Outlook Profile Automation

[Guest]

I am looking for a utility to automate the creation of outlook profiles. I
have to migrate 200 users and I dont want to have to reconfigure every
profile manually.

Any ideas?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Microsoft uses text files with a .prf extension and a highly structured format to provide information to OUtlook that enables Outlook to create or modify a mail profile. You can create such .prf files with the Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard tools in the Office Resource Kit. For more details, including a variety of .prf deployment methods, read the excellent white paper "Configuring Outlook Profiles by Using a PRF File" at http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=HA011403051033&QueryID=pHm7c_60I&respos=3

The page at http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm includes information on other profile tools and resources.

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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

 

[Guest]

We have used Profile Maker in the past and it has worked great. Our contract
ran out so i was looking for a different solution. Do you think the PRF file
is as good?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Profile Maker offers many features that simply are not available in other tools, but if you all you need to do is simple mail profile configuration, the mechanism built into Outlook should be sufficient.

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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