How to remove "Add/Modify FTP Locations" from the list of locations when you open or save a file (816491)

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By default, when you click Open on the File menu in an Office program, the Add/Modify FTP Locations option appears in the Look in list box in the Open dialog box. (Likewise, when you click Save As on the File menu, the Add/Modify FTP Locations option appears in the Save in list box in the Save As dialog box.) If you do not want the Add/Modify FTP Locations option available to users when they open or save a file, you can remove the option from the list.

Part 1: Download and Install the Update (Office XP Only)

Note You do not need to download any files to activate the hotfix in Office 2003 applications. If you are running an Office 2003 application, please see the instructions in the "Part 2: Activate the Update" section.

Service Pack Information

This problem has been corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3. To resolve thiºs problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP.

For more information on how to install the latest Office XP Service Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix Information

A supported feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Office XP service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time     Size         File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   10-Apr-2003  17:01    10,138,852   Sharedff.msp
   10-Apr-2003  15:13     3,959,932   Sharedop.msp

				

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:

   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   10-Apr-2003  05:32  10.0.5208.0  9,939,528  Mso.dll          
				

This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Part 2: Activate the Update

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.

1. Exit your version of Office.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select one of the following registry keys, depending on the version of the product that you are using:
   • For Office 2003 applications, locate and then click to select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common.
   • For Office XP applications, locate and then click to select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common.
4. After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD.
5. Type RemoveFTPLocationsFromLookIn, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click RemoveFTPLocationsFromLookIn, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

Note This registry key can also be set by using System Policy. For more information about how to configure Office XP by using System Policy, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

For more information about how to configure Office 2003 by using System Policy, visit the following Microsoft Web site: