deploying cached mode

[Guest]

Hi,

Is there a way to deploy Outlook Cached Mode to existing users with group
policy without creating a new profile? Our testing shows that the GPO only
applies to new users or new profiles. We have huge number of users who uses
rules and signatures and we do not want them to have to set them up again.

If this cannot be done. Are there any other means?

thanks

Kevin

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Cached Exchange Mode is controlled by the following key;
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging
Subsystem\Profiles\<ProfileName>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a]

00036601 (REG_BINARY)

enabled value; 84 01 00 00
enabled with Public Folders/Favorites: 84 05 00 00
disabled value; 04 00 00 00

If all profilenames of the users are the same than you can do a simple
regimport at logon. If not but if they only have a single profile you can
retrieve the profilename from here;
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles]
DefaultProfile

If they have multiple profiles and Cache Mode needs to be enabled for all
profiles you'll need a more advanced script that enumerates all profile
names first and then cycle through the received values to apply changes to
all the profiles.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003



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Hi,

Is there a way to deploy Outlook Cached Mode to existing users with group
policy without creating a new profile? Our testing shows that the GPO only
applies to new users or new profiles. We have huge number of users who uses
rules and signatures and we do not want them to have to set them up again.

If this cannot be done. Are there any other means?

thanks

Kevin

 

[Guest]

I think for most people the profile name is the same. But there are handful
of users that have renamed the profile. Are you aware of any existing script
out there that will allow us to retrive the profile value from the registry?

thanks

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Nope, only for compiling an application with VB.NET.

If it is only a handful of users I wouldn't be too bothered about it. You'll
need to inform your users about the change anyway as when they will log on
for the first time after the change their mailbox will look empty and mails
will be "delivered again". Tell them some days in advance and how they can
do it manually and force it by script after those days. This way you'll also
reduce the initial load on the Exchange server (every manual mailbox is one
less to worry about).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I think for most people the profile name is the same. But there are handful
of users that have renamed the profile. Are you aware of any existing script
out there that will allow us to retrive the profile value from the registry?

thanks