Sue,
Tried the Append command, but still no luck...
Is there maybe a link with all the different command/options available to
customize .prf files?
I don't get it though, you would think this should be enough to add the
Outlook Address Book, but it seems like the problem with it in the first
place is actually a problem in this second instance as well... ?
Very frustrating... heh!
Thanks Sue!
/ Per
It's hard to say without seeing the other relevant sections. As I indicated
earlieer, a .prf to add the OAB shouldn't have information on the Exchange
account in it. It should be quitte minimal:
;Automatically generated PRF file from the Microsoft Office Customization
and Installation Wizard
; **************************************************************
; Section 1 - Profile Defaults
; **************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
; **************************************************************
; Section 2 - Services in Profile
; **************************************************************
[Service List]
;ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Outlook Address Book
;***************************************************************
; Section 3 - List of internet accounts
;***************************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***************************************************************
; Section 4 - Default values for each service.
;***************************************************************
[ServiceEGS]
[Service1]
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
Per Hagstrom said:
Many thanks for response Sue!
However, tried what you said, but without success. The only rows I
modified
after exporting the .prf file are OverwriteProfile to No instead of Yes,
and
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent to TRUE from FALSE...
Here is a snippet with the first two sections.
Any ideas to why it still doesn't work?
Many thanks!
/ Per
; **************************************************************
; Section 1 - Profile Defaults
; **************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
ProfileName=Outlook
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=No
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
DefaultStore=Service1
; **************************************************************
; 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
Under some circumstances, the Outlook Address Book service will not get
added to a new mail profile, even though the .mst file includes a ..prf
file
that should add it. We don't really know why that happens. The solution is
to use the CIW to create another .prf file and just export it from the
CIW;
don't include it in the .mst file. In the second .prf file , you'll want
to
set it to modify the existing profile, not create an Exchange account, and
add the Outlook Address Book. In other words, it should be a supplemental
file, not the same file that you're applying with the .mst file. You can
deploy that supplemental .prf file as an additional file with the CIW
installation, post in on your intranet, etc. and tell users to run it
manually if they have problems getting their Contacts to show up in the
Outlook Address Book. But it needs to be applied *after* the first start
of
Outlook, which will run the main .prf file distributed in the .mst.