OFFXP: UserName and CompanyName Fields Not Set to Blank (290167)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office XP Professional
- Microsoft Office XP Small Business
- Microsoft Office XP Standard
- Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
- Microsoft Office XP Developer
- Microsoft Access 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft FrontPage 2002
- Microsoft Outlook 2002
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft Word 2002
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.
STATUSMicrosoft 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:
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/16/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB290167 |
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