Merging Outlook Master Categories
 

We are trying to roll out a master category list to everyone in our firm. We
have a batch file that will do it. However, it overwrites what's already
there. Is there a way to merge the master category list we're pushing out
with the one they are already using?

Merging Outlook Master Categories
 

Outlook 2007 is the first version to offer that capability natively. In earlier versions, you'd have to use a script to append to the user's existing registry value.

--
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

"Frusturat$d" wrote in message ...
We are trying to roll out a master category list to everyone in our firm. We
have a batch file that will do it. However, it overwrites what's already
there. Is there a way to merge the master category list we're pushing out
with the one they are already using?

Merging Outlook Master Categories
 

Do you happen to have a link to any of those scripts that we could customize
to our environment?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Outlook 2007 is the first version to offer that capability natively. In earlier versions, you'd have to use a script to append to the user's existing registry value.

--
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

"Frusturat$d" wrote in message ...
We are trying to roll out a master category list to everyone in our firm. We
have a batch file that will do it. However, it overwrites what's already
there. Is there a way to merge the master category list we're pushing out
with the one they are already using?

Merging Outlook Master Categories
 

No, but it's basic registry scripting. I'm sure whatever script tool you're using would have an example of the basics. You already know what the registry key and value are, of course.

--
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

"Frusturat$d" wrote in message ...
Do you happen to have a link to any of those scripts that we could customize
to our environment?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Outlook 2007 is the first version to offer that capability natively. In earlier versions, you'd have to use a script to append to the user's existing registry value.


"Frusturat$d" wrote in message ...
We are trying to roll out a master category list to everyone in our firm. We
have a batch file that will do it. However, it overwrites what's already
there. Is there a way to merge the master category list we're pushing out
with the one they are already using?

Merging Outlook Master Categories
 

The addin Category Manager (signature) can merge the master category list -
also between different versions of Outlook. It needs to be installed on the
target computer.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Organize Outlook email:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Mon, 7 May 2007 13:22:01 -0700 schrieb Frusturat$d:

We are trying to roll out a master category list to everyone in our firm.
We
have a batch file that will do it. However, it overwrites what's already
there. Is there a way to merge the master category list we're pushing out
with the one they are already using?