Automating configuration

[Guest]

Hi all,

I want to prepare automatic configuration for outlook with PRF files. In
fact, I'm preparing a script to set environment variables that will be used
in importing the PRF file. Of course that PRF file use that environment
variables.

Everithing works fine, except... If I want to automate the process the user
cannot have any kind of intervention. My real problem is the first
configuration wizard that appears to the user the first time he opens
outlook. Anyone knows any process to stop that wizard appearance to the user?

Thanks.
Pedro L

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook version?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Sue,

Sorry, I forgot to mention... Outlook 2003, in a Windows Xp environment.

Thank's.
Pedro L

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

How are you loading the PRF file? If you're using the ImportPRF registry value, the user should never see the wizard. The whitepaper described at http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=HA011403051033 has information on that.

Have you tested your environment variables to make sure that the PRF processor in Outlook will handle them? There's no guarantee that it will be able to deal with anything other than the basic ones such as %username% but generally they should work.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers