Now Jay… you know me well enough to know that I don’t remember anything that 
happened before Saturday night. ☺

From: Marsett, Jay [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:37 AM
To: [email protected]; Marcum, John
Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer

Ahh the joys of reg2xml.
http://www.reg2xml.com/

Just make Reg files and this tool converts them to xml that can be dragged into 
the GPP registry node.

I’ve seen others do this with xml created using Powershell as well.

As Phil stated, just set the reg group, or the individual items, to “apply once 
and do not re-apply.”

No more hunt and peck for GPP registry items.

John,  I thought we talked about this forever ago ☺


From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Parekh
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 3:16 PM
To: Marcum, John; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer


You can use the Registry Wizard in GPP to start at the top level of a key if 
needed and it will import the keys so you don’t do one by one.  The attached 
spreadsheet has the locations of the keys.



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From: Marcum, John
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 8:12 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer






But to do this using preferences I have to find and set individual reg keys. 
I’m not saying it can’t be done but I’d prefer to have an easy customization 
wizard like thick office has. Just seems like I’m taking a huge step backwards.



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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:47 PM
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Subject: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer



…which is why you configure it with GPP and set it to apply once and do not 
re-apply ☺  This gives you the same end result: application of a default 
setting while allowing the user to subsequently change it.



-Phil

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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 1:41 PM
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Subject: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer



The problem with that, as you know Jason, is that I cannot force settings upon 
anyone. I work for an organization that has 400 owners. We default everything 
the way we think it should be but different people like things different ways 
so we allow them to change settings as they see fit.



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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:51 AM
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Subject: [mssms] RE: Office 365 CTR Installer



Group Policy FTW



J



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I’m curious how others are deploying office using CTR technology. In the legal 
industry we heavily customize office to fit our needs. Word is probably the 
most important application to our business. I’ve learned that there is no 
customization tool for CTR like there is with the old thick installer for 
office. My MS rep tells me I have no choice but to use the CTR installer 
because that’s what we are licensed for. He went to the Office product team and 
they let him know in no uncertain terms that they have no intention of giving 
the same customization ability to ctr that exists in thick installer versions 
of office. I’m being told that I’ll have to modify reg keys to customize 
office. Frankly that stinks!



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            MCITP, MCTS, MCSA
              Desktop Architect

   Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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