Persisting default signature across different computers

[Sam]

I have a number of users on Windows XP and Outlook 2003 who hot-desk
with roaming profiles. I have used Group Policy to redirect their
Application Data folder so that their signature files are stored on
the server rather than the local machine.

When they change to a different PC their signatures are correctly in
the list (in Tools > Options > Mail Format). On the previous computer
they had a default signature that they selected for automatic addition
to the bottom of every new email but this selection doesn't seem to
have been persisted to the new PC and they rarely remember to select
it again.

Does anyone have any idea where the information about which signature
to normally add is stored so that I can work out a way to persist it?
Or is there a nice easy switch that I can flick to enable this?

Many thanks,

Sam

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Signatures are kept within the roaming profile so there is no need to
redirect anything via Group Policy. The signature settings should also
migrate with the user as they are kept within the mail profile. If either
doesn't work, I would start with verifying if the roaming profile actually
gets written back to the server on logoff.

 

[Sam]

We do all of our roaming profiles by folder redirection for My Docs,
App Data etc. Is this what might cause it to not be persisted? Where
can I look on the client or server to find out what of the profile is
being stored there?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If all you do is folder redirection, then you are not doing roaming
profiles. Roaming profiles are configured on the user object in AD U&C.

 

[Sam]

Currently folder redirection is working very nicely for us apart from
this issue. So is there any way to solve this without enabling all of
roaming profiles?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, since with redirecting you are not roaming settings which are kept in
the registry.

 

[Sam]

No, since with redirecting you are not roaming settings which are kept in
the registry.

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Currently folder redirection is working very nicely for us apart from
this issue.  So is there any way to solve this without enabling all of
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Ok, thanks. I really want to stay away from turning back on roaming
profiles so have opted for a registry change via group policy that I
found here http://www.outlookcode.com/threads.aspx?forumid=4&messageid=6885

Thanks again,

Sam