Administrative Option Settings

The optional Administrative Options registry settings allow an administrator to control the deployment of services. These settings reside under the subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Research\Options

Note  These settings cannot be set through the user interface.

Entry nameValue typeValue dataRequired?Default value
NoAddDWORDBoolean used to disable the Add Services button. This setting prevents the addition of any service except the internal services. It also disables the discovery mechanism. Possible values include:
  • True (1). The Add button and discovery are disabled.
  • False (0). The Add button and discovery are enabled.
NoFalse is assumed if absent.
NoDiscoveryDWORDBoolean used to disable the discovery mechanism. Possible values include:
  • True (1). The Research task pane never queries discovery servers.
  • False (0). The Research task pane can query the discovery servers.
NoFalse is assumed if absent.
DiscoveryNeedOptInDWORDBoolean used to ask the user to opt in to the discovery mechanism. This setting is irrelevant if NoDiscovery is set to 1. The HKEY_CURRENT_USER version of this value overrides the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE value. Possible values include:
  • True (1). Ask the user to opt in to the discovery mechanism.
  • False (0). Enable the discovery mechanism without asking the user.
NoFalse is assumed if absent.

For more information, see Controlling Service Installation Options and Configuring Service Discovery.

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