Migrating Outlook settings from local user account to domain user accounts

[doug.shanahan]

Howdy - we are in the process of moving all of our workstations onto a
WS2k3 controlled domain. Most of our users have Outlook 2003 as the
mail client, and I'm trying to find a way to move all their settings
across onto the new profile of their machines (we use an IMAP server,
not an exchange server btw)

At the moment we are using a script to copy most of their old settings
(desktop, quick launch, my docs etc) from their local profile into the
new profile location on the server - however we're not getting the
outlook settings.

Whilst all the settings can be recreated reasonably easily, having to
export/import message rules, reenter server settings will become very
time consuming once having to do it on many many machines - how can we
automated this process?

I'd also like to keep (if possible) everyone email address auto-
completes and address books.

Any suggestions?

 

[doug.shanahan]

Howdy - we are in the process of moving all of our workstations onto a
WS2k3 controlled domain. Most of our users have Outlook 2003 as the
mail client, and I'm trying to find a way to move all their settings
across onto the new profile of their machines (we use an IMAP server,
not an exchange server btw)

At the moment we are using a script to copy most of their old settings
(desktop, quick launch, my docs etc) from their local profile into the
new profile location on the server - however we're not getting the
outlook settings.

Whilst all the settings can be recreated reasonably easily, having to
export/import message rules, reenter server settings will become very
time consuming once having to do it on many many machines - how can we
automated this process?

I'd also like to keep (if possible) everyone email address auto-
completes and address books.

Any suggestions?

Ok, so I've got everything except the account/server settings. Where
on earth do they live?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Account settings are in the Windows registry. If you use the Office Save My Settings Wizard (or the Office Profile Wizard from the ORK, which is the same tool), you can migrate account settings along with other Outlook settings from the registry.

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

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

 

[doug.shanahan]

Cheers, Ill give that a shot - wasn't even aware that tool existed.