automatic configuration of ost files?

[Phil]

I am a desktop designer about to roll out several hundred
laptops to users. Is there a way either through running a
script or using GPOs, that using Outlook 2002 on win xp I
can automatically configure the creation and setup of OST
files for the users, assuming that they will all be
located under the user profile on the local disk?

I would like to avoid the engineers needing to manually
set up every offline mailbox manually as we deploy the
laptops.

Any help would be appreciated.
Phil

 

[Guest]

I am a desktop designer about to roll out several hundred
laptops to users. Is there a way either through running a
script or using GPOs, that using Outlook 2002 on win xp I
can automatically configure the creation and setup of OST
files for the users, assuming that they will all be
located under the user profile on the local disk?

I would like to avoid the engineers needing to manually
set up every offline mailbox manually as we deploy the
laptops.

Any help would be appreciated.
Phil

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You use the Custom Installation Wizard tool from the Office Resource Kit to
set up the Outlook profile, as well as other settings.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers