Show this foler as an email address book

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Im using Outlook 2003 connecting to an Exchange 2000 server. I want to know
if there is a way to enable or disable the Show this foler as an email
address book on the client pc by editing the registry or creating a Group
Policy for about 200 pcs. Any help is appreciated
 
Like nearly all other settings related to mail profiles, this one is not configurable with the group policy editor or any registry value.

What are you actually trying to accomplish?
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I just wanted to ensure that this setting was
enabled for all users without having to manually set it on each workstation
or user profile or wherever it is stored. Any ideas?
 
THis is a per-folder setting, not a global setting. As long as the Outlook Address Book is present in the mail profile, Outlook will automatically enable that option for the use's default Contacts folder. For other folders, the user can enable it themselves (otherwise, address book clutter and chaos could potentially ensue). It can also be set programmatically with the MAPIFolder.ShowAsOutlookAB property.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
More on this. When we send mail then select To the select names screen
appears. We want to ensure we can select our personal contacts that may be
included under the outlook address book listed under "Show Names from the"
drop down list.
 
I think I've answered that in my response that crossed with yours.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
So is there a way to make the Outlook Address book available by default for
every user?
 
Yes, you should install it as part of the mail profile, using a .prf file. THere have been some cases where the AB didn't get added to the profile even if it was in the PRF. For that scenario, you can make another .prf that users can run to just add the Outlook address book and not otherwise modify the profile.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Can you be a little more specific. Im not familiar with the .prf file. How
do I go about creating a .prf file that users can run. Thanks
 
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