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2007 Office system (SP2) Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool

Brief Description
This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template and Office Customization Tool OPA files; an updated Office Customization Tool; and ADMX and ADML versions of the Administrative Template files. This update assumes that you have updated your 2007 Office System applications with the 2007 Office System Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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Quick Details
File Name:AdminTemplates.exe
Version:4
Date Published:9/21/2009
Language:English
Download Size:10.8 MB
Estimated Download Time: 27 min 56K
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Overview

This download includes updated Group Policy Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool OPA files for use with the 2007 Microsoft Office system applications. It also includes an \Admin folder with an updated Office Customization Tool, and ADMX, ADML, and ADM versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system Administrative Template files for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For Administrative Template files, you may use the ADM files for any Windows operating system, or the combination of ADMX and language-specific ADML files on computers running at least Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. This download also includes a workbook (Office2007GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls) that provides information about the 2007 Office system Group Policy settings and OPA settings. This update assumes that you have updated your 2007 Office System applications with the 2007 Office System Service Pack 2 (SP2).

For more information about this download, see 2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool updates.

For more information about ADMX and ADML files, see Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide on the Microsoft TechNet Web site.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows XP
    • Windows Server 2003
    • Windows XP Service Pack 2
    • Windows Vista
  • This download works with the following Office program:
    • 2007 Microsoft Office System applications, updated with Service Pack 2

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Instructions

To install this download:
  1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.
  2. Double-click the AdminTemplates.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
  4. If you plan on using the updated Office Customization Tool (OCT), copy the entire \Admin folder into the folder that contains the installation image you are customizing.

Instructions for use:
After you install this download, use the 2007 Office system applications as you typically would.

For information about using the ADM files, see the "2007 Office System Administrative Template files" and "Using Group Policy Management Console and Group Policy Object Editor" sections of the Enforce settings by using Group Policy in the 2007 Office system article on the Microsoft TechNet Web site. For information about using ADMX and ADML files for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and above, see Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide on the Microsoft TechNet Web site. For information about using the OCT, see Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system on the Microsoft TechNet Web site.

To remove this download:
To remove the download file, delete the file AdminTemplates.exe.

To remove the installed files, delete all associated .adm, .admx, and .adml Administrative Template files.

To remove the updated OCT, replace the \Admin folder in the installation image with the original \Admin folder from your source image.

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