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Automating Outlook(2003) Adressbook, visability after install
Hi there,
After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 Basically I have a rollout, upgrading approx. 600 machines to Outlook 2003. After some sums, it will add about 2.5 days work on the rollout, doing this part manually for each user (say 2 minutes for each profile). I was hoping someone might be able to lead me in the right direction for automating the process of making the Outlook Address Book visible after a user has logged in. I've read some posts mentioning scripting that could be done through outlook, but not sue where to start. And the idea of having the end-user perform this function sends shivers down my spine. Thanks in advance, jtsm |
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See my response to your earlier post on this issue, in the other group.=20
--=20 Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for=20 Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message = ... Hi there, =20 After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange = box.=20 The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some = simple=20 steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) =20 As per MSKB article. =20 = http://support.microsoft.com/default...63&Product=3D= ol2002 =20 =20 Basically I have a rollout, upgrading approx. 600 machines to Outlook = 2003. After some sums, it will add about 2.5 days work on the rollout, doing = this part manually for each user (say 2 minutes for each profile). I was = hoping someone might be able to lead me in the right direction for automating = the process of making the Outlook Address Book visible after a user has = logged in. I've read some posts mentioning scripting that could be done = through=20 outlook, but not sue where to start. And the idea of having the = end-user=20 perform this function sends shivers down my spine. =20 Thanks in advance, =20 jtsm |
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Thanks,
I am having this testing now. Then will post results in both groups. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: See my response to your earlier post on this issue, in the other group. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 Basically I have a rollout, upgrading approx. 600 machines to Outlook 2003. After some sums, it will add about 2.5 days work on the rollout, doing this part manually for each user (say 2 minutes for each profile). I was hoping someone might be able to lead me in the right direction for automating the process of making the Outlook Address Book visible after a user has logged in. I've read some posts mentioning scripting that could be done through outlook, but not sue where to start. And the idea of having the end-user perform this function sends shivers down my spine. Thanks in advance, jtsm |
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"jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds this by default. Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C. |
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The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included Sue's original
reply. After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was still unable to have this visable by default. " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy a .prf file that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the Outlook Address Book. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx " "NA" wrote: "jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds this by default. Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C. |
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Show the relevant sections of your .prf file.=20
--=20 Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for=20 Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message = ... The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included Sue's = original=20 reply. =20 After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was = still=20 unable to have this visable by default. =20 " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy a = ..prf file=20 that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the = Outlook=20 Address Book.=20 =20 "NA" wrote: =20 =20 "jtsm" wrote in message=20 ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 = Exchange=20 box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some = simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. = http://support.microsoft.com/default...63&Product=3D= ol2002 =20 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds = this by default. =20 Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html =20 Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C.=20 =20 =20 |
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I think, these are the relevant sections...
; Section 1 - Profile Defaults [General] Custom=1 ProfileName=OutlookSTD DefaultProfile=Yes OverwriteProfile=Yes ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE -have tried this as TRUE ; Section 2 - Services in Profile [Service List] ;ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service2=Outlook Address Book [Outlook Address Book] ServiceName=CONTAB Hope this helps... "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Show the relevant sections of your .prf file. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message ... The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included Sue's original reply. After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was still unable to have this visable by default. " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy a ..prf file that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the Outlook Address Book. "NA" wrote: "jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds this by default. Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C. |
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More info... Service 1 has below entries in MST file... but reference to Service 2 is blank.. but references Outlook Address book in the Service list... could this be related? [Service1] OverwriteExistingService=Yes UniqueService=Yes MailboxName=%UserName% HomeServer=MAILSERVER AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server [Service2] "jtsm" wrote: I think, these are the relevant sections... ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults [General] Custom=1 ProfileName=OutlookSTD DefaultProfile=Yes OverwriteProfile=Yes ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE -have tried this as TRUE ; Section 2 - Services in Profile [Service List] ;ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service2=Outlook Address Book [Outlook Address Book] ServiceName=CONTAB Hope this helps... "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Show the relevant sections of your .prf file. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message ... The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included Sue's original reply. After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was still unable to have this visable by default. " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy a ..prf file that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the Outlook Address Book. "NA" wrote: "jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds this by default. Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C. |
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No, this is normal. The OAB has no settings, so it will just have a =
service heading in the .prf file.=20 Are you deploying the .prf file with the CIW or through some other = means? What happens if you just save it and then run it? Does it produce = the desired mail profile settings that way?=20 --=20 Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for=20 Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message = news =20 More info... =20 Service 1 has below entries in MST file... but reference to Service 2 = is=20 blank.. but references Outlook Address book in the Service list... = could this=20 be related? =20 [Service1] OverwriteExistingService=3DYes UniqueService=3DYes MailboxName=3D%UserName% HomeServer=3DMAILSERVER AccountName=3DMicrosoft Exchange Server =20 [Service2] =20 "jtsm" wrote: =20 I think, these are the relevant sections... =20 ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults [General] Custom=3D1 ProfileName=3DOutlookSTD DefaultProfile=3DYes OverwriteProfile=3DYes ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=3DFALSE -have tried this as TRUE ; Section 2 - Services in Profile [Service List] ;ServiceX=3DMicrosoft Outlook Client ServiceEGS=3DExchange Global Section Service1=3DMicrosoft Exchange Server ServiceEGS=3DExchange Global Section Service2=3DOutlook Address Book [Outlook Address Book] ServiceName=3DCONTAB =20 =20 Hope this helps... =20 "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: =20 Show the relevant sections of your .prf file.=20 =20 "jtsm" wrote in message = ... The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included = Sue's original=20 reply. =20 After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was = still=20 unable to have this visable by default. =20 " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy = a ..prf file=20 that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the = Outlook=20 Address Book.=20 =20 =20 "NA" wrote: =20 =20 "jtsm" wrote in message=20 ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 = Exchange=20 box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following = some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. = http://support.microsoft.com/default...63&Product=3D= ol2002 =20 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler = adds this by default. =20 Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html =20 Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C.=20 =20 =20 |
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Thats right, works fine if i run the prf file after a new user profile is
created in XP directly. But if I use the CIW to deploy, and specifiy that i want to use the created .prf file, it doesn't appear to work. It looks like it is using a default setting and only applying the mail server section. I've used a fresh MST file or this incase there was an isue with the original one. One option I am looking at is having the .rpf file referenced for any new profile creation to runonce, the working outlook profile. but... this is a little messing. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: No, this is normal. The OAB has no settings, so it will just have a service heading in the .prf file. Are you deploying the .prf file with the CIW or through some other means? What happens if you just save it and then run it? Does it produce the desired mail profile settings that way? -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "jtsm" wrote in message news More info... Service 1 has below entries in MST file... but reference to Service 2 is blank.. but references Outlook Address book in the Service list... could this be related? [Service1] OverwriteExistingService=Yes UniqueService=Yes MailboxName=%UserName% HomeServer=MAILSERVER AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server [Service2] "jtsm" wrote: I think, these are the relevant sections... ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults [General] Custom=1 ProfileName=OutlookSTD DefaultProfile=Yes OverwriteProfile=Yes ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE -have tried this as TRUE ; Section 2 - Services in Profile [Service List] ;ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section Service2=Outlook Address Book [Outlook Address Book] ServiceName=CONTAB Hope this helps... "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Show the relevant sections of your .prf file. "jtsm" wrote in message ... The below options still did not solve the issue. I've included Sue's original reply. After making all these changes, and different combinations. I was still unable to have this visable by default. " Use the CIW tool in the Office Resource Kit to create and deploy a ..prf file that includes the mail profile settings you want, including the Outlook Address Book. "NA" wrote: "jtsm" wrote in message ... Hi there, After an Outlook 2003 installation, in my situation to a 2000 Exchange box. The Outlook Address Book needs to be made to appear. Following some simple steps as below. (Adding as service, and making visable) As per MSKB article. http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002 This surprises me that this not already there. Outlook Profiler adds this by default. Use Outlook Profiler.. http://goffconcepts.com/products/win...ler/index.html Helpful Hints by GOFF Concepts L.L.C. |
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