In order to make an embedded flash element obey a z-index directive…

• Add the following within the <object> element: <param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”>
• Add the following within the <embed  > tag:  wmode=”transparent

For information on installation order of multiple versions of Office, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928091.

Once multiple versions of Word have been installed on the same machine, you’ll notice that every time you switch between versions, it comes up with an irritating installer/configuration dialog before Word starts. To prevent this, the following commands can be run to add registry values that will fix the problem:

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Thanks to David Overton, for this little tidbit.

David also writes about another problem where the EULA appears every time an application is opened. Read about it here.

The setting for showing white space between pages may have been turned off. To show white space between pages, do the following:

1. On the View menu, click Print Layout.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the View tab.
3. Under Print and Web Layout options, select the White space between pages (Print view only) check box.

Some Windows components, such as the Accessibility Wizard, are hidden from the Windows Components Wizard. As such, these components cannot normally be removed. However, these components can be exposed by editing C:\Windows\Inf\SYSOC.INF.  Entries in the [Components] can be exposed by removing the HIDE parameter. (Don’t delete any commas, just the word “hide”.)  Once the desired entries are exposed, they can be removed.

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