OFFXP: Description of the "Discard My Customized Settings ..." Option (299338)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
This article was previously published under Q299338

SUMMARY

When you click Detect and Repair on the Help menu in any of the Office programs, you see the Discard my customized settings and restore default settings check box. This option allows you to reset some of the settings that you previously selected in the Office programs.

This article explains how the Discard my customized settings and restore default settings option works.

MORE INFORMATION

Actions Performed by the "Discard My Customized Settings and Restore Default Settings" Option

When you select the Discard my customized settings and restore default settings option in the Detect and Repair dialog box, the following events occur:
  • The Microsoft Office Profile Wizard (Proflwiz.exe) runs, using the Reseto10.ops file.

    NOTE: Both Proflwiz.exe and Reseto10.ops are located by default in the \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10 folder.
  • When the Profile Wizard is finished, the Windows Installer is started, in order to perform the Detect and Repair operation.
For additional information about the Detect and Repair process, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

298027 OFFXP: Differences Between Repair and Reinstall

Settings Reset by Reseto10.ops

When the Profile Wizard uses the Reseto10.ops file, any settings stored in the following files or registry keys are removed and reset to the default values.

Files:

[AppDataFolder]\Microsoft\FrontPage\State\CmdUI.prf

NOTE: [AppDataFolder] is the \Application Data folder. The location of this folder varies, depending on the version of Microsoft Windows that is running on your computer.

Registry keys:

Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0
Software\Microsoft\Office\Access
Software\Microsoft\Office\Common
Software\Microsoft\Office\Excel
Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook
Software\Microsoft\Office\PowerPoint
Software\Microsoft\Office\Word
Software\Microsoft\FrontPage
Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools
Software\Microsoft\VBA\Office
Software\Microsoft\VBA\Trusted
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook
Software\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
Software\Microsoft\OfficeCustomizeWizard\2.0\RegKeyPaths

NOTE: These registry keys are all located below the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/14/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB299338
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