Configure Microsoft Office 2007 - VMware THINAPP 4.6 Manual

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The isolation mode is Merged mode.
WriteCopy isolation mode is appropriate when you do not want to leave traces of files outside of the
sandbox.
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The deployment of Microsoft Office 2007 uses an MSI package.
Set capture options for Microsoft Office 2007
Maximize the Setup Capture wizard and complete the capture process.

Configure Microsoft Office 2007

Configuring Microsoft Office 2007 outside of the capture process involves deleting directories and updating
project files.
You can make configuration changes to the Microsoft Office 2007 package when the changes are appropriate
for your environment.
Configure Microsoft Office 2007
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(Optional) To save space, delete the following directories and files that Microsoft Office does not require:
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%COOKIES%
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%HISTORY%
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%INTERNET CACHE%
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%PROFILE%
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%COMMON APPDATA%\VMware
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.msi and .msp files in %SystemRoot%\Installer
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(Optional) If you do not want to modify your Office 2007 package with customizations involving user
names or company names, delete the contents of the %APPDATA% directory except the ##Attributes.ini
file.
This deletion enforces a clean configuration for the user.
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(Optional) In the HKEY_CURRENT_USER.txt file in the project files, add the isolation_full
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security entry anywhere in the
file if it does not exist.
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(Optional) Add these entries below the isolation_full
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security entry.
Value=OutlookSecureTempFolder
REG_SZ~%Profile%\Local Settings\OutlookTemp#2300
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(Optional) If you activate any Application Sync parameter and the CompressionType parameter,
deactivate compression in the ##Attributes.ini file of the %Program Files Common%\Microsoft
Shared\OFFICE12\ directory.
[Compression]
CompressionType=None
Without this modification, an error might affect the %Program Files Common%\Microsoft
Shared\OFFICE12\ODSERV.EXE file.
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