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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Installation and Configuration / February 2006Automate mail account creation?
Is there an way to automate creation of an Exchange account on Outlook installed with Office OEM? For example, a way to do it via a batch file where I supply the exchange server and user name? Microsoft uses text files with a .prf extension and a highly structured format to provide information to OUtlook that enables Outlook to create or modify a mail profile. You can create such .prf files with the Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard tools in the Office Resource Kit. (You don't need to use CIW or CMW to deploy them, just to create them.) For more details, including a variety of .prf deployment methods, read the excellent white paper "Configuring Outlook Profiles by Using a PRF File" at http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=HA011403051033&QueryID=pHm 7c_60I&respos=3 The page at http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm includes information on other profile tools and resources.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Is there an way to automate creation of an Exchange account on Outlook > installed with Office OEM? For example, a way to do it via a batch file > where I supply the exchange server and user name? Thanks! Microsoft uses text files with a .prf extension and a highly structured format to provide information to OUtlook that enables Outlook to create or modify a mail profile. You can create such .prf files with the Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard tools in the Office Resource Kit. (You don't need to use CIW or CMW to deploy them, just to create them.) For more details, including a variety of .prf deployment methods, read the excellent white paper "Configuring Outlook Profiles by Using a PRF File" at http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=HA011403051033&QueryID=pHm 7c_60I&respos=3 The page at http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm includes information on other profile tools and resources. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Is there an way to automate creation of an Exchange account on Outlook > installed with Office OEM? For example, a way to do it via a batch file > where I supply the exchange server and user name? |
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