I have the 3 sig files in the Application data ... signatures folder...

But, I want to automaticily choose the signature in option panel in Outlook,
I found this registry on the Internet, is it good:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Signatures]
"New Signature"="dgagnon"
"Reply-Forward Signature"="dgagnon"

The filename of the signature is dgagnon.htm

Thanks

David Gagnon David wrote:

I have the 3 sig files in the Application data ... signatures
folder...

But, I want to automaticily choose the signature in option panel in
Outlook, I found this registry on the Internet, is it good:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Signatures]
"New Signature"="dgagnon"
"Reply-Forward Signature"="dgagnon"

The filename of the signature is dgagnon.htm

If you have Outlook 2003 or later, why not just set it in Outlook instead of
messing with the registry?
--
Brian Tillman

We have Outlook 2003.

I want to "activate" the signature filename automaticaly without user
operation. I search also in GPO, ORK and PRF but I didn't find any answer.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

David Gagnon David wrote:

I have the 3 sig files in the Application data ... signatures
folder...

But, I want to automaticily choose the signature in option panel in
Outlook, I found this registry on the Internet, is it good:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Signatures]
"New Signature"="dgagnon"
"Reply-Forward Signature"="dgagnon"

The filename of the signature is dgagnon.htm

If you have Outlook 2003 or later, why not just set it in Outlook instead of
messing with the registry?
--
Brian Tillman

You're using the wrong registry values. There are three ways to make Outlook to use a particular signature with all accounts:

1) Apply Office Service Pack 2 (to resolve the problem discussed in MSKB article 898076) and then set the NewSignature and ReplySignature string values in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Offi ce\11.0\Common\MailSettings key to the name of the signature. This applies the signature as a policy setting, so the user won't be able to change the automatic signature (and may also be blocked from some other features on the Tools | Options | Mail Format dialog).

2) Same as #1, only set the NewSignature and ReplySignature string values in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\MailSettings key. This applies the setting as a user preference.

3) Use a script like that at http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=821 to apply the signature to each account. This is the brute force method, available if you can't apply SP2 for some reason.

Note that even if you mandate a signature with a Group Policy Object, the user can still delete the signature from the message itself, and the savvy user can edit the .rtf, .htm, and .txt files for that signature. That's why if you really want a mandatory signature, you must do it on the server; see http://www.slipstick.com/addins/content_management.htm for links to tools.


--
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

"David Gagnon" David wrote in message ...
We have Outlook 2003.

I want to "activate" the signature filename automaticaly without user
operation. I search also in GPO, ORK and PRF but I didn't find any answer.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

David Gagnon David wrote:

I have the 3 sig files in the Application data ... signatures
folder...

But, I want to automaticily choose the signature in option panel in
Outlook, I found this registry on the Internet, is it good:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Signatures]
"New Signature"="dgagnon"
"Reply-Forward Signature"="dgagnon"

The filename of the signature is dgagnon.htm

If you have Outlook 2003 or later, why not just set it in Outlook instead of
messing with the registry?
--
Brian Tillman

Thanks Sue,

Perfect, with Office SP2, I add this two line in my vbs script and it's
working

WshShell.RegWrite
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\MailSe ttings\NewSignature",
sUsername, "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\MailSe ttings\ReplySignature",
sUsername, "REG_SZ"


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You're using the wrong registry values. There are three ways to make Outlook to use a particular signature with all accounts:

1) Apply Office Service Pack 2 (to resolve the problem discussed in MSKB article 898076) and then set the NewSignature and ReplySignature string values in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Offi ce\11.0\Common\MailSettings key to the name of the signature. This applies the signature as a policy setting, so the user won't be able to change the automatic signature (and may also be blocked from some other features on the Tools | Options | Mail Format dialog).

2) Same as #1, only set the NewSignature and ReplySignature string values in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\MailSettings key. This applies the setting as a user preference.

3) Use a script like that at http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=821 to apply the signature to each account. This is the brute force method, available if you can't apply SP2 for some reason.

Note that even if you mandate a signature with a Group Policy Object, the user can still delete the signature from the message itself, and the savvy user can edit the .rtf, .htm, and .txt files for that signature. That's why if you really want a mandatory signature, you must do it on the server; see http://www.slipstick.com/addins/content_management.htm for links to tools.


--
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

"David Gagnon" David wrote in message ...
We have Outlook 2003.

I want to "activate" the signature filename automaticaly without user
operation. I search also in GPO, ORK and PRF but I didn't find any answer.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

David Gagnon David wrote:

I have the 3 sig files in the Application data ... signatures
folder...

But, I want to automaticily choose the signature in option panel in
Outlook, I found this registry on the Internet, is it good:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook\Signatures]
"New Signature"="dgagnon"
"Reply-Forward Signature"="dgagnon"

The filename of the signature is dgagnon.htm

If you have Outlook 2003 or later, why not just set it in Outlook instead of
messing with the registry?
--
Brian Tillman