Hi Chris, Office products store settings either in the registry or in .pip files ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912721), or in .qat files ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd347467.aspx) and then there's the reg_binary stuff that you can't do with a group policy anyway unless you've got the DesktopStandard PolicyMaker Registry Extension 2.1. It's a free download and if you hunt around you should be able to find it. Otherwise drop me a line and I'll make it available via my ftp site. Thomas Koetzing has a script to save the qat files: http://www.thomaskoetzing.de/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=178 But if you did want to turn off the reading layout it's not that easy and may need some scripting, eg: *You can use a couple of auto macros in your Normal template (or add the code to these macros if they already exist): Sub AutoOpen() Options.AllowReadingMode = False End Sub Sub AutoNew() Options.AllowReadingMode = False End Sub For assistance, see **http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm*<http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm> *. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP * regards, Rick -- Ulrich Mack Quest Software Provision Networks Division On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:04 AM, <christopher.walter@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey All, > > Does anybody know the registry entry that stops the “Welcome to Reading > Layout popup” from occurring when opening a Word attachment through > Outlook? I want the reading layout, just the popup removed. I have tried > process monitor and it didn’t show the key that gets changed when clicking > on the “Don’t show this again button” Since I am using mandatory profiles > this popup appears again at next logon. > > Thanks, > > Chris > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ >