"Per Hagstrom" <poh@charter.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message news:u8mLHEw7GHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to push out Office 2003 using Software Installation via GPO.
> By default after the installation the endusers can't lookup their personal
> contact they have added, (in Outlook) when sending a new email.
> If they right click on the "Contacts" folder and go to the "Outlook Address
> Book" tab, the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" check box is
> greyed out. Have to go to "Email Accounts..." and add a new "Outlook Address
> Book", then they can check the box and everything is fine.
>
> Is there any way this could be configured automatically, via the Custom
> Installation Wizard or any other way?
>
> TIA!!
>
> / Per
>
>
>

"Per Hagstrom" <poh@charter.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message
news:u8mLHEw7GHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to push out Office 2003 using Software Installation via GPO.
> By default after the installation the endusers can't lookup their personal
> contact they have added, (in Outlook) when sending a new email.
> If they right click on the "Contacts" folder and go to the "Outlook
> Address
> Book" tab, the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" check box is
> greyed out. Have to go to "Email Accounts..." and add a new "Outlook
> Address
> Book", then they can check the box and everything is fine.
>
> Is there any way this could be configured automatically, via the Custom
> Installation Wizard or any other way?
>
> TIA!!
>
> / Per
>
>
>

"Per Hagstrom" <poh@charter.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message news:uXoDH659GHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've tried different things, but after I export the .prf file, I'm not
> successful in getting it to apply to anyone...
> Could you give me some more details on how you apply it?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> / Per
>
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <sue***@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
> news:O4Y9mEx7GHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Under some circumstances, the Outlook Address
> Book service will not get added to a new mail profile, even though the ..mst
> file includes a .prf file that should add it. The solution is to use the CIW
> to create another .prf file and just export it from the CIW; don't include
> it in the .mst file. In this one, you'll want to set it to modify the
> existing profile, not create an Exchange account, and add the Outlook
> Address Book. You can deploy that .prf file as an additional file with the
> CIW installation, post in on your intranet, etc. and tell users to run it if
> they have problems getting their Contacts to show up in the Outlook Address
> Book.
>
> "Per Hagstrom" <poh@charter.NOSPAMnet> wrote in message
> news:u8mLHEw7GHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I'm trying to push out Office 2003 using Software Installation via GPO.
>> By default after the installation the endusers can't lookup their personal
>> contact they have added, (in Outlook) when sending a new email.
>> If they right click on the "Contacts" folder and go to the "Outlook
>> Address
>> Book" tab, the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" check box is
>> greyed out. Have to go to "Email Accounts..." and add a new "Outlook
>> Address
>> Book", then they can check the box and everything is fine.
>>
>> Is there any way this could be configured automatically, via the Custom
>> Installation Wizard or any other way?
>>
>> TIA!!
>>
>> / Per
>>
>>
>>
>
>