OFF97: Preventing UNC Registry References for ClipArt (179877)

SUMMARY

In Office 97, it is possible to customize a post-administrative installation (setup /a) so that when your users run Office 97 Setup, registry entries for clipart that point to the original installation source are not created. There are some situations where it may be preferable to not create registry entries to the original installation source are listed below.

Office 97 is installed on laptop machines that will not always be connected to the network.

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Office 97 is installed off-site on a computer from a server that will not be available at the final destination of the machine.

This article explains how to perform this task by editing the Office Setup stf file.

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WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft. Microsoft support professionals will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support professionals may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

NOTE: The following steps work only if you have first performed an administrative installation (setup /a) of Office 97 to a server on your network. If you are performing a standalone installation using the Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the following steps.

Before performing the following steps, make a backup copy of the Off97pro.stf or Off97std.stf file stored on your server. Rename the file to Backup.stf and do not open or edit it for any reason.

Edit the .STF file in a text editor such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.

NOTE: MS-DOS Editor should NOT be used to modify the SETUP.STF file. MS- DOS Editor replaces tabs with spaces and will cause the same error. Other text editors that are known to replace tabs with spaces (and are thus unsuitable for modifying the .STF file) are Xtree Gold 2.0 by Executive Systems and QEdit by SemWare Inc.
Find the following Object IDs and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column on the same line. Make sure you delete the trailing space after each number. Use the table that is appropriate for your version of Office.

Microsoft Office 97 Professional SR-1 and SR-2 Releases:
```
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 366                     6131
						
```
Microsoft Office 97 Standard SR-1 and SR-2 Releases:
```
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 278                     6031
						
```

To Install the ClipArt to the Machine

To install the remaining ClipArt (80MB) for those users who want it to be available on the workstation at all times, run setup from one of the following locations:

Network Share:

   \\<server>\<share>\<Off97sr1.pro>\MSApps\Clipart\Setup.exe

Local CD-ROM Drive:

   <drive>:\ClipArt\Setup.exe

NOTE: If you are using Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 with NTFS partitioning and are not logged in as a Local Administrator, you will need to have someone who is logged in as Local Administrator run ClipArt setup.