Fail! This is most definitely on topic. That being said, I have only seen this twice, and both times it was only with Excel after upgrades from 2003 to 2007. One of them did recur after some later Excel 2007 Security updates. Very strange.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Sam Cayze<[email protected]> wrote: > ANYBODY seen this? (See below) I fixed it for a while with some reg hacks > that killed off DDE, but it came back yesterday for 3 users, and maybe more > if they haven't notified me yet. Most importantly, if I rerun my hacks, it > DOESN'T solve it anymore! (I'm guessing an MS update broke something?) > > So I'm back to the drawing board. About to call MSS, any advice on where > else to look? Any good MS message boards? > > PS, here is the reg changes I made: > > > # HYPERLINKS: > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec] > @="" > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\ddeexec] > @="" > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec] > @="" > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec] > @="" > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec] > @="" > > # DOC > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\ddeexec] > @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]" > # docx > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\ddeexec] > @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]" > #xls > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ddeexec] > @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]" > # xlsx > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec] > @="[REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]" > [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12\shell\Open\ddeexec] > > #Excel > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command] > @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\EXCEL.EXE\" \"%1\"" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command] > @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office 2003\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" > \"%1\"" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open\command] > @="\"C:\\PROGRA~1\\MICROS~2\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE\" \"%1\"" > ________________________________ > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:50 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: DDE Issues / Opening stuff in Outlook is SLOW > > I have the issue where a few users are having issues opening attachments in > Outlook, and sometimes network drives. It will take 1-2 minutes for a > Office Doc or URL to open, and cause Outlook to temporarily hang up in the > mean time. > > I have Googled and Googled, and most posts are answered, the rest point to > disabling DDE on the File Extension in Folder Options. None, however have > told me how to fix the underlying issue with DDE itself (if there even is > one - I am still learning what DDE is). Disabling on the file extension > doesn't really solve my problem, because a few minutes later I come back to > check the setting and the DDE setting is magically enabled again. > > I've even been seeing this on my work machine. Yikes. > > Anybody have any experience with this? > > XP SP3 > Outlook 2003 SP-Latest > Mix of Firefox 3.x and 3.5, and IE 6 and 8. > > I tried disabling AV too. > > > > Sam Cayze > Information Technology Administrator > ROLLOUTS > ONSITE • ON DEMAND > > 952.279.6218...Direct Dial > 612.386.3946...Mobile > 877.471.6495...eFax > www.Rollouts.com > www.e-Technicians.net > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachment(s) are intended only > for the designated recipient(s). Rollouts Incorporated prohibits use, > distribution or transmittal by or to an unintended recipient without > Rollouts' express written approval. If you are not the intended recipient, > please delete this email and notify Rollouts. > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
