[THIN] Re: Outlook profile headache

  • From: "Chris Fraser" <chrisfraser@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:57:21 -0700

Roaming profiles are in use. I have set %userprofile%\local settings to
not be included in the roaming profile.

Where exactly in the profile does the outlook config live? I had always
thought that most of the outlook profile info was stored in
hkcu\software\ms\winnt\cv\windows messaging subsystem

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Lynch
> Sent: July 16, 2002 4:43 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Outlook profile headache
> 
> 
> Possibly filtering out the Local Settings using a GPO or 
> older NT 4 Policy.  I know that you can specify in the Policy 
> to not copy certain folders in the users profile.  That is 
> where the Outlook data file resides.  You might want to check 
> that.  That is if you are using Roaming Profiles.
> 
> Also, I completely agree with your statement on the 
> LP1000r's.  SO MANY ISSUES!!!
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Fraser
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 4:30 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Outlook profile headache
> 
> 
> I have a server farm that is giving me grief with outlook profiles.
> 
> Windows 2000 sp2, MF XP FR1, Office XP on a farm of HP 
> LP1000r's (ugh!) in a large AD domain.
> 
> Using the process documented at 
> http://www.microsoft.com/Office/ORK/xp/FOUR/ou> tc03.htm I have 
> specified the UNC path to the prf file at 
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Setup
> \ImportPRF
> 
> This works transparently for most users, but there is a small 
> pool of problem users.
> 
> The problem users all have domain userids that do not match 
> directly with the name of their exchange mailbox and they  
> have to specify the mailbox name manually when launching 
> outlook for the first time. From time to time, they will lose 
> their exchange server settings and will have to re-enter the 
> mailbox name manually again.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this behaviour? Any ideas where I should 
> start looking for a cause?
> 
> 
> 
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