Control Error Reporting with Office XP (All Windows) Category: Home > Software > Microsoft Office
Office XP includes a feature which will send debug information to Microsoft if an error occurs in one of the Office XP applications. This can be disabled using this tweak.
Open your registry and find the key below, creating it if necessary.
Create the following DWORD values and set them to "1".
- DWNeverUpload
- DWNoExternalURL
- DWNoFileCollection
- DWNoSecondLevelCollection
Restart Office for the changes to take effect.
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 |  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) |  |
 |  | DWNeverUpload | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |  |
 |  | DWNoExternalURL | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |  |
 |  | DWNoFileCollection | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |  |
 |  | DWNoSecondLevelCollection | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) |  |
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 | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common |  |
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Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common]
Name: DWNeverUpload, DWNoExternalURL, DWNoFileCollection, DWNoSecondLevelCollection
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (1 = disable error reporting)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: December 16, 2001
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