OFF97: How to Configure Setup.stf so WordMail is Off by Default

ID: Q193740

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SUMMARY

If you customize a post-administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97, you can set WordMail to not be the default e-mail editor for Microsoft Exchange Client, versions 4 and higher.

This article explains how to perform this task by editing the Office Setup .stf file.


MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: This modification may not be supported by Microsoft. Microsoft support professionals will support some modifications to a BACKUP copy of the Setup.stf file. Note also that while support professionals may help customers modify specific lines of an STF, we will not rewrite the entire file in order to achieve a desired configuration. As a general rule, support is limited to options that can normally be changed by a user during a standard installation of the application.

NOTE: The following steps work only if you first perform an administrative installation (setup /a) of Office 97 to a server on your network. If you are performing a stand-alone installation using the Office 97 compact disc, you cannot use the steps in this article.

Before you perform the following steps, make a backup copy of the Off97pro.stf or Off97std.stf file on your server. Rename the file to Backup.stf and do not open or edit it for any reason.

  1. Edit the .STF file in a text editor such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.

    NOTE: MS-DOS Editor should not be used to modify the SETUP.STF file. MS- DOS Editor replaces the tab character with a space and will cause the same error. Other text editors that are known to replace the tab character with a space (and are thus unsuitable for modifying the .STF file) are Xtree Gold 2.0 by Executive Systems and QEdit by SemWare Inc.


  2. Find the following Object IDs and delete the corresponding values from the Object Data column on the same line. Make sure that you delete the trailing space after each number. Use the table that is appropriate for your version of Office.

    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition: 
    
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 12805        12808 and 12863
      ObjID 12807        12808 and 12863
    Microsoft Office 97 Professional Enterprise Edition, SR-1: 
    
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 13105        13108 and 13163
      ObjID 13107        13108 and 13163
    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition: 
    
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 11705        11708 and 11763
      ObjID 11707        11708 and 11763
    Microsoft Office 97 Standard Enterprise Edition, SR-1: 
    
      For        Remove the Reference to
      ----------------------------------

      ObjID 12105        12108 and 12163
      ObjID 12107        12108 and 12163


  3. Save the File. Make sure that the file type is Text.


After you finish these steps, WordMail is not the default e-mail editor for any user who performs an installation of Office 97 using the modified setup table file (for example, you may call this file Custom.stf).

For more information about using custom setup table files with Office 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q158281 OFF97 Err Msg: "Setup Error 544"

Additional query words: modify edit off97 


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Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999