When you try to deploy Outlook 2007, users are prompted to install Windows Desktop Search, and you cannot turn off this feature

When you try to deploy Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, users are prompted to install Windows Desktop Search. You cannot use Group Policy settings to turn off this feature.

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Outlook 2007 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package that was released on January 28, 2008. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to enable the hotfix

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Search
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type DisableDownloadSearchPrompt, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type 1, and then click OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.