Microsoft KB Archive/290167

= OFFXP: UserName and CompanyName Fields Not Set to Blank =

Article ID: 290167

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
 * Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q290167





SYMPTOMS
When you install Office, the UserName and CompanyName fields are filled in, even if you use a command-line switch or transform (.mst) file to suppress these fields.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you attempt to set the UserName and CompanyName properties to blank, either by using a command line, or by specifying the settings in the Setup.ini file. For example, if you use the following command line to start Office Setup

setup.exe USERNAME=&quot;&quot; COMPANYNAME=&quot;&quot;

the UserName and CompanyName fields are still populated.



RESOLUTION
To set the UserName and CompanyName properties to blank, use the NoCompanyName and NoUserName properties. These properties can be used on the command line, in the Setup.ini file, or in a transform (.mst) file. When you use these properties, they must be set to one (1). For example, if you use the following command line to start Office Setup

setup.exe NOCOMPANYNAME=1 NOUSERNAME=1

the UserName and CompanyName fields will be suppressed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

