#38 Template installation fails if template folder is protected

[Dirk Vollmar]

The installation of the ODF-compatible Templates feature fails if the user does not have write permissions to the template folder configured in Word.

The failure causes a rollback of the complete add-in installation.

Workaround: Templates have to be manually deselected during installation.

Possible solution: Add a custom action to check whether the folder is writable. If not deselect the templates feature.

NB: This has low priority since it is not a very common scenario (home users typically will not have modified the template folder, corporate users will not install the add-in themselves)

[Dirk Vollmar]

See also user feedback at https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=5684180

[JohnnyBoy]

The installation shouldn't fail if you don't have access to the templates directory.
Frankly, I was surprised that templates were installed at all.

To get around this I exported the following registry key
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1702909450-4172511468-2784962303-1747\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\General]
"SharedTemplates"

I then changed it to a path that I had permissions to.
Installed the plugin.
Double-clicked the exported reg file to reset it back to what it was.

I now have the ability to open odf files in Word.

[JohnnyBoy]

Should have reference this MS link describing the template locations.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290232