Outlook XP: how can I force Folder List view on startup?

[Alan]

Hello,

Can anyone please tell me how I can force Outlook XP to display the
folder list view on startup using a registry key or GPO?

The instructions for Outlook 2003 at the WunderBar instructions in the
link below don't appear to work:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011182481033.aspx

Just completing a migration over the weekend and it'll be confusing
for the users if they don't see all their folders straight off on
Monday.

Thanks,

- Alan.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You just upgraded your users to a long ago non-supported Office version?
WOW!

Having said that, what setting are you using right now for your startup
view? Outlook 2002 behaves quite a bit differently from 2003/2007/2010 - I
don't even remember if it used the Folder view as in the later versions.


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After furious head scratching, Alan asked:

| Hello,
|
| Can anyone please tell me how I can force Outlook XP to display the
| folder list view on startup using a registry key or GPO?
|
| The instructions for Outlook 2003 at the WunderBar instructions in the
| link below don't appear to work:
| http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011182481033.aspx
|
| Just completing a migration over the weekend and it'll be confusing
| for the users if they don't see all their folders straight off on
| Monday.
|
| Thanks,
|
| - Alan.

 

[VanguardLH]

Can anyone please tell me how I can force Outlook XP to display the
folder list view on startup using a registry key or GPO?

OL2002 does have a folder list (View -> Folder List). Whether it is
shown or not is not a registry setting. Customizations are stored in
the outcmd.dat file.

 

[Alan]

Thanks. Any idea if I can control this file centrall via GPO or
registry setting?

 

[VanguardLH]

Thanks. Any idea if I can control this file centrall via GPO or
registry setting?

Thankfully I've never been involved in having to admin a domain.

Since the customizations are values stored in a file (outcmd.dat), how
would registry settings affect the contents of a file? You're not going
to get what you want with pushing policies. Can you push files?

 

[Alan]

No worries. I just sent them all a message and told them to hit View -
Folder List!