We'd like to modify the default security settings for external content in
Excel 2007 hosted on a W2K3 TS. The default for both 'Data Connections' and
'Workbook Links' is to prompt the user. We'd like to change that to 'Enable'
for both of these as a default.

In the Excel GUI, this is modified individually here: Office Button -->
Excel Options --> Trust Center --> Trust Center Settings --> External Content.

On a standalone workstation, these settings are found in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security, with DWORD values of
DataConnectionWarnings and WorkbookLinkWarnings. The default value (prompt)
for each is "1." When you enable both of these, the value becomes "0."

On the TS, I tried to modify HKCU along with HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal
Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security, thinking this
was pretty straightforward. However, the defaults remain at "Prompt" for new
users.

I've checked the OCT/.adm , and they don't seem to include those settings.

Users can make this change via the GUI, and that change does stick with
their profile, so this isn't *that* big of a deal. We'd just like to reduce
Help Desk calls by forcing this setting for the handful of users who will be
given Excel 07 on TS.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Jesse

You can either create a custom .adm template file and enforce this
through a GPO, or just create a small logon script on the TS and
import the registry setting for each user in their HKCU hive (=
their profile).

Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group
Policy White Paper
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e7d72fa1-
62fe-4358-8360-8774ea8db847&displaylang=en

310516 - HOW TO: Add, Modify, or Delete Registry Subkeys and Values
by Using a Registration Entries (.reg) File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310516
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=?Utf-8?B?SmVzc2VQ?= <JesseP.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
26 mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> We'd like to modify the default security settings for external
> content in Excel 2007 hosted on a W2K3 TS. The default for both
> 'Data Connections' and 'Workbook Links' is to prompt the user.
> We'd like to change that to 'Enable' for both of these as a
> default.
>
> In the Excel GUI, this is modified individually here: Office
> Button --> Excel Options --> Trust Center --> Trust Center
> Settings --> External Content.
>
> On a standalone workstation, these settings are found in
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security, with DWORD
> values of DataConnectionWarnings and WorkbookLinkWarnings. The
> default value (prompt) for each is "1." When you enable both of
> these, the value becomes "0."
>
> On the TS, I tried to modify HKCU along with
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal
> Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security,
> thinking this was pretty straightforward. However, the defaults
> remain at "Prompt" for new users.
>
> I've checked the OCT/.adm , and they don't seem to include those
> settings.
>
> Users can make this change via the GUI, and that change does
> stick with their profile, so this isn't *that* big of a deal.
> We'd just like to reduce Help Desk calls by forcing this setting
> for the handful of users who will be given Excel 07 on TS.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Jesse