SZ	Software\Clients\Contacts	Leave blank	Your default contacts client

        To determine the correct name to use for the value data for these registry entries, follow these steps:

        1. Start Internet Explorer.

        2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

        3. On the Programs tab, click the E-mail list or Set Programs depending on the browser version. Determine the name of the e-mail client that you want to configure as the default e-mail client. Use that name as the value data for the registry entry.

        4. Similarly, you can find the value data for the default calendar client and for the default contacts client from the Programs tab of the Internet Options properties page.

   • If a non-Microsoft e-mail application is already installed and you then install Office Outlook 2007, Office Outlook 2007 will automatically be set as the default e-mail client after installation. Use the Set feature installation states area of customization in the OCT to deploy Office Outlook 2007. For more information, see Change users' configurations after installing the 2007 Office system and Configure feature installation states of the 2007 Office system.

4. To save the MSP file, on the File menu, click Save.

5. Exit the OCT.

6. To apply the MSP file to the clients, double-click the MSP file, or run the following command at the command prompt:

   msiexec.exe /p file path\ filename.msp

7. Install the 2007 Office system from the original installation source.

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