Re: Global setting to prevent Winword as outlook editor

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From: Greg Mansius [MSFT] (gregmans_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:57:12 -0500

Matthew,

The .adm files are in the core tools download. Here's the link.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa18.htm

Hope this helps. 

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"MCDONAMW" <mmcd79@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using Office XP Professional.  I also have a machine running 2003
> professional and I downloaded the Office resource kit.  There are no
> ADM files in it.  I installed the outlook security tools, and there's
> only an OFT template for security.  Am I missing something there?
>
> If I get the XP ORK will the adm be there?
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> -Matthew
>
> "Greg Mansius [MSFT]" <gregmans@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > You can disable Word as the editor via system policy. The .adm files for
> > Office are available in the Core Tools download from the Office Resource
> > Kit.
> >
> > Which version of Office are you using?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- 
> > Greg Mansius [MSFT]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
> >
> > "MCDONAMW" <mmcd79@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:dc3383db.0403021614.74e24040@posting.google.com...
> > > Is there any way to disable word as the default mail editor on the
> > > "machine" level, as opposed to the profile (user) level?
> > >
> > > We have a Citrix server and the constant outlook usage by all of the
> > > users provokes multiple winword.exe processes that just hog way too
> > > much memory.  Is there a way to prevent this without going into every
> > > single profile and disabling it???
> > >
> > > Please tell me there is.  If not, then MS hasn't thought far enough
> > > into the fact that their products may be used on an application server
> > > and thought about the potential memory issues.
> > >
> > > Please let me know anything you know about this.
> > >
> > >
> > > fyi.. I know where the registry key is for this particular setting in
> > > the hkey_current_user node.  Unfortunately that doesn't solve my
> > > problem.  I need it on the global or machine level.  Thanks.