Microsoft KB Archive/280926

= OL2002: Users Can Design Custom Outlook Forms After Upgrade from Outlook 2000 =

Article ID: 280926

Article Last Modified on 6/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q280926



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade their computers to Outlook 2002, you find that the users can design custom Outlook forms, although you had configured Outlook 2000 to prevent this.



CAUSE
This issue can occur because the upgrade does not automatically migrate the value NoOutlookFormsDesigner in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/9.0/Outlook registry key to the Outlook 2002 registry settings.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods to add the NoOutlookFormsDesigner registry value to the Outlook 2002 registry settings:

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.

METHOD 1: Use Deployment Tools
To make these changes on a large scale, use the Microsoft Office XP Custom Installation Wizard (CIW). Or, if Office XP is already in place, you can use the Custom Maintenance Wizard (CMW) to update the registry. For additional information about these tools, refer to the Office XP Resource Kit. For additional information about the location and contents of the registry key, see Method 2.

METHOD 2: Update the Registry Manually
To change the value on a small number of computers, manually edit the registry:  Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate and click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/10.0/Outlook

 On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value Name: NoOutlookFormsDesigner

Data Type: DWORD

Radix: Hexadecimal

Value: 1

 Quit Registry Editor.



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

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