I have a PC that has been locked down by a previous technician and it is
locked down to the point that when you try to open Word it reinstalls itself.
I've looked through the registry and can't see where to modify this. I've
also looked through the group policy created and don't see where it could be
changed there either. This system has been locked down so tight you can't
even open links within a webpage....need to resolve that one too if anyone
has any ideas. I'm stumped.

Re: Word reinstalls each time you open it. by Herb

Herb
Thu Aug 23 21:57:40 CDT 2007

Is it still locked down if you create a new Windows user profile? (Control
Panel - User Accounts)

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Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DEC6605D-6429-41B5-A2E0-06BD26D3933F@microsoft.com...
>I have a PC that has been locked down by a previous technician and it is
> locked down to the point that when you try to open Word it reinstalls
> itself.
> I've looked through the registry and can't see where to modify this. I've
> also looked through the group policy created and don't see where it could
> be
> changed there either. This system has been locked down so tight you can't
> even open links within a webpage....need to resolve that one too if anyone
> has any ideas. I'm stumped.
>


Re: Word reinstalls each time you open it. by Scott

Scott
Fri Aug 24 07:18:00 CDT 2007

Herb,
Yes, even the local admin account is locked down.

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

> Is it still locked down if you create a new Windows user profile? (Control
> Panel - User Accounts)
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DEC6605D-6429-41B5-A2E0-06BD26D3933F@microsoft.com...
> >I have a PC that has been locked down by a previous technician and it is
> > locked down to the point that when you try to open Word it reinstalls
> > itself.
> > I've looked through the registry and can't see where to modify this. I've
> > also looked through the group policy created and don't see where it could
> > be
> > changed there either. This system has been locked down so tight you can't
> > even open links within a webpage....need to resolve that one too if anyone
> > has any ideas. I'm stumped.
> >
>
>

Re: Word reinstalls each time you open it. by Herb

Herb
Fri Aug 24 18:19:51 CDT 2007

Given what you're describing, I would start from scratch and reinstall
Windows. In the long run, it will likely take less time than trying to fix
everything that's essentially broken.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45ECC076-224A-454A-9DD7-F38DAF4B4DFF@microsoft.com...
> Herb,
> Yes, even the local admin account is locked down.
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Is it still locked down if you create a new Windows user profile?
>> (Control
>> Panel - User Accounts)
>>
>> --
>> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>>
>>
>> "Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DEC6605D-6429-41B5-A2E0-06BD26D3933F@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a PC that has been locked down by a previous technician and it is
>> > locked down to the point that when you try to open Word it reinstalls
>> > itself.
>> > I've looked through the registry and can't see where to modify this.
>> > I've
>> > also looked through the group policy created and don't see where it
>> > could
>> > be
>> > changed there either. This system has been locked down so tight you
>> > can't
>> > even open links within a webpage....need to resolve that one too if
>> > anyone
>> > has any ideas. I'm stumped.
>> >
>>
>>