Outlook Default Profile

[Gary Jones]

Hi,
I am trying to create a transform file for Office 2003
that will automatically configure Outlook when a user
executes it.
Using the Custom Installation Wizard I created an MST
file with the settings for our Exchange Server and the
username: %username%. This worked perfectly for the user
that ran the MST file.
However we use roaming profiles and when another user
logs onto the same computer it just runs the normal
Outlook Profile Wizard, asking for the details.
To get round this I created a PRF file and used
the /importprf switch on Outlook.exe in a batch file,
which I made available on the network.

This method is alright however it does have the drawback
that Outlook will open up, which makes it awkward to put
in Login scripts or autostart registry keys.
I have read somewhere that you will have to email a CMW
file around, which is basically a cut down version of the
MST file but with just the custom settings in, to all
users. I was wondering if there was a way to customize
the Office installation to configure Outlook when it is
executed for the first time?
Thanks
Gary

 

[Jason]

Outlook Profiler.

 

[Gary Jones]

No this is not what I want to achieve

See :-
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-
us/default.mspx?
dg=microsoft.public.outlook.installation&mid=a9a565ed-
17e3-4fba-a6ef-f9761cfa2033&tid=400ab322-6c5e-433b-8437-
fcefb928627e

Thread: Outlook2003 Default Profile
Dated 6/14/2004

I want to create: -
** "A custom Office2003 installation that will auto
configure default Outlook email profiles when a user,
without a default email profile, runs Outlook" **

I have got it working but only for the user that runs the
transform file I have created, any other user, using the
same machine, needs to run a CMW file (Custom Maintenance
Wizard) with only the custom settings in.

If it is not possible I will stick with the importprf
method.

 

[Jason]

Ok. Looks like a custom approach to which you may not find anything
for. Lots of registry keys with some being dynamic....