Re: Outlook 2003 Desktop Icon

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From: Shocca (Shocca_at_Shoccazz.com)
Date: 09/12/04


Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:16:01 -0400

And I just found a slew of these type posts in microsoft.public.outlook
(makes since) going back to early last year:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%23%24QZpRkRDHA.3144%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl&output=gplain

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%23Vlgev99CHA.1776%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl&output=gplain

Odd, though you were around then. :-) Maybe you just started using Office
2003. Anyway yes to your question of a custom transform and yes it is set to
install the desktop icon. It created it on the 150 test Windows 2000 PC, but
not the 125 test XP PCs due to logo compliance they say. 80 of those 125
users emailed me asking for the "real" (brings up mail setup when you right
click and select properties) old Outlook icon back and not some chessy
shortcut. Despite the fact we sent out an advanced notic that it would not
be there and how they could grab the one from the start menu (if using
XP-style theme). They never read such emails. Anyway for the 8000 we will be
copy the one that gets pinned to the start menu.

"Shocca" <Shocca@Shoccazz.com> wrote in message
news:%23YltdtQmEHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> That would suggest something about XP SP2 'cause that is not the case with
> XP SP1 PCs. Google on 'Outlook 2003 Desktop Icon' :
>
> Here is some hits for you:
>
> http://www.petri.co.il/add_the_outlook_2003_icon_back_to_the_desktop.htm
>
> http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/20031111.htm
>
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Outlook+2003+shortcut+on+desktop&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=F370B695-FB88-48D7-8AE2-22B64770D8D9%40microsoft.com&rnum=2
>
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Outlook+2003+icon+desktop&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=7c5e1d92.0310121022.c543d08%40posting.google.com&rnum=2
>
>
>
> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmemvps.org>
> wrote in message news:OuudxjQmEHA.416@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Um, I have installed Office 2003 on all of my test machines here, with
> SP-2
> > for Windows XP slipstreamed and as an upgrade. The Outlook icon
installs
> > every time.
> >
> > Are you using a Custom Installation Wizard? There is a setting in there
> if
> > you look closely that allows you to suppress the desktop icon. You
> probably
> > have that switch set to on=suppress.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
> >
> > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
> > the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
> > account will be deleted without reading.
> >
> > After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Shocca asked:
> >
> > | Because it does not on XP PCs. Why do you think it does? Behaps you
> > | are thinking of Office XP. This is Office 2003 and the Outlook
> > | shortcut is not created on the desktop.
> > |
> > | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
> > | <MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmemvps.org> wrote in message
> > | news:eqRbmAOmEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > || It already installs the "special" shortcut to the Windows XP
> > || desktop. Why do you think it does not?
> > ||
> > || --
> > || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
> > ||
> > || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
> > || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
> > || personal account will be deleted without reading.
> > ||
> > || After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Shocca
> > || asked:
> > ||
> > ||| I know it is not created on XP PCs to be XP logo compliant. Is it
> > ||| created on 2K PCs if there is a previous icon there?
> > |||
> > ||| When in XP theme there is an "E-Mail" special shortcut
> > ||| created/pinned on the Start menu. Is this specific to that one PC
> > ||| it is created on (meaning is there PC specific data in the
> > ||| shortcut)? I don't think so as I just copied one from my PC to
> > ||| another XP PC and it worked. Even when I switch it to classic mode.
> > ||| I am thinking (since all users want this shortcut on their desktop
> > ||| like our Outtlook 2002 one) I will
> > ||| check for OS, and if XP I will copy a saved/renamed copy of the
> > ||| special shortcut to our users desktop from my install directory.
> > ||| Anyone doing that?
> >
> >
>
>



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