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how to edit windows registry using a script

Can you please advice how to edit windows registry for the below item details

Location :
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security"

Insert a new item with :

- Value name: ExtensionHardening
- Value type: REG_DWORD
- Value data: 0

mac_g

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using script only

pradsmk

Hello Mac_g,

Can you please tell me why do you want to edit the registry ?

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Haresh Nikumbh

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mac_g

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while opening office doc from A application at end-user PC, it is asking for user confrmation before opening doc. End user doesnot want to see these kind of intermediate message. hence we solved that issue refering from URL -

http://www.extracomm.com/Extracomm/FAQ.NSF/0/3ACF4AF056A7790848257AD400279396,

the solution we want to implement from script rather manul intervention.

please advice how to develop the script for the above required solution

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mac_g

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i have resolve issue
- created a .REG file
- added below code in it
- thus resolved the issue

however thanks for your support

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Security]

"ExtensionHardening"=dword:00000000

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