Woops. Thought I was in the Admin_Misc group. (I'm not quite used to gmail yet...)
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Richard Stovall<[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> ~
