Re: How To Pre-Define Username Settings For Outlook 2003 Client In Roaming Profiles

From: B.Gordon (511_at_nospam.police.midland.on.ca)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:33:38 -0400

Outlook Profiler did the trick.

"B.Gordon" <511@nospam.police.midland.on.ca> wrote in message
news:VAEcc.2361$vf4.3137@news20.bellglobal.com...
> I have a generic default user profile that is setup for our organization
and
> lives in the netlogon share. Whenever I make changes to the roaming
> profiles I delete the users profiles and they get a new copy of the
default
> user profile to call their own when they next log on.
>
> My problem is that I cannot figure out how to have Outlook 2003 auto-setup
> for the users. In Outlook 2000 I could simply setup the profile up
without
> a username and then make that profile available to them. When they logged
> in and acquired a copy of the profile, the missing username field in
> Outlook, auto-populated with their current username allowing them access
to
> email without further adjustment.
>
> Outlook 2003 won't let me setup the generic profile without putting in a
> username which results in authentication problems . The only alternate I
> have found is to leave printed instructions on how to setup their email
when
> they are given a new roaming profile. Needless to say, users mess this
> process up and end up with 'personal folders' and misconfigured clients.
>
> Any thoughts on how I can have a generic, predefined user profile with the
> only missing variable being the actual username? All other configurations
> will be pushed through GPO when I load Exchange 2003 on the server.
>
> PS: where are the outlook 2003 adm files so I can make use of them in
Server
> 2000 in the meantime?
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance!
>
> B.Gordon
>
>

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