Sequencing SharePoint Designer 2007

November 23, 2010 by Ramesh

Issue Upon launching the sequenced version of Microsoft SharePoint Designer on Win7, the application repairs upon every launch

Eventviewer doesn't report back with any useful information for troubleshooting as well.

Solution

After the initial monitoring Phase, Install the SharePoint Designer to Q:\MSPD.2K7 (say)

While the monitoring phase still runs in the background,

Goto C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office12\Office Setup Controller

Rename the existing "Setup.exe" to say "backup.setup.exe"

Copy "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office12\Office Setup Controller" and rename "rundll32.exe" to "Setup.exe"

Delete the below registry hive as well

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo

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