We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is distributed
to every computer into a special folder called OfficeTemplates. In the
Option/file location the workgroup template location points to this folder.

When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark isn't
selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as expected. When the user
closes Word and opens it again, the checkmark is gone.

Is there any way to modify the registry so it would always be selected? The
client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in but the
Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would simply
be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you could point each
user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup template
location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as expected.
When the user closes Word and opens it again, the checkmark is gone.

Is there any way to modify the registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive where all
the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that the template file is
automatically selected so that users don't have to go to the "Templates and
Add-ins" and place the checkmark everytime they open Word. There are several
others that are automatically selected. So my guess is that I would be able
to edit the registry somewhere.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in but
the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared document
templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would simply
be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you could point each
user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup template
location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as expected.
When the user closes Word and opens it again, the checkmark is gone.

Is there any way to modify the registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically when Word
starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that the
template file is automatically selected so that users don't have to
go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark everytime
they open Word. There are several others that are automatically
selected. So my guess is that I would be able to edit the registry
somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in
but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared
document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would
simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you
could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup template
location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as expected.
When the user closes Word and opens it again, the checkmark is gone.

Is there any way to modify the registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

Thanks again Graham,

This will pose an issue as the startup folder is a shared folder on the
network and that DOT file is local. I will try a few things and see what I
can come up with.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically when Word
starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that the
template file is automatically selected so that users don't have to
go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark everytime
they open Word. There are several others that are automatically
selected. So my guess is that I would be able to edit the registry
somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in
but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared
document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would
simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you
could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup template
location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as expected.
When the user closes Word and opens it again, the checkmark is gone.

Is there any way to modify the registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

There are two startup folders one for Word the other for Office - the other
is fixed (and local) and will be at
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP if that helps.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
Thanks again Graham,

This will pose an issue as the startup folder is a shared folder on
the network and that DOT file is local. I will try a few things and
see what I can come up with.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically when
Word starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that the
template file is automatically selected so that users don't have to
go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark everytime
they open Word. There are several others that are automatically
selected. So my guess is that I would be able to edit the registry
somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in
but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared
document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would
simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you
could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup
template location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as
expected. When the user closes Word and opens it again, the
checkmark is gone. Is there any way to modify the registry so it would
always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

Thanks Graham,

I just tested it with the local folder and it works fine. Now I'm faced with
another issue. Some users are still using Office10, the others are using
Office11. The distribution script used to copy the file to each computer
into the same DIR (c:\officeTemplates). The only way I can see a solution is
to write 2 separate scripts - one for the Office10 users and the other one
for the Office11 users. If you know of a better solution I would appreciate
if you could point me into the right direction.

Thanks,

Claus


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
There are two startup folders one for Word the other for Office - the
other is fixed (and local) and will be at
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP if that helps.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
Thanks again Graham,

This will pose an issue as the startup folder is a shared folder on
the network and that DOT file is local. I will try a few things and
see what I can come up with.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically when
Word starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that the
template file is automatically selected so that users don't have to
go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark everytime
they open Word. There are several others that are automatically
selected. So my guess is that I would be able to edit the registry
somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be in
but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for shared
document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it would
simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder. Or you
could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup
template location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the checkmark
isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it works as
expected. When the user closes Word and opens it again, the
checkmark is gone. Is there any way to modify the registry so it
would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

You could create both folders on all machines and copy the file into each.
If the Word version is not present then the folder will be redundant.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE10\STARTUP
Alternatively test for the above folders in your script and insert the file
in the one that is present. However, I seem to recall that an upgrade may
result in both folders being present (easy to check if you have access to
the hardware) so then the first suggestion would be preferrable.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


cjobes wrote:
Thanks Graham,

I just tested it with the local folder and it works fine. Now I'm
faced with another issue. Some users are still using Office10, the
others are using Office11. The distribution script used to copy the
file to each computer into the same DIR (c:\officeTemplates). The
only way I can see a solution is to write 2 separate scripts - one
for the Office10 users and the other one for the Office11 users. If
you know of a better solution I would appreciate if you could point
me into the right direction.
Thanks,

Claus


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
There are two startup folders one for Word the other for Office - the
other is fixed (and local) and will be at
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP if that helps.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
Thanks again Graham,

This will pose an issue as the startup folder is a shared folder on
the network and that DOT file is local. I will try a few things and
see what I can come up with.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically
when Word starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that
the template file is automatically selected so that users don't
have to go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark
everytime they open Word. There are several others that are
automatically selected. So my guess is that I would be able to
edit the registry somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be
in but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for
shared document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it
would simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder.
Or you could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup
template location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the
checkmark isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it
works as expected. When the user closes Word and opens it
again, the checkmark is gone. Is there any way to modify the
registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus

thanks,

I will find a way to deal with it. The main problem is solved.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You could create both folders on all machines and copy the file into each.
If the Word version is not present then the folder will be redundant.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE10\STARTUP
Alternatively test for the above folders in your script and insert the
file in the one that is present. However, I seem to recall that an upgrade
may result in both folders being present (easy to check if you have access
to the hardware) so then the first suggestion would be preferrable.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


cjobes wrote:
Thanks Graham,

I just tested it with the local folder and it works fine. Now I'm
faced with another issue. Some users are still using Office10, the
others are using Office11. The distribution script used to copy the
file to each computer into the same DIR (c:\officeTemplates). The
only way I can see a solution is to write 2 separate scripts - one
for the Office10 users and the other one for the Office11 users. If
you know of a better solution I would appreciate if you could point
me into the right direction.
Thanks,

Claus


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
There are two startup folders one for Word the other for Office - the
other is fixed (and local) and will be at
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP if that helps.


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
Thanks again Graham,

This will pose an issue as the startup folder is a shared folder on
the network and that DOT file is local. I will try a few things and
see what I can come up with.

Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Any template in the startup folder will be loaded automatically
when Word starts.
Tools options file locations startup.
This is not a registry issue but a folder issue.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




cjobes wrote:
Graham,

Thanks for the reply. The startup folder points to a shared drive
where all the documents are. What I am trying to achieve is that
the template file is automatically selected so that users don't
have to go to the "Templates and Add-ins" and place the checkmark
everytime they open Word. There are several others that are
automatically selected. So my guess is that I would be able to
edit the registry somewhere.
Claus

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
It's not the workgroup templates folder that this file should be
in but the Word startup folder. Workgroup templates are for
shared document templates.
As the template appears to be distributed to each computer it
would simply be a question of putting it in the correct folder.
Or you could point each user to the same startup folder.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



cjobes wrote:
We have a client that uses a template file company.dot that is
distributed to every computer into a special folder called
OfficeTemplates. In the Option/file location the workgroup
template location points to this folder.
When the user goes to manage "addons" it's there but the
checkmark isn't selected. As soon as the user checks it, it
works as expected. When the user closes Word and opens it
again, the checkmark is gone. Is there any way to modify the
registry so it would always be
selected? The client is using Office2003.

Thanks for your help,

Claus