Outlook XP, Win2003 Terminal Server, and Outlook Security Settings

[Patrick]

I've got a problem with Outlook reading the Outlook Security Settings
folder properly. I have 2 Public Folders - one called "Outlook
Security Settings" for Office 2k clients, and one called "Outlook 10
Security Settings" for Office XP clients. In my login script I have a
command to merge the appropriate registry info
(hkcu\software\policies\microsoft\security\checkadminsettings=2 for
the Office XP users). No problem because all users have local admin
rights to their machines.

Enter terminal server, where no one has local rights except domain
admins; result: registry key doesn't merge and forms crap out with "A
program is trying to access email address you have stored in Outlook .
.. . blah blah blah". If I temporarily add the user to local admins on
the terminal server, then login once it's fine. When I remove him from
the local admins group and try again the value of that key reverts
back to 1 and the error recurs.

Is there any way to globally set that key for all users? Perhaps via a
group policy? In addition, can anyone explain why the key is reverting
back to 1? That's really mystifying me.

TIA.

- Patrick

 

[Sue Mosher]

I think group policy is the way to go (assuming that
works OK with TS -- outside my experience). The policy
is "Outlook virus security settings" under Tools |
Options > Security. Now, what I don't know is whether
that sets it to 2 or 1, because the policy doesn't offer
any option for OL2000 vs. OL2002.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at
http://www.slipstick.com
Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

-----Original Message-----
I've got a problem with Outlook reading the Outlook Security Settings
folder properly. I have 2 Public Folders - one called "Outlook
Security Settings" for Office 2k clients, and one called "Outlook 10
Security Settings" for Office XP clients. In my login script I have a
command to merge the appropriate registry info

(hkcu\software\policies\microsoft\security\checkadminsetti
ngs=2 for

 

[Patrick W.]

Thanks. I don't see that option in the standard Win2k group policy on my
local machine. Can you give me more info? Is there special add-in I need to
use?

- Patrick

 

[Sue Mosher]

You can get the Office .adm files from the Office
Resource Kit on Microsoft's web site.

 

[Patrick W.]

Thanks. I'm having trouble finding the ADM files. I have the Office XP
resource kit, but I don't see an ADM files. Can you give me a specific link?