Microsoft KB Archive/313053

= HOW TO: Customize Error Messages in an Office XP Program by Configuring a System Policy =

Article ID: 313053

Article Last Modified on 2/16/2006

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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 Q313053



IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * Customize Error Messages for Office XP Programs
 * Troubleshooting



SUMMARY
You can create your own text for common error messages that appear in Office XP by configuring a system policy.

Some of the error messages that appear in Office XP can be customized to provide help that is specific to your network. For example, a user who receives an error message stating that a document cannot be saved to a network drive might also see a link to a company intranet Web page that explains the procedures for gaining access to the share.

You can customize an error message in three ways:
 * Change the base URL that is included on all error messages. By default, the link is to the Microsoft Office Update Web site, but you can change this link to point to a custom help site.
 * Change the default button text. This adds a string of text to all error messages, which might be useful for providing support phone numbers or other general contact information.
 * Customize individual error messages. This requires that you know the error ID of the particular error that you want to customize. You can add custom text to most error messages.

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Customize Error Messages for Office XP Programs

 * 1) In the System Policy Editor, double-click the Default User icon.
 * 2) Select Office XP, and then expand the Microsoft Office XP node.

NOTE: If this node is not available, you may need to add the Office10.adm file.
 * 1) Under the Microsoft Office XP node, expand the Customizable error messages node.
 * 2) Under the Customizable error messages node, select the options to customize the error messages.

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Troubleshooting
The Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit includes a Microsoft Excel worksheet (Errormsg.xls) that lists the error messages that are available for customization and their corresponding error IDs. The list is categorized by shared error messages and messages that are particular to each Office XP program.

To obtain Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa00.htm

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