Software Deployment

It's a quick option to disable from within the app (see this blog post for details: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/01/23/outlook-2007-tip-remove-windows-desktop-search-prompts/) but I too have yet to find the appropriate registry key to add to the deployment package. If I find something I'll let you know

Edit: ok, so the option is in the Office Customization Tool after all. In the "Modify User Settings" section, under Outlook, Tools|Options, Preferences, Search Options.

Here all the reg changes I make to office 2007.

; Remove privacy option popup
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\User Settings\Product code]
"Count"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General]
"Authorized"=dword:00009904
"ShownOptIn"=dword:00000001

; Disable windows desktop search popup
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Search]
"DisableSearchDownloadPrompt"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\General]
"PONT_STRING"="60"

; Delete registered user info
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo]

I did not test the WDS poup yet, give a try and let me know.

Before I go on - I know that this is a really old thread - I'm just updating for completeness as we are still only rolling Office 2007 to some departments and I needed to head this issue off.

Quick correction to reg changes above. The disable search download popup reg value is:

Key: HKCU/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Office/12.0/Outlook/Search
DWORD: DisableDownloadSearchPrompt
Value: 1

To set by GPO you need the Outlook 2007 GPO ADM "outlk12.adm". The policy is then found here:

User Configuration/Microsoft Office Outlook 2007/Tools|Options.../Preferences/Search Options.
"Prevent installation prompts when Windows Desktop Search component is not present" - set to Enabled

It can also be set, as stated by clauretano above, in the OCT.

Daz.