Outlook PRF not loading?

[Kenn Evanko]

I created a Outlook.prf (Office 2003) file using the CIW from the
ORKtools and I am trying to get it to work for new accounts on a PC.
From what I am seeing, it does not appear to be loading either through
the registry or when I use "outlook.exe /importprf c:\outlook.prf.
I have also recreated the PRF several times thinking maybe it was
corrupt, but nothing.

This is a test PC that I am using and I have given the users full
control of the file. When I start outlook, I get the "Preparing to
install dialog" and it will go through the normal install, which is
not what I want.

I can't believe that I had this working yesterday, but re-imaged the
PC to go through the setup process again, and now nothing works.
Arrggh!

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Kenn

 

[Kenn Evanko]

I was able to get it to start working again.

Does anyone know what settting in the prf controls the view
setting? I want the reading pane to be on the bottom, but somewhere in
the PRF it has it as being on the right.

ANy help would be appreciated.

Kenn

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The view setting is not associated with the mail profile. You can't set it with a PRF file, and there is no setting in Outlook that you can configure with other admin tools.

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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