I think there is a timestamp in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Setup\First-Run. If the value doesn't match on both servers then I've seen Outlook profile try to recreate. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > new kink - two w2k3 x64 servers, XA4.5, office 2007 - identical > builds/installs. Use FPK to save several subkeys including > > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging > Subsystem > > Between my two servers they do not like one another's Windows Messaging > Subsystem subkey; they recreate the profile every time you logon to the > other server. The ne wprofile wizard doesn't run, it just silently backs > up the profile and creates a new one. Keep logging onto the same server > though and everything is hunky dory. > > I've done a repair and uninstall/reinstall of Office on both servers, still > does it. Export the reg keys and compare and the differences are all in HEX. > An example: > > ***** outlook1.reg > [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-863983409-1991325425-623647154-7173\Software\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsyst > m\Profiles\BACKUP OF Exchange\a9de05b1c539ca4988d510cba3f447fa] > "001f3d09"=hex:4d,00,53,00,45,00,4d,00,53,00,00,00 > "01023d0c"=hex:14,1f,9f,4f,4c,13,cd,4e,94,63,74,0c,14,63,ca,12 > "00033009"=hex:00,02,00,00 > ***** OUTLOOK2.REG > [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-863983409-1991325425-623647154-7173\Software\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsyst > m\Profiles\Exchange\944b5623be915b46b611812062e71329] > "001f3d09"=hex:4d,00,53,00,45,00,4d,00,53,00,00,00 > "01023d0c"=hex:fe,4d,ee,13,5e,0b,9b,4a,90,83,7e,4b,fd,8a,3a,d7 > "00033009"=hex:00,02,00,00 > ***** > > Help! Not sure if completely uninstalling the WMS would help, not entirely > sure how to do it either. >