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#143684 - 2005-07-15 10:21 AM SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
dvsdude Offline
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Hello All looking for help with setting up outlook for smtp/pop3 via kixtart and I cannot find, followed link from read/write smtp & pop config for outlook which is the only search result I get on this topic. any all help greatly appriciated.

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#143685 - 2005-07-15 11:28 AM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
DrShark Offline
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Hi there,
maybe there are two ways I think. You can use newprof.exe an call this with your KIX script or deploy the settings via GPO; if you have multiple clients.

For further infomation you can also look at this article:Messaging .

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#143686 - 2005-07-15 01:29 PM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
Mart Moderator Offline
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Well I did newprof on Outlook XP (2002) and it barfed out a Dr. Watson. XP and up don't like newprof. Up to 2000 newprof was ok but XP and up can be configured by adding a reg entry telling outlook to import a prf file from some location. Custom prf’s can be created by the custom installation wizard that ship in the free office resource kit.

Maybe this will help:
http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=81563&an=0&page=0#81563

or this:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011384181033.aspx

MS has lots of articles about outlook configuration.
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#143687 - 2005-07-15 02:02 PM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
DrShark Offline
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Hi there,
i do not share your dr.watson experience with newprof.exe but agree, that profgen.exe or newprof.exe are not as wise as MS said.

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#143688 - 2005-07-15 03:05 PM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
Mart Moderator Offline
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After two days of searching and testing I just scrapped newprof and went with the import reg key suggested by MS for our Office XP installs. Never got it to work on Win2K and Office XP and did not even try it on WinXP and Office 2003.

If you're running AD and using GPO this is also an option.

Deploy Outlook (I did is as part of Office 2003) by GPO. It's a custom installation created with the custom installation wizard. No need to do any configging of outlook anymore this way. Just add your MST and PRF file to the admin install point and specify the MST to be used in the deployment GPO.
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#143689 - 2005-07-18 11:23 PM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
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I had the same results as Mart did with regards to using the MS Custom Installation Wizard from the Office 2003 Resource Kit. Like Mart said, there is a section where you can specify Outlook profile generation settings. This can, in essence, replace the scripted Outlook profile generation entirely, unless you desire to have more control over the profile generation process.

I.E. creating multiple Outlook profiles at once under a single Windows profile, adding additional profiles for specified users, more control....

Personally, I'm sticking with the KiXtart script Kent Dyer created. It has proven to be effective in my organization and it gives me centralized control over the profile creation process. (Although, there may be another way of controlling the Office 2003 Outlook profile auto-creation that I am not yet familiar with)....
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#143690 - 2005-07-18 11:37 PM Re: SMTP/POP3: Outlook Configuration
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You can use the ORK (Office Resource Kit) to do this, but have been not successful with it. I do know there is an extensive profile generation tool at - http://www.redfox.co.uk/olclient/ and also some good info at http://slipstick.com too.

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