Re: Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003: Keep additional mailboxes settings

Hi Sue,

So what you suggest is to NOT use the custom11.prf-file? Or to modify the
OverwriteProfile=Append parameter?

Best regards
Peter Juuls



"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We want to preserve users Outlook profile settings,
> when moving from Outlook2000 to Outlook2003. Most important settings to
> preserve are additional mailboxes, signatures, rules and attached
> pst-files.

Nothing on that list gives any indication of a need to update the mail
profile. I would leave it alone. In other words, don't include any mail
profile modifications.

As for the signatures issue, AFAIK Outlook 2003 should be looking in
%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft for the folder whose name is listed
in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\General in the REG_SZ value
named Signature. Maybe that's the reg key that needs to be managed to get
the signatures to work right without copying them.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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"Peter Juuls" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The Citrix installation is running Office2000, including Outlook2000. Now
> we
> migrate to Office2003. We want to preserve users Outlook profile settings,
> when moving from Outlook2000 to Outlook2003. Most important settings to
> preserve are additional mailboxes, signatures, rules and attached
> pst-files.
>
> Firstly, we have had some problems migrating signatures for a small number
> of test users. This showed to be related to the name of directory, where
> signatures are stored. The directory name depends on the language version
> of
> Outlook 2000. In our testlab Outlook 2003 cannot migrate signatures
> reading
> the path of the signature directory from registry. They must reside -
> before
> migrating - in the directory Outlook2003 defines. We have found a
> workaround
> for this, copying the signatures into the right directory via group
> policy.
>
> Secondly, there remains this issue on additional mailboxes in the
> Outlook2000 profile. They seem to be completely ignored by Outlook2003, no
> matter the language version of Outlook2000.
>

> "Peter Juuls" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ePbVM6DlFHA.3312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Sue,
>>
>> My PRF-file looks like this - I should add that the installation is on
>> Citrix and Cache Mode is disabled, because it makes no sense on Citrix.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Peter Juuls
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> ;Automatically generated PRF file from the Microsoft Office Customization
>> and Installation Wizard
>>
>> ; **************************************************************
>> ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults
>> ; **************************************************************
>>
>> [General]
>> Custom=1
>> DefaultProfile=Yes
>> OverwriteProfile=Append
>> ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
>>
>> ; **************************************************************
>> ; Section 2 - Services in Profile
>> ; **************************************************************
>>
>> [Service List]
>> ;ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
>> ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
>> Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
>> ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
>>
>> ;***************************************************************
>> ; Section 3 - List of internet accounts
>> ;***************************************************************
>>
>> [Internet Account List]
>>
>> ;***************************************************************
>> ; Section 4 - Default values for each service.
>> ;***************************************************************
>>
>> [ServiceEGS]
>> MailboxName==%UserName%
>> HomeServer=exmbxa401
>>
>> [Service1]
>> OverwriteExistingService=Yes
>> UniqueService=Yes
>> MailboxName==%UserName%
>> HomeServer=exmbxa401
>> AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server
>
>>>I am migrating Outlook2000 to Outlook2003 using a custom11.prf-profile.
>>> (Excange2003 hosts all mailboxes, no POP3, no Hotmail, we only connect
>>> to
>>> Exchange mailboxes)
>>>
>>> One issue that I haven't solved yet is how to keep additional mailboxes
>>> settings from the Outlook2000 profile. Now they are ignored and no
> options
>>> in the custom11.prf addresses this. My best workaround by now is to grap
>> the
>>> list of additional mailboxes from the Outlook2000 profile, reading the
>>> Registry settings, and after the migration, mail the list to the user
>>> and
>>> have he/she adding the mailboxes manually.
>
>


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