100 new mailboxes

[Peter Loerns]

I have just introduced exchange 2000 into our school network. All
clients will be using outlook 2000/2002. Is there a way of
preconguring Outlook so that it will automatically put all the
necessary details in the boxes when the user first opens outlook.
Outlook has already been installed on the workstations so i presume I
cant use any custom installation wizard. I mean the using the correct
mail services, exchange server and mailbox name so I want have to talk
these 100 or so staff how to do it. Even if i do an idiots guide they
wont read it and just complain. Anyone help ??

 

[Jason]

I have just introduced exchange 2000 into our school network. All
clients will be using outlook 2000/2002. Is there a way of
preconguring Outlook so that it will automatically put all the
necessary details in the boxes when the user first opens outlook.
Outlook has already been installed on the workstations so i presume I
cant use any custom installation wizard. I mean the using the correct
mail services, exchange server and mailbox name so I want have to talk
these 100 or so staff how to do it. Even if i do an idiots guide they
wont read it and just complain. Anyone help ??

Try http://goff.nu/profiler

It has an option to exit if an exiting profile is found....

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You can also run a .prf file in a login script to have it create the profile and start Outlook for the first time.
--
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
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm

Peter,

For Outlook 2000 you can use Newprof/Modprof to generate new profiles for
the users. The trick is getting these tools to run only once for each user
(so you don't create new profiles over and over).

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/two/35t3_2.htm

For Outlook 2002 you can use a command line switch or the Custom Maintenance
Wizard to create the profiles.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/four/outc03.htm

In either case, the best thing would be to add the profile information to a
transform and then use the transform during the deployment of Office. So,
you might want to see if it would be easier to remove Office and then do a
new installation with the transform.

Hope this helps.

--
Greg Mansius [MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have just introduced exchange 2000 into our school network. All
clients will be using outlook 2000/2002. Is there a way of
preconguring Outlook so that it will automatically put all the
necessary details in the boxes when the user first opens outlook.
Outlook has already been installed on the workstations so i presume I
cant use any custom installation wizard. I mean the using the correct
mail services, exchange server and mailbox name so I want have to talk
these 100 or so staff how to do it. Even if i do an idiots guide they
wont read it and just complain. Anyone help ??