Message Connector

This section describes the Windows permissions required to run Message Connector.

  • The user who performs the installation must be a member of the local Administrator's group
  • The MS Office document conversion can be configured to run as:
    • The interactive user (a user must be logged on the computer)
    • A user specified in the Message Connector document conversion configuration

DCOM Permission

  1. Open Window's Component Services by using the following command in Command Prompt: .

    C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\comexp.msc

  2. Expand Component Service > Computers.
  3. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. From the My Computer Properties window, select the COM Security tab.
  4. For AccessPermissions, click the Edit Defaults button and add a user with full permissions.
  5. For Launch and Activation Permissions, click the Edit Defaults button and add a user with full permissions.
  6. Click OK.

Folder Permissions

The following table lists the necessary folder permissions to run Message Connector.

Folder Permission

ProgramData\Kofax\KIC-ED\MC

Full Control

Installation folder

Folder where Message Connector is installed.

Read

Temp folder (generally, Windows\Temp)

You can modify this folder from Windows environment variables.

Full Control

Registry Permissions

For running Message Connector on Windows Server 2012 R2

The following table lists the necessary registry key permissions to run Message Connector.

Registry Key Permission

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Kofax\KIC-ED\MC

Read

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png

Full Control

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

Full Control

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices

Full Control

For document conversion using MS Office on Windows Server 2012 R2

The following table lists the necessary registry key permissions for document conversion in Message Connector using MS Office on Windows Server 2012 R2.

Registry Key Permission

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{91493441-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{000209FE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\CLSID\{91493441-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\AppID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\AppID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes \Wow6432Node\AppID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control

For running Message Connector on Windows 10 64-Bit

The following table lists the necessary registry key permissions for Windows 10 64-bit to run Message Connector.

Registry Key Permission

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Kofax\KIC-ED\MC

Read

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

Full Control

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices

Full Control

For document conversion using MS Office on Windows 10 64-Bit

The following table lists the necessary registry key permissions for document conversion in Message Connector using MS Office on Windows Server 10 64-bit.

Registry Key Permission

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{91493441-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{000209FE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{91493441-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\AppID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\AppID\{00020812-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Full Control

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\AppID\{048EB43E-2059-422F-95E0-557DA96038AF}

Full Control