Outlook.prf and personal settings

I have my outlook.prf file working fine except I notice that if I create a
signature in Outlook, then log off, then log back in and create a new email
my signature is missing. If I go into Options and signature area the
signature is still there but it is not selected to be used. I have to
reselect it for new messages etc.

Here is what I have in the General section in case it matters:

[General]
Custom=1
ProfileName=Outlook
DefaultProfile=Yes
BackupProfile=No
OverwriteProfile=No
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE

You're not using the .prf file to create a new default profile every time you start Outlook, are you? That will overwrite any previous profile-specific settings, including per-account signatures.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Bigtech Ron" <BigtechRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4AB6874-A7FD-461F-8207-9378FB57A33A@microsoft.com...
>I have my outlook.prf file working fine except I notice that if I create a
> signature in Outlook, then log off, then log back in and create a new email
> my signature is missing. If I go into Options and signature area the
> signature is still there but it is not selected to be used. I have to
> reselect it for new messages etc.
>
> Here is what I have in the General section in case it matters:
>
> [General]
> Custom=1
> ProfileName=Outlook
> DefaultProfile=Yes
> BackupProfile=No
> OverwriteProfile=No
> ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE

Sue:

I'm not wanting to. I'm trying to get it so that it will only create a
profile if one is needed.

I thought this statement made sure of this:

ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You're not using the .prf file to create a new default profile every time you start Outlook, are you? That will overwrite any previous profile-specific settings, including per-account signatures.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Bigtech Ron" <BigtechRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4AB6874-A7FD-461F-8207-9378FB57A33A@microsoft.com...
> >I have my outlook.prf file working fine except I notice that if I create a
> > signature in Outlook, then log off, then log back in and create a new email
> > my signature is missing. If I go into Options and signature area the
> > signature is still there but it is not selected to be used. I have to
> > reselect it for new messages etc.
> >
> > Here is what I have in the General section in case it matters:
> >
> > [General]
> > Custom=1
> > ProfileName=Outlook
> > DefaultProfile=Yes
> > BackupProfile=No
> > OverwriteProfile=No
> > ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE
>

The settings you have in your .prf file will create a new default profile named Outlook unless there is already a profile named Outlook present. So, if every user has a profile named Outlook Settings but not a profile named Outlook, your .prf file will create a new profile named Outlook and make it the default ... and that new profile will have no autosignatures configured.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Bigtech Ron" <BigtechRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:82D1917D-E327-45D1-B05E-531FF8A63423@microsoft.com...
> Sue:
>
> I'm not wanting to. I'm trying to get it so that it will only create a
> profile if one is needed.
>
> I thought this statement made sure of this:
>
> ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You're not using the .prf file to create a new default profile every time you start Outlook, are you? That will overwrite any previous profile-specific settings, including per-account signatures.
>>
>> "Bigtech Ron" <BigtechRon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4AB6874-A7FD-461F-8207-9378FB57A33A@microsoft.com...
>> >I have my outlook.prf file working fine except I notice that if I create a
>> > signature in Outlook, then log off, then log back in and create a new email
>> > my signature is missing. If I go into Options and signature area the
>> > signature is still there but it is not selected to be used. I have to
>> > reselect it for new messages etc.
>> >
>> > Here is what I have in the General section in case it matters:
>> >
>> > [General]
>> > Custom=1
>> > ProfileName=Outlook
>> > DefaultProfile=Yes
>> > BackupProfile=No
>> > OverwriteProfile=No
>> > ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE
>>