How do I deploy Outlook Add. Book with Last Name First

I know how to go into the settings for Outlook Address Book and set it for
LastName, FirstName on an individual basis. There are lots of posts on this.

My question is, in an Outlook 2003 deployment how do I set up the OAB
default to be "LastName, FirstName"? Most users want this and it is not
reasonable to ask them to step through setting this up.

Here are the places that you can adjust this setting:

1#
-Select Tools/Options/Contact Options
-Select Last, First format for all the new created contacts.

2#
-Select Tools/E-mail accounts/View or change existing directories or
address books
-Double-click Outlook Address Book, show name by Last, First

More information:

How to display the Contacts list in the last name, first name format in
Outlook 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823478

OL2002: How to Change the File As Field for All Contacts
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291144

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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This doesn't answer the question I asked. In my post I already said I know
how to do this on an individual basis.

My question is, when I am deploying Office to hundreds of users, how do I
preset the OAB default to be LastName, FirstName? Is there a registry
setting, a policy, a transform setting or something to accomplish this?

"Pat Cai [MSFT]" wrote:

> Here are the places that you can adjust this setting:
>
> 1#
> -Select Tools/Options/Contact Options
> -Select Last, First format for all the new created contacts.
>
> 2#
> -Select Tools/E-mail accounts/View or change existing directories or
> address books
> -Double-click Outlook Address Book, show name by Last, First
>
> More information:
>
> How to display the Contacts list in the last name, first name format in
> Outlook 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823478
>
> OL2002: How to Change the File As Field for All Contacts
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291144
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat Cai
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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> https://partner.microsoft.com/US/te...erview/40010469
> Others: https://partner.microsoft.com/US/te...upportoverview/
>
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>

I am sorry for my misunderstanding before. Now I understand that you want
to make this setting in the Office deployment script in domain layer.

According to my test result, we cannot achieve this on the deploy layer. In
fact, it is a known issue I have handled before.

Though we can specify the Exchange server address and address book settings
in the deployment wizard, we cannot control the name display order on the
client that it will show the local contact's name as "Last, First".
Actually, I have tried on several machines and consulted with a couple of
my associates on the topic as well. We tested PRF settings and Policy
template changes as well as an attempt to modify the Registry to have the
UI settings reflect the changes and they will not. The reason that the
setting cannot be controlled via PRF, Policy or .REG file is that the GUID
where the setting is housed is a dynamically set GUID that is different on
each machine and in each Profile.

The only alternative currently is to physically be at the workstation and
make the changes to the users' Outlook Profiles or possibly have remote
control over their system and manipulate the profile manually that way.

I am sorry for any inconvenience might bring on you. If you have any
further concerns, please feel free to post here.

Related Articles:
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Office 2003 Resource Toolkit
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/default.htm

Office 2003 Deployment Guide Getting Started
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...all/reskit/en-u
s/oe_depb05.mspx

Office 2003 Setup Command Line Switches
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826530

Office 2003 CMW for making changes to the deployment after rollout
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/ref/RefA05.htm

Outlook 2003 Settings Configurations
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork...ch10/OutE03.htm

Office 2003 Managing Settings by Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork...ch18/MntA04.htm

Regards,

Pat Cai
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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