Internet Explorer 7

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2007

• Internet Explorer 7
• Office 2007
• Windows Vista
• Exchange 2007
• Exchange Archiving

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Office 2007

• No New Core Policy
• contention for file associations
• too wide a choice of applications
• Base Policies
• one for XP and one for Vista
• number 0 policies
• along the lines of the current security policy
• minimum set of essential functions only
• separate Office and Windows policies

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Base Policies Essential Functions

• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Reader
• Macromedia Shockwave Player
• McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
• Metaframe Presentation Server Client
• Microsoft Firewall Client
• Quota Advisor Snapin
• Shadow Copy Client
• Patching from WSUS
• Branding

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Base Policies Other Features

• Extend Policy Checker
• to check for invalid combinations of policies
• stop dead with a message?
• or show a message and allow use?
• or maybe just phone home?
• Provide separate policies for other components
• Campus Security Policy to 90
• Core policies were "one size fits all"
• Base policies allow "pick and mix"

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Office 2007 - Deployment

• Licensed for Enterprise Version
• Package the lot into a single 4 policy
• Deploy against one of the base policies
• Rebuild machines from fresh OU's
• Compatibility Pack for Office 2007
• being deployed to Office 2003 core policy
• Office XP core policy to 91

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Office 2007 - Configuration

• Outlook
• Autoarchive off
• Archive location default to H
• Text only
• Autoconfiguration to Exchange server
• Open attachments read-only
• Cached mode off by default
• Elsewhere
• Add the PDF and XPS writer addins
• check interactions with Adobe software
• Fast saves off all round
• Turn on "always create a backup copy
• Autorecover files to H\