Four questions about mass configuring Outlook for POP3 using PRF f

[GL]

Hello,

I have successfully installed Office 2003 pro on 70 workstations using CIW.
The goal was/is, to first install office, then configure Outlook, import
address books, create signature files and configure it for using it with
Sharepoint Services 3.0 for a "global" address book.

I have the following tasks left to complete:

Create a default PRF file with the default POP3 email account info - that
works, i.e. the one I created gave me this error message on the test machine:

"Unable to open your default e-mail folders. Outlook could not start because
a data file to send and receive mail could not be found. To add a data file,
such as a personal folder file, double-click the Mail icon in Windows control
Panel."

1.
So, my first question is, how can I manage to have a "default" PST file with
personal folders inside in the folder %userprofile%\local
settings\application data\microsoft\outlook at the time of running
"outlook.exe /importprf <path>outlook.prf" and actually it will find it?

2.
Does the PRF file have/assume an absolute path for the location of the PST
file or it is using some kind of %username% variable?
I opened this file in Notepad, couldn't found any editable reference to the
location and or the name of the PST file.

I can manage to import the Eudora address books from all 70 computers into a
PST file with a 3rd party software,

3. How can I incorporate/streamline adding/importing these address books at
the time of (or before) configuring outlook with the PRF file?

4.
How can I also incorporate a Sharepoint contacts folder into "Other
Contacts" pre configuring PRF file?

I already read the white paper "PRFwhitepaper.doc" but couldn't find the
answer to these questions in it.

Thanks,

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

1-2) A PRF file reference to a PST file can use either an absolute path or one that has an environment variable. The PRF white paper has examples.

3-4) Not possible with a PRF file, only with code that runs *after* Outlook has already been started with the newly created profile.

 

[GL]

Sue,

Thank you for your help!

Geza


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Geza
Network Administrator
Los Angeles, CA

1-2) A PRF file reference to a PST file can use either an absolute path or one that has an environment variable. The PRF white paper has examples.

3-4) Not possible with a PRF file, only with code that runs *after* Outlook has already been started with the newly created profile.