[THIN] Re: windows messaging subsystem issues

  • From: Carl Stalhood <cstalhood@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:55:07 -0500

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.
>

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