Add a registry patch

About this task

The Mobile-sized Task List supports opening files inside browser windows. However, with Microsoft Office 2007 and later, some applications (such a Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) open only outside the browser window regardless of settings. Therefore, opening these file types using the Mobile-sized Task List does not work.

To open these files inside a browser window using the Mobile-sized Task List, apply the following registry patch. These registry settings must also be on the machine that the mobile client is deployed to.

Procedure

  1. Open a text editor.
  2. Copy and then paste the following text into the editor:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.8] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.RTF.8] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.Document.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Word.DocumentMacroEnabled.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000024 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.8] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Sheet.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetBinaryMacroEnabled.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:80000A00 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.ShowMacroEnabled.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.8] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShow.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0 
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPoint.SlideShowMacroEnabled.12] 
    "BrowserFlags"=dword:800000A0
    
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\AttachmentExecute\{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
    "Word.Document.12"=hex:
    "Word.Document.8"=hex:
    "Excel.Sheet.8"=hex:
    "Excel.Sheet.12"=hex:
    "PowerPoint.Show.8"=hex:
    "PowerPoint.Show.12"=hex:
  3. Save the file as FileName.reg.
  4. Double-click FileName.reg to run this registry script.
  5. Restart the Mobile-sized Task List.
  6. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.