Autocomplete + GPO?

[MichaelW - Melb.Aus.]

I have a problem where I had mailboxes detached from user accounts in the
active directory. As a result, there are heaps (30+) addresses that are now
"old and wrong" and users are autocompleting and thus sending to failed
addresses.

I would like to find a way that I can clear/reset the autocomplete cache via
a GPO.
I have heaps of "other" policys - so applying one is not a problem - but I
can't seem to find any entries in any of the outlook.xx adm templates.
(outlook 2002/outlook2003 users)

Any suggestions?
(Obvioulsy deleting the N2? file is not feasible in a 300+ node network...
so GPO is the *logical* way to do this)

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

GPO may be logical, but out of the box, it doesn't do file deletions, AFAIK, and that is what is required to clear the autocomplete cache. (See http://www.desktopstandard.com for very cool tools to extend GPO).

I'd use a login script to delete all of the user's .nk2 files.

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

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[MichaelW - Melb.Aus.]

Is there a "standard" place for these files to save?

ie.. %system_root%\system32\*.n2k ???

I can do that in the login script - but only if it is in a standard place..

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It's a user file, so it's in the user's Windows profile. See http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

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

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Randy]

I'm coming in on the end of this post. However, it would seem that you are
having issues with NK2 files you might want to contact us at
www.ingressor.com. We have a complete set of tools that can most likely
help you.

Randy