The testers also put the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows to the test to see if there was any difference.  You can view the study in its entirety or you can just skip ahead to the results.

The bottom line of the tests show that you will get the highest number of active sessions with Microsoft Office 2003.  Suprisingly Microsoft Office 2007 isn’t all that far behind.  I ususally hear rumblings of how Microsoft Office 2007 is a memory hog but this test seems to debunk that myth.

To be fair, Microsoft still allows you to customize SOME settings when deploying using an MSI. There is a config.xml file that is contained in the same directory as the MSI that allows you to specify things like product key, organization name, and a few other basic items. If you don’t have a need to specify any configuration options and just want a plain vanilla install then you can still deploy Office 2007 using the tried and true MSI installation via Group Policy.

Keep in mind that if you do chose to use the MSI installation method, any patches you place in the Updates folder will be ignored! This is important for things like service packs or critical security updates.

To overcome this Microsoft recommends creating a script that will perform the install, then using Group Policy, apply this script as a computer startup script. I have taken that approach and modified it slightly to achieve a more controllable method whereby an end user can run the install or administrators can place this script into an already existing logon script. The advantage here is that the user will NOT have to wait for the installation to complete prior to logon.

So here goes:
@ECHO OFF

ECHO Detecting Outlook 2007...
IF EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" GOTO End ELSE GOTO InstallOutlook

:InstallOutlook
ECHO Outlook 2007 not found.
ECHO Please wait while the Outlook 2007 installation initializes...
START \\SERVER\Share\OL2007\setup.exe /adminfile \\SERVER\Share\OL2007\Updates\OL2007.MSP
ECHO Initialization complete.
GOTO End

:End
EXIT

Before you go trying to run this puppy, you will need to have already created a share, copied the installation to the share, and finally created a transform file that contains your desired configuration options. I won’t go into a bunch of detail on how to do all of this other than to say the command to enter the Office Configuration Wizard is setup.exe /admin

This registry file assumes that you are trying to modify a profile named Test:

Create the registry file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Test\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a]
"00036601"=hex:84,19,00,00'

The value above will need to be adjusted for your environment and desired setting.  Here are a few of the standard values:

Once you have the value narrowed down, save the above entry to a .REG file and you can easily apply this registry entry through a logon script by adding:

REGEDIT /S OutlookCachedMode.REG

To resolve this issue:
Within Outlook go to Tools > E-Mail Accounts
Under Directory select View or change existing directories or address books, click Next
If you do not see any address books listed on the Directories and Address Books screen you will need to add one

To add the local contacts as an Outlook address book:
Within Outlook go to Tools > E-Mail Accounts
Under Directory select Add a new directory or address book, click Next
Select Additional Address Books
Outlook Address Book
You will have to restart Outlook before the change you will be able to see the address list.  (It may take a few minutes for it to full appear)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A2E1F4E2-BC0F-4403-B09F-7A677D55F274&displaylang=en

If there are problems where Outlook is trying to print outside the printable margins and you the print setup within Outlooks are properly configured then consider adjusting the print setup for Internet Explorer.