Outlook Address Book during/after MST install.

[Schuff]

Hello Sue,

We are using Policy Maker and are in dire need to have the OAB auto
installed during rollout. Can you briefly explain the steps required?
Or does Microsoft have a fix?

The first .prf sets up the mail account(s) and will -- in some but not
all circumstances -- also set up the OAB. Why it doesn't do it in all
cases, we don't know. Something in Outlook is broken, but we don't know
exactly what.

Using the second .prf file manually is the workaround that Microsoft
recommends to add an OAB to users who don't get it when Outlook
processes the first .prf . The only other available workaround is to
give the users an instruction sheet on how to add the OAB manually.
Group policy does not provide a solution unless perhaps you're using a
GPO tool like Policy Maker from http://www.desktopstandard.com
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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


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From my understanding of what you said in your reply is that the second prf
file cannot be used to automatically add the oab setting into Outlook. It
has to be manually run by the user. Is there anyway of getting this to run
through group policy so that the alteration can be without the user knowing.
Also what does the 1st prf file do then?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you're using Policy Maker, talk to them about this issue. They may have a solution other than running a second .prf file, as you described below.

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

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

 

[Schuff]

Ok I thought since you mentioned it you may already have had a
solution. Thx

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You already know about the one solution that I am aware of, since you quoted one of my posts below.

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

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