PRF and Office2003

[rbc1]

Hi we use GPO to push out the Outlook profiler (PRF)
to local machines once user logs on the first time.

We created a .adm file which contains scripts that
resets the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Setup) named
"First-Run" to the value of zero(0) and a second
registry named "ImportPRF" which points to the
location of the PRF file.

This works fine, EXCEPT, every time after closing
and reopening Outlook a new Outlook profile is
created the previous profile(s) changed to 'Backup'
status.

In the end even just closing and reopening outlook
we get a growing list of profiles.

Question: How can we modify the script so that no
new outlook profile gets created each time Outlook
is reopened?

Thanks much for any ideas. rbc1.
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[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

In the [General] section of the .prf file, add this statement:

BackupProfile=No

replacing any BackupProfile=Yes statement, if one is present.

 

[rbc1]

Looks like this works!!!!
You are THE expert, Sue.

Thanks a million.
rbc1




SueMosherMVP wrote on Wed, 02 September 2009 22:0

In the [General] section of the .prf file, add this statement:

BackupProfile=No

replacing any BackupProfile=Yes statement, if one is present.

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

Hi we use GPO to push out the Outlook profiler (PRF)
to local machines once user logs on the first time.

We created a .adm file which contains scripts that
resets the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Setup) named
"First-Run" to the value of zero(0) and a second
registry named "ImportPRF" which points to the
location of the PRF file.

This works fine, EXCEPT, every time after closing
and reopening Outlook a new Outlook profile is
created the previous profile(s) changed to 'Backup'
status.

In the end even just closing and reopening outlook
we get a growing list of profiles.

Question: How can we modify the script so that no
new outlook profile gets created each time Outlook
is reopened?

Thanks much for any ideas. rbc1.
Submitted using http://www.outlookforums.com