Install PRF file on new Windows Profile (ONCE)

[funehmon]

Hey all, hopefully this is a simple one for you.

I have a PRF file that works great when I run it from the command line.
We are running an Acitve Directory Domain, and using Group Policies.
I have found several ways of running the importprf command on a user
login, but it fires every time they log in (not just for a new windows
profile, or one time per user per machine).

I have read on using the Registry and removing the First-Run value, and
setting the ImportPRF value to a share where the PRF resides, but
again, I cant figure a way in Active Directory to set this Registry
value one time.

This seems like it would be simple to do on each machine for each user,
but I'd like to encorporate this with AD and Group Policies so that it
only fires when the user first logs onto a machine (new windows
profile), or mabye just one time for that user on a machine (even if
the Windows profile exists).


Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Sean

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

A login script could iterate the registry to see if the profile name exists and set the ImportPRF value only if it doesn't exist.

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

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

 

[funehmon]

I did find this on Microsoft.Com if anyone else stumbeled onto the
same problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=284193

 

[funehmon]

Well i made a vbs script that checked to see if the OFFICE folder is
present, if not, then it runs the importprf script.

This works except that when a new user logs on, windows shuts down the
script because it is still building the profile (i believe). I run
Outlook to see if the changes took effect, and it says that it did not
open successfully last time and if i want to run it in safe mode.

Is there any other way to customize a new user's profile besides
buidling a NETLOGON profile on a network, and running a custom script?

Thanks,

Sean

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Which Office folder are you checking for? I would use a script to check the registry and see if the desired Outlook profile is present.

Maybe there's an error in your script that causes it to shut down.

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

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