I've tried the following and replaced 9.0 with 11.0:

-1. Quit any programs that are running.
2. Click Start, and then click Run. Type regedit and click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor, click to select the following subkey
(folder):
HKey_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Co mmon\General
4. On the Edit menu, point to New and click DWORD Value. With New Value

#1 selected, type AcbControl, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box,

click Decimal under Base. Type 1 in the Value data box. Click OK and
quit the Registry Editor. -


The problem is that on my laptop, set up very similiarly to my desktop,

this prevents the task pane from appearing. When I try it on my
desktop, it doesn't work (the task pane continues to appear).


One difference: my desktop has SP2 and my laptop has SP1.


One site I read suggested that I add the AbcControl to
HKey_Local_Machine in a very similiar place in the hive. I tried this

and it still didn't fix my problem. Can anyone help me out with this?

I really need to find a way to disable the taske pane with SP2.


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