Indeed. Good call. prf files and modprof / newprof / prfpatch have been around for quite some time, and are an easy and lite way of doing this. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Magnus [mailto:magnus@xxxxxxxx] Sent: 03 July 2003 21:49 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Automatically configure Outlook 2000 clients you do not necessarily need Profile maker you can use a custom.prf file and mod prof and run a script at login to make the changes to the custom.prf file after it is copied top the users home directory or profile If you ar using Outlook XP this is built in (look for a custom.prf in the Office install directory on your server ) make the changes to that file like Exchange server name ...etc and when a new user logs in and runs outlook it will automatically be configured -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Suarez Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:39 PM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Automatically configure Outlook 2000 clients Hello All, We are in the process of switching our user base to a Citrix based Outlook solution for our remote offices. We would like to use an application such as ProfileMaker to automatically configure the end users' profile when the first connect. Our problem is that our client machines are VERY locked down and nothing can be installed when the end user is logged in. This rules out ProfileMaker as it has a 180K client piece which an administrator would have to install - for that I'd just configure the profile. Can anyone suggest an application which will ease the configuration headache? Or perhaps you know of a workaround? Any help would be greatly appreciated. *********************************************************************** This e-mail and its attachments are confidential and are intended for the above named recipient only. If this has come to you in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. You must take no action based on this, nor must you copy or disclose it or any part of its contents to any person or organisation. Statements and opinions contained in this email may not necessarily represent those of Littlewoods. Please note that email communications may be monitored. The registered office of Littlewoods Limited and its subsidiaries is 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L70 1AB. Registered number of Littlewoods Limited is 262152 ***********************************************************************