3. Click on Start | Run | and type regedit.
4. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\
Communicator key.
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5. Right-click on the right pane, select New | String value, and type the name
CustomStateURL.
6. Type fi le://\\\\demo\\share\\customp.xml (on the local server, or the complete
URL where you will upload the customp.xml fi le created earlier) in the Value column.
7. Close regedit.
8. Start MOC (Start | All Programs | Microsoft Offi ce Communicator 2007).
9. Click on the Down arrow of the status buttons. You??™ll notice the newly added
presence states (see Figure A.2).
NOTE
Incorrectly editing the Registry may damage your computer. Make sure you
back up the Registry as well as your data before making any changes to the
Registry. Perform all your customization tasks on a test machine before you
roll out the modifi ed MOC in your network.
Figure A.2 Custom Presence States
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You can also save the Registry settings in a text fi le with a .reg extension (e.g., customp.reg),
move it to a shared folder available to clients, and execute the Registry fi le at the client computer.
To do so follow these steps:
1. Open Notepad.
2. Enter the following code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Communicator]
@=??????
???CustomStateURL???=???fi le://\\\\demo\\share\\customp.xml???
3. Provide a name, such as customp.reg.
4. Save it in the shared folder (\\demo\share).
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