Hey all,

I've seen this mentioned a few times, but I've not been able to find a
way yet. Is there anyway to write a script for a user to run that will
automatically add their Outlook Address Book to their profile?

I've tried using a .PRF, but it seems to overwrite the existing
settings totally. If this is the best way, is it possible to configure
a .PRF just to set the Outlook Address Book and nothing else?

Thanks!

Rich

Yes, it's possible, and a .prf file is the only "script" method that Outlook supports natively. You must have configured it to create a new profile, not append. The only settings you add to the PRF should be those to add the OAB. Post the first five sections of your PRF and we'll try to help you fix it.

--
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

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Hey all,

I've seen this mentioned a few times, but I've not been able to find a
way yet. Is there anyway to write a script for a user to run that will
automatically add their Outlook Address Book to their profile?

I've tried using a .PRF, but it seems to overwrite the existing
settings totally. If this is the best way, is it possible to configure
a .PRF just to set the Outlook Address Book and nothing else?

Thanks!

Rich

Hey Sue,

Your post pointed me in the right direction.

1. I had to save the MST I was using to create the PRF before it would
notice I had changed the setting to append rather than overwrite!

2. For just the Address Book, I commented out all but the address book
in section 2. That seems to have the affect I wanted and it works fine.

Any further input welcome, but I think I'm good!

Cheers,

Rich