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(290167) - When you install Office, the UserName and CompanyName fields are filled in, even if you use a command-line switch or transform (.mst) file to suppress these fields. This problem occurs when you attempt to set the UserName and CompanyName...

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Article ID: 290167 - Last Review: December 4, 2007 - Revision: 1.3

OFFXP: UserName and CompanyName Fields Not Set to Blank

This article was previously published under Q290167

SYMPTOMS

When you install Office, the UserName and CompanyName fields are filled in, even if you use a command-line switch or transform (.mst) file to suppress these fields.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you attempt to set the UserName and CompanyName properties to blank, either by using a command line, or by specifying the settings in the Setup.ini file. For example, if you use the following command line to start Office Setup

setup.exe USERNAME="" COMPANYNAME=""
the UserName and CompanyName fields are still populated.

RESOLUTION

To set the UserName and CompanyName properties to blank, use the NoCompanyName and NoUserName properties. These properties can be used on the command line, in the Setup.ini file, or in a transform (.mst) file. When you use these properties, they must be set to one (1). For example, if you use the following command line to start Office Setup
setup.exe NOCOMPANYNAME=1 NOUSERNAME=1
the UserName and CompanyName fields will be suppressed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to customize Office Setup, refer to the Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit documentation, or browse to the following Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/default.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/default.htm)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
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