Is there a way to change the default location for the template used to create a new map. I want to use a server-based customized template with links that will be updated on the server nightly. When a user opens MapPoint, I want the displayed map to be created from the server-based template.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Have you checked the registry? I think there's a setting there..

Eric

I've been looking in the registry but I haven't (so far) found a key that changes the default location of the template.

I did a search for the template file name (New North American Map.ptt) and came up with this, under Software\Classes:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ptm\MapPoint. Map.NA.11\ShellNew]
"FileName"="D:\\Program Files\\Microsoft MapPoint 2004\\Templates\\New North American Map.ptt"

I haven't tried it, but it's worth a shot?

Eric

Eric,

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried changing that registry key as well as a couple of other registry keys I found that referenced the standard .ptt file but still no luck. I will likely start to look at other options to get the program to do what I want.

Let me know if you have any other ideas.

Thanks.

Jim Harbaugh

Can the shortcut on the user's machine just be changed to point to the .ptt file on the network?

Eric