roaming profile and Outlook settings

[jamesbird]

Numpty #1 here - I cant get my head round what ort to be a simple thing - How do I include in a user's profile the information that lets that user 'carry' their Outlook 2003 account info with them from machine to machine?
I'm getting horribly confused with scripts and things, have I turned over two pages at once and missed a very simple way to do it? What I'd like is to set up a user on a client machine, press a button and have something (perhaps a profile fairy) suck the account information out of the client Outlook, and blow it into a user logon file. If you cant grant me my wish, is there a step by step guide I can find in web land.
Hope some one with more cells can help me.
Confused of St Albans

 

[treyhunsucker]

What I've done, that works well, is put the outlook data file in their home folder. Then, each time I setup a new user, I open outlook and configure it to put the data file on the home folder.

This way, because roaming profiles are on, no matter where they log in at, once they're setup the 1st time, their emails works everywhere.

 

[TechCarnivore]

Placing the end users Outlook Data File on a network share is not recommended, Per Microsoft.

What you're trying to do should be simple and straight forward. Have you followed the steps listed here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c982-4bfb-891e-91b47f211e181033.mspx?mfr=true

Are you running exchange?

 

[jamesbird]

Hi Tech, yes I am running exchange. Had a look at the note you refer to and I'm OK with folder redirection, BUT I cant see in th enote that it'll do Outlook profiles. The profile I'm trying to move with the user for instance allows user 1 to see their mail, and also the inbox of user 2, 3 public folders and a shared calendar. At present I'm having to log in to each client PC as each user, let the profile load, and then set up outlook for each profile. Hope that helps, and thanks for your inpt.
James

 

[LawnBoy]

(perhaps a profile fairy)

Hey, I want one of those!


"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[astaylor]

try this

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1412623&page=1

it sounds like a good idea

-drew

 

[treyhunsucker]

TechCarnivore where does Microsoft not recommend to put the outlook data file on a network share.

If this is true, I would like to show it to a client or too.