Re: Custom Forms O/S Permissions

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I already pointed you to the dialog where you set the size of the form cache. I've never played around to see what setting it to 0 does, but it might be useful to try.

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549 should help explain what you're seeing in the folder's Properties dialog.

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"Mostly Harmless" <MostlyHarmless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:CCCE7C68-5F32-4DEA-8989-A541DEA6D316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Sue,
>
> If I run the attrib command at a prompt, the folder and and the frmcache.dat
> file do not have the 'r' read only attribute. Only the archive bit is set..
> However if I right click the folder and choose properties in Windows
> Explorer, while logged on as the user, there is a greyed out tick in the
> 'read only' attribute check box. I am guessing the registry applies this at
> log on. If I look at the same property page as a local admin, there is a
> green square. I can remove the users greyed out tick and 'apply to this
> folder and subfoldersfolders', but if I then check the property page again,
> the tick has reappeared.
>
> Since users have full NTFS permisions to their profiles, this is not the
> problem.
>
> For this reason I was hoping you might be able to tell me how to set the
> form cache to zero, since you made me aware that this may provide a
> resolution to the problem.
>
> Thankyou for listening Sue.
>
> Graham
>
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> I can't imagine what file you might have run attrib against. I was suggesting that the Forms *folder* needs to be read/write.

>>
>> "Mostly Harmless" <MostlyHarmless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:CF90076C-99EA-4A35-AD3A-090A3C278902@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I performed an attrib -r on the file in question.
>> >
>> > I did not then check the attributes at the commandline, I looked throught
>> > the gui-properties and notice that instead of a tick, there was a green
>> > square.
>> >
>> > I checked the file itself now (logged in as local admin since the user had
>> > left) and it is not read only.
>> >
>> > I cannot find any documentation on the attributes as-viewed in gui of XP.
>> > What does a green square signify or a gray square grey/tick (as seen with non
>> > admin user)?
>> >
>> >
>> > Is it easy to set the cache to zero?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thankyou for your continued support Sue.
>> >
>> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Tools | OPtions | Other | Advanced Options | Custom Forms
>> >>
>> >> What attrib parameters did you use?
>> >>
>> >> "Mostly Harmless" <MostlyHarmless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:93423D38-58F6-4043-9949-17EE4C8C5BF9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Thankyou for the quick response Sue,
>> >> >
>> >> > Could you point out to me where in OL or registry that I would set the form
>> >> > cache size?
>> >> >
>> >> > Since users have r/w access to their own profiles, I looked at the read-only
>> >> > attribute which is set for the profile. I tried removing this, but it was
>> >> > re-set even using the attrib command. Could you shed any light on this?
>> >> >
>> >> > Kind Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Graham
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Users need to have read/write access to the folder that Outlook uses to store the forms cache, which should be C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS. Alternatively, you might try setting the size of the cache to 0.
>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Mostly Harmless" <MostlyHarmless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ECB4919B-6688-4E11-A418-393BD46A0C05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >I have several XP clients on a corporate network that use a mixture of Office
>> >> >> > 2000/Xp/2003 that cannot view custom forms. If I make them a local admin on
>> >> >> > their machine, they then can open the forms.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I did try giving them just read/write NTFS permissions, but to no avail.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Can anyone let me know or point me to a document explaining the permissions
>> >> >> > required for using custom forms.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I even had one client that was never a local admin which was viewing the
>> >> >> > forms and then just stopped

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