Scripted connection to 2 mailboxes - Outlook XP

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Danny Child

Hi,
I'm working on a rollout of Outlook XP (from Outlook 2000). Our users
have a personal mailbox, and a shared corporate one.

I'd like to be able to set up a scripted connection to **both** of
them as part of the logon process.

So far, I've created a MST file, used this in the Outlook XP install
(over the top of Outlook 2k), and then applied a PRF file to create
the user account, using the %username% variable in the Custom Install
Wizard.
But, this is only capturing the personal mailbox.

I've also tried an OPS file, but this didn't help either. It appears,
from my reverse engineering of the previous solution, that a
combination of PRF files and reg keys achieved this in the past, but I
can't replicate this.

I need the solution to work for both new user accounts, and existing
users, but once it gets working, I don't perceive this to be a big
issue.

I'm a server guy by trade, not an Exchange Guru (as you can probably
tell), and this is my first dabble with Exchange scripted stuff. I
can post the command lines I'm using, if that'll help...

thanks in advance,
Danny
 
Procedure to date
imaged workstation running Outlook 2000 as starting point. Created
Outlook XP Admin Install Point. Outlook installed, and configured as
desired - profile set up, address book order set, 2nd mailbox added.
ORK 2k installed, and OPS file created using the Profile Wizard.
Custom Install Wizard run: Step 8 - browsed to the OPS file created
(NOT checked Migrate User option)& Step 17 - username set as
%UserName% & Step 19 - new PRF created as well.

Workstation reimaged back to the start and then set up using command
lines to install Outlook and create profile, using %username%
variable:

\\server\share\outlook\setup.exe
TRANSFORMS="\\server\AdminInstallPoint\Outlook v0.1.MST" /qb-
reboots after this...

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\outlook.exe" /importprf
\\server\share\outlook.prf

This results in the correct username being picked up for the profile,
but a) the 2nd mailbox is not added in, and b) my specified address
book order is ignored (All Users.. All Groups.. Contacts) - it's just
set on the GAL. grrrrrrr.
 
well, getting there...

using Outlook Profiler from
http://goff.nu/products/windows/profiler/index.html
seems to work ok. Here's how:

Installed Outlook Profiler, and launch Peditor. On the Outlook 2002
config screen, do Tools/Options.. E-mail Accounts.. highlight the
Exchange Server and Change.. enter the server name as <servername>..
More Settings.. Advanced Tab.. Add button and enter name as
<SecondMailboxName>. Return to the main screen (with the black
button), and click Apply.
To use this, use the command "\\server\share\Outlook
Profiler\profiler.exe" -i "\\server\share\Outlook
Profiler\profiler.ini"

seems to work ok, but I'll be testing further. I can delete the
profiles completely from CPanel, run the command, and the main account
AND the second mailbox are both there.
Any one got any ideas how to do this without a third party
(chargeable!) tool?

It's a pretty neat package tho.
Danny
 
There's no documented way to do this. Third-party tools that succeed have
hacked the Windows Messaging Subsystem section of the registry to figure out
how it's done.
 
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