Save Custom settings

[Guest]

Hi everyone,
I need to re-image the hard drive. What is the best way to migrate all of my
custom settings? For instance, the Quick Access Toolbar. I would like to keep
all of my Templates, Building Blocks, etc. so that I can easily put them back
after the re-image. Can anyone tell me where the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Building Blocks data is stored?

 

[Guest]

in XP, potentially critical *user-defined* files are stored in the following
locations (C: for illustrative purposes only) on a standalone computer:

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\*.dotx or *.dotm

Building Blocks
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application Data\Microsoft\Document
Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx
Also can be stored in a document template or global template

Document Themes;Theme Fonts; Theme Effects; Theme Colors
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\*.thmx…\Theme Fonts\*.xml, …\Theme
Effects\*.xml, ...\Theme Colors\*.xml for customized fonts, effects and colors
Active document theme is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Quick Style Sets
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick
Styles\*.dotx (if modified and saved with same name as built-in Quick Style
set, will also be saved here)
Active Quick Style set is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Charts
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Charts\*.crtx


Quick Access Toolbar:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\Word.qat
Also may be saved in a document template or document but cannot be displayed
from a global template loaded other than the Normal template

Macros and keyboard shortcuts
Document or template

AutoCorrect Entries[unformatted]:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\*.acl

AutoCorrect Entries [formatted]:
Formatted entries are stored in the Normal template

Bibliography master source list
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Bibliography\

Dictionary
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\
Microsoft\Uproof\Custom.dic (exclusions also saved here)

List Gallery
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\ListGal.dat

I'm sure there are others but I haven't found them yet. In Vista, just
replace Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ with
Users\username\appdata\roaming (local instead of roaming for word.qat file).

There are potentially numerous customization stored in the registry (for
example, settings changed in Word Options) but I don't feel comfortable
transferring these.

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much for the information - it's just what I was looking for !
How did you find out that info, is it in the Knowledge Base?
My mistake, I left out a vital piece of basic information - I am running
Vista Ultimate.
Would you be able to tell me these locations in Vista Ultimate - or where it
is listed maybe in the Knowledge Base or in Tech Net? I can't seem to find
the "transfer Settings" wizard - Do you know if there is one in Vista? Would
the transfer wizard move all of these items to an external hard drive for me ?

--
P. Stern

in XP, potentially critical *user-defined* files are stored in the following
locations (C: for illustrative purposes only) on a standalone computer:

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\*.dotx or *.dotm

Building Blocks
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application Data\Microsoft\Document
Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx
Also can be stored in a document template or global template

Document Themes;Theme Fonts; Theme Effects; Theme Colors
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\*.thmx…\Theme Fonts\*.xml, …\Theme
Effects\*.xml, ...\Theme Colors\*.xml for customized fonts, effects and colors
Active document theme is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Quick Style Sets
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick
Styles\*.dotx (if modified and saved with same name as built-in Quick Style
set, will also be saved here)
Active Quick Style set is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Charts
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Charts\*.crtx


Quick Access Toolbar:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\Word.qat
Also may be saved in a document template or document but cannot be displayed
from a global template loaded other than the Normal template

Macros and keyboard shortcuts
Document or template

AutoCorrect Entries[unformatted]:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\*.acl

AutoCorrect Entries [formatted]:
Formatted entries are stored in the Normal template

Bibliography master source list
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Bibliography\

Dictionary
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\
Microsoft\Uproof\Custom.dic (exclusions also saved here)

List Gallery
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\ListGal.dat

I'm sure there are others but I haven't found them yet. In Vista, just
replace Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ with
Users\username\appdata\roaming (local instead of roaming for word.qat file).

There are potentially numerous customization stored in the registry (for
example, settings changed in Word Options) but I don't feel comfortable
transferring these.

Hi everyone,
I need to re-image the hard drive. What is the best way to migrate all of my
custom settings? For instance, the Quick Access Toolbar. I would like to keep
all of my Templates, Building Blocks, etc. so that I can easily put them back
after the re-image. Can anyone tell me where the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Building Blocks data is stored?

 

[Guest]

Sorry but I do not have access to Vista Ultimate; I can't believe the folder
structure is significantly diffferent. I'm not familiar with a transfer
wizard that pertains specifically to Office 2007. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the information - it's just what I was looking for !
How did you find out that info, is it in the Knowledge Base?
My mistake, I left out a vital piece of basic information - I am running
Vista Ultimate.
Would you be able to tell me these locations in Vista Ultimate - or where it
is listed maybe in the Knowledge Base or in Tech Net? I can't seem to find
the "transfer Settings" wizard - Do you know if there is one in Vista? Would
the transfer wizard move all of these items to an external hard drive for me ?

--
P. Stern

in XP, potentially critical *user-defined* files are stored in the following
locations (C: for illustrative purposes only) on a standalone computer:

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\*.dotx or *.dotm

Building Blocks
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application Data\Microsoft\Document
Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx
Also can be stored in a document template or global template

Document Themes;Theme Fonts; Theme Effects; Theme Colors
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\*.thmx…\Theme Fonts\*.xml, …\Theme
Effects\*.xml, ...\Theme Colors\*.xml for customized fonts, effects and colors
Active document theme is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Quick Style Sets
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick
Styles\*.dotx (if modified and saved with same name as built-in Quick Style
set, will also be saved here)
Active Quick Style set is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Charts
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Charts\*.crtx


Quick Access Toolbar:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\Word.qat
Also may be saved in a document template or document but cannot be displayed
from a global template loaded other than the Normal template

Macros and keyboard shortcuts
Document or template

AutoCorrect Entries[unformatted]:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\*.acl

AutoCorrect Entries [formatted]:
Formatted entries are stored in the Normal template

Bibliography master source list
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Bibliography\

Dictionary
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\
Microsoft\Uproof\Custom.dic (exclusions also saved here)

List Gallery
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\ListGal.dat

I'm sure there are others but I haven't found them yet. In Vista, just
replace Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ with
Users\username\appdata\roaming (local instead of roaming for word.qat file).

There are potentially numerous customization stored in the registry (for
example, settings changed in Word Options) but I don't feel comfortable
transferring these.

Hi everyone,
I need to re-image the hard drive. What is the best way to migrate all of my
custom settings? For instance, the Quick Access Toolbar. I would like to keep
all of my Templates, Building Blocks, etc. so that I can easily put them back
after the re-image. Can anyone tell me where the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Building Blocks data is stored?

 

[Guest]

Although I've never used it, there is a transfer utility in Vista.
Start
All Programs
Accessories
System Tools
Windows Easy Transfer
or
type Windows Easy Transfer in the Search box

Thank you so much for the information - it's just what I was looking for !
How did you find out that info, is it in the Knowledge Base?
My mistake, I left out a vital piece of basic information - I am running
Vista Ultimate.
Would you be able to tell me these locations in Vista Ultimate - or where it
is listed maybe in the Knowledge Base or in Tech Net? I can't seem to find
the "transfer Settings" wizard - Do you know if there is one in Vista? Would
the transfer wizard move all of these items to an external hard drive for me ?

--
P. Stern

in XP, potentially critical *user-defined* files are stored in the following
locations (C: for illustrative purposes only) on a standalone computer:

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\*.dotx or *.dotm

Building Blocks
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application Data\Microsoft\Document
Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx
Also can be stored in a document template or global template

Document Themes;Theme Fonts; Theme Effects; Theme Colors
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\*.thmx…\Theme Fonts\*.xml, …\Theme
Effects\*.xml, ...\Theme Colors\*.xml for customized fonts, effects and colors
Active document theme is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Quick Style Sets
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick
Styles\*.dotx (if modified and saved with same name as built-in Quick Style
set, will also be saved here)
Active Quick Style set is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Charts
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Charts\*.crtx


Quick Access Toolbar:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\Word.qat
Also may be saved in a document template or document but cannot be displayed
from a global template loaded other than the Normal template

Macros and keyboard shortcuts
Document or template

AutoCorrect Entries[unformatted]:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\*.acl

AutoCorrect Entries [formatted]:
Formatted entries are stored in the Normal template

Bibliography master source list
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Bibliography\

Dictionary
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\
Microsoft\Uproof\Custom.dic (exclusions also saved here)

List Gallery
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\ListGal.dat

I'm sure there are others but I haven't found them yet. In Vista, just
replace Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ with
Users\username\appdata\roaming (local instead of roaming for word.qat file).

There are potentially numerous customization stored in the registry (for
example, settings changed in Word Options) but I don't feel comfortable
transferring these.

Hi everyone,
I need to re-image the hard drive. What is the best way to migrate all of my
custom settings? For instance, the Quick Access Toolbar. I would like to keep
all of my Templates, Building Blocks, etc. so that I can easily put them back
after the re-image. Can anyone tell me where the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Building Blocks data is stored?

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much - I found the Transfer tool.
The directory structure isn't completely different, however there are
significant changes. The normal directories that I would expect to hold the
apps\data, don't seem to have it. I'll keep looking.
Thanks again for your help.
--
P. Stern

Although I've never used it, there is a transfer utility in Vista.
Start
All Programs
Accessories
System Tools
Windows Easy Transfer
or
type Windows Easy Transfer in the Search box

Thank you so much for the information - it's just what I was looking for !
How did you find out that info, is it in the Knowledge Base?
My mistake, I left out a vital piece of basic information - I am running
Vista Ultimate.
Would you be able to tell me these locations in Vista Ultimate - or where it
is listed maybe in the Knowledge Base or in Tech Net? I can't seem to find
the "transfer Settings" wizard - Do you know if there is one in Vista? Would
the transfer wizard move all of these items to an external hard drive for me ?

--
P. Stern

in XP, potentially critical *user-defined* files are stored in the following
locations (C: for illustrative purposes only) on a standalone computer:

Templates
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\*.dotx or *.dotm

Building Blocks
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name \Application Data\Microsoft\Document
Building Blocks\1033\Building Blocks.dotx
Also can be stored in a document template or global template

Document Themes;Theme Fonts; Theme Effects; Theme Colors
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Document Themes\*.thmx…\Theme Fonts\*.xml, …\Theme
Effects\*.xml, ...\Theme Colors\*.xml for customized fonts, effects and colors
Active document theme is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Quick Style Sets
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick
Styles\*.dotx (if modified and saved with same name as built-in Quick Style
set, will also be saved here)
Active Quick Style set is specified in the parent document template when the
document is created

Charts
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\Charts\*.crtx


Quick Access Toolbar:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\Word.qat
Also may be saved in a document template or document but cannot be displayed
from a global template loaded other than the Normal template

Macros and keyboard shortcuts
Document or template

AutoCorrect Entries[unformatted]:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\*.acl

AutoCorrect Entries [formatted]:
Formatted entries are stored in the Normal template

Bibliography master source list
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Bibliography\

Dictionary
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\
Microsoft\Uproof\Custom.dic (exclusions also saved here)

List Gallery
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\ListGal.dat

I'm sure there are others but I haven't found them yet. In Vista, just
replace Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\ with
Users\username\appdata\roaming (local instead of roaming for word.qat file).

There are potentially numerous customization stored in the registry (for
example, settings changed in Word Options) but I don't feel comfortable
transferring these.


:

Hi everyone,
I need to re-image the hard drive. What is the best way to migrate all of my
custom settings? For instance, the Quick Access Toolbar. I would like to keep
all of my Templates, Building Blocks, etc. so that I can easily put them back
after the re-image. Can anyone tell me where the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Building Blocks data is stored?