If you are migrating to Outlook 2003 at the same time as you're changing to Exchange, then you'll definitely want to start people with fresh profiles so that any new archive files they create are in the new Unicode format. It's easy enough to open old data files with the File | Open | Outlook Data File command.

You might want to have users export their rules to a .rwz file before they make the transition.

--
Sue 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

"Mark Feodoroff" wrote in message ...
Thanks Sue,

I started with a clean profile and think it's the best way to go, with a
trade-off being that archive files and alike will have to be reconfigured by
users. Some others in IT felt this may cause agro with users and want as
much done in the backend as possible. Given that archive files have no
consistent name or location, I figured the easiest way was to merge the
current profile with an Exchange PRF...looks like I might win after all ;-)

I'll check out your site and glean some pointers from you.

Cheers,
Mark

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
PRF files can't do that. Perhaps you should consider creating a new mail
profile with only the desired services. Or, look into the other mail profile
management tools that may be able to do more than PRF files can; see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm#tools


"Mark Feodoroff" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I have an environment running Outlook 2002 (XP) with POP3 to a Unix Server
and LDAP lookup to AD. PST files are stored in users home drives.

We are migrating to Exchange 2003 and I'd like to automatically
reconfigure
Outlook Profiles.
I have created a new PRF file to 'merge' the new settings with existing
profiles in order to maintain Archive Files, etc.

My question is: How can I use PRF files to remove PST files, POP3
accounts,
and LDAP service. The relevant section looks like this:

[Service Removal]
MSPST MS=
EMABLT=

The problem is that Outlook hangs on starting when using the PRF file with
these settings. If I comment out the service removal info, Outlook starts
fine.

I am yet to discover anyway of removing the POP3 accounts
programmatically.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Mark Feodoroff
Brisbane, Australia