Jim Your timing is outstanding ;-) Didn't even need to waste time searching! Cheers Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig Kenzig.com > Sent: 17 February 2005 15:24 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] KB: How to disable Microsoft Office Online > featured links in Office 2003 > > This is a handy link for those installing Office 2003 on TS, > you probably want to do this. > JK > > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891158&SD=tech > > > How to disable Microsoft Office Online featured links in Office 2003 > > Article ID : 891158 > Last Review : February 3, 2005 > Revision : 1.0 > Important This article contains information about modifying > the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to > back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore > the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how > to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the > following article number to view the article in the Microsoft > Knowledge Base: > 256986 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986> Description > of the Microsoft Windows Registry > > On this page > > > INTRODUCTION > > This article describes how to disable Microsoft Office Online > featured links in Microsoft Office 2003. > > MORE INFORMATION > > Microsoft Office Online featured links let you view new and > updated information about Office 2003 from your Office 2003 programs. > > You can use one of the following methods to disable Microsoft > Office Online featured links. > > Method 1: Use Registry Editor > > Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause > serious problems that may require you to reinstall your > operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can > solve problems that result from using Registry Editor > incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. > > Administrators of local computers can use this method for a > user in a network by setting the local policy for the > computer or for the user. > > The user's connectivity preference for Microsoft Office > Online featured links is controlled by the UseOnlineContent > value that is shared by all Office 2003 programs. You can > change the DWORD value to set the user's preference. To do > this, follow these steps: > 1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, > and then click OK. > 2. Locate and then click the following subkey: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Internet\ > Note If you cannot find the Internet subkey, you must create > it. To create the Internet subkey, click New on the Edit > menu, click Key, and then type Internet. > 3. Locate and then click the following value: > UseOnlineContent > Note If you cannot find the UseOnlineContent value, you must > create it. To create the UseOnlineContent value, click New on > the Edit menu, click DWORD Value, and then type UseOnlineContent. > 4. Double-click the UseOnlineContent value. > 5. In the Value data box, type the appropriate value. The > following list contains the possible values: > * 0 - Never show Office Online content or entry points > * 1 - Use only offline content whenever available, for > example, .chm Help files > * 2 - Use Office Online content whenever available > 6. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor. > > Method 2: Use Group Policy > > You can set a user's connectivity preference by using Group Policy. > > The Office11.adm policy template file describes the > connectivity preference policy settings that you can set for > Office 2003 users. The Office11.adm file is used with the > Group Policy snap-in that is included in Microsoft Windows > operating systems to apply policies to users' computers. > > Note The policy template files are included in the Office > 2003 Editions Resource Kit toolset. For more information > about the Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit toolset and to > download the Office11.adm file, visit the following Microsoft > Web site: > To use Group Policy to set a user's connectivity preference, > follow these steps: > 1. Download and install the Office11.adm policy template > file (Ork.exe). > > Note The Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit Setup program > installs the Office11.adm policy template in the \Windows\INF > folder on your computer. > 2. To start Group Policy, click Start, click Run, type > MMC in the Open box, and then click OK. > 3. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, click Add, > and then click Group Policy under Available Standalone Snap-ins. > 4. Click Add, make sure that Local computer appears in > the Group Policy Object box, and then click Finish. > 5. Click Close to close the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog > box, and then click OK. > 6. Double-click to expand Administrative Templates under > User configuration, and then double-click Microsoft Office 2003. > 7. Double-click Tools | Options | General | Service > Options, and then click Online Content. > 8. In the right pane, double-click Online Content Options > under Settings. > 9. Click Enabled, and then click one of the following > options in the Online content options list: > * Never show online content or entry points. > * Search only offline content whenever available. > * Search online content whenever available. > 10. On the File menu, click Save As, specify a file name > and path for the MMC console, and then click Save. > > Method 3: Use Office Help > > Users of local computers can use the following method to > enable or disable Microsoft Office Online featured links: > 1. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Program Name Help to > display the Program Name Help task pane. > 2. Under See also, click Online Content Settings. > 3. In the Service Options dialog box, click to select or > click to clear the Show Microsoft Office Online featured > links check box depending on whether you want to enable or > disable Microsoft Office Online featured links. > > Note The Show content and links from Microsoft Office Online > check box must be selected before you can click to select the > Show Microsoft Office Online featured links check box. > Notes > > This setting applies to all Office 2003 programs. > > The display of Microsoft Office Online featured links will > not change in any Office 2003 program that is open until you > close the program and then restart it. > > > Click here > <https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== zV8cEpGid7tEe6yAUty7adbZwq9RDlcLtxRVd33rN5aecdjBEsQmpSxAlwuasyWGQHrRqODw X5mn0rzObHHtB!> j4Tkc5mlkzd1MJvYlbrCVnBn9VVo7!SZCFUoYdPAO05ZnGYOW3Mcmq5DeUwdnP > oVHnlV9KriepNn2jq+TeLKuAB0yTFJh3JPS1NDjQizYcNb ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor: RTO Software TScale TScale provides a cost-effective way to improve performance, capacity and stability for thin-client servers like Citrix MetaFrame or Microsoft Terminal Services running Windows NT, 2000 or 2003. http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id)6 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm ThinWiki community - Excellent SBC Search Capabilities! http://www.thinwiki.com *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm