outlook 2003 PRF - profile generator

[Jim Bud]

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]
;***********************************************************; Section 5 -
Values for each internet account.
;***********************************************************
;***********************************************************; Section 6 -
Mapping for profile properties
;***********************************************************[Microsoft
Exchange Server]
ServiceName=MSEMS
MDBGUID=5494A1C0297F101BA58708002B2A2517
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
OfflineAddressBookPath=PT_STRING8,0x660E
OfflineFolderPath=PT_STRING8,0x6610

[Exchange Global Section]
SectionGUID=13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
RPCoverHTTPflags=PT_LONG,0x6623
RPCProxyServer=PT_UNICODE,0x6622
RPCProxyPrincipalName=PT_UNICODE,0x6625
RPCProxyAuthScheme=PT_LONG,0x6627
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=PT_LONG,0x6629

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]
;***********************************************************; Section 5 -
Values for each internet account.
;***********************************************************
;***********************************************************; Section 6 -
Mapping for profile properties
;***********************************************************[Microsoft
Exchange Server]
ServiceName=MSEMS
MDBGUID=5494A1C0297F101BA58708002B2A2517
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
OfflineAddressBookPath=PT_STRING8,0x660E
OfflineFolderPath=PT_STRING8,0x6610

[Exchange Global Section]
SectionGUID=13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
RPCoverHTTPflags=PT_LONG,0x6623
RPCProxyServer=PT_UNICODE,0x6622
RPCProxyPrincipalName=PT_UNICODE,0x6625
RPCProxyAuthScheme=PT_LONG,0x6627
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=PT_LONG,0x6629

 

[Jim Bud]

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]
;***********************************************************; Section 5 -
Values for each internet account.
;***********************************************************
;***********************************************************; Section 6 -
Mapping for profile properties
;***********************************************************[Microsoft
Exchange Server]
ServiceName=MSEMS
MDBGUID=5494A1C0297F101BA58708002B2A2517
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
OfflineAddressBookPath=PT_STRING8,0x660E
OfflineFolderPath=PT_STRING8,0x6610

[Exchange Global Section]
SectionGUID=13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
RPCoverHTTPflags=PT_LONG,0x6623
RPCProxyServer=PT_UNICODE,0x6622
RPCProxyPrincipalName=PT_UNICODE,0x6625
RPCProxyAuthScheme=PT_LONG,0x6627
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=PT_LONG,0x6629

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Jim Bud]

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No migration takes place. It's just a simple matter of turning on the bits that govern Cached Exchange mode without touching anything else.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

:

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100

We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Jim Bud]

Thank you Sue for the help!

It confuses on this though, our package currently in the CIW in screen 17 we
have it apply the prf from which as I mentioned we exported from screens
18-20 and from within 18 configure exchange server, in testing the
resource/user inboxes are still open in testing and for about half they lose
resource/user inbox after upgrade so that they have to reopen. Why would it
work half the time and everytime in my testing would you think?

No migration takes place. It's just a simple matter of turning on the bits that govern Cached Exchange mode without touching anything else.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

:

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100


We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't know why you'd see different results. Did you do some hand work on the PRF that required exporting and importing?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Thank you Sue for the help!

It confuses on this though, our package currently in the CIW in screen 17 we
have it apply the prf from which as I mentioned we exported from screens
18-20 and from within 18 configure exchange server, in testing the
resource/user inboxes are still open in testing and for about half they lose
resource/user inbox after upgrade so that they have to reopen. Why would it
work half the time and everytime in my testing would you think?

No migration takes place. It's just a simple matter of turning on the bits that govern Cached Exchange mode without touching anything else.

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

:

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

:

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100


We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Jim Bud]

All we added was the Service2=Outlook Address Book in the prf, that is it.

I don't know why you'd see different results. Did you do some hand work on the PRF that required exporting and importing?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Thank you Sue for the help!

It confuses on this though, our package currently in the CIW in screen 17 we
have it apply the prf from which as I mentioned we exported from screens
18-20 and from within 18 configure exchange server, in testing the
resource/user inboxes are still open in testing and for about half they lose
resource/user inbox after upgrade so that they have to reopen. Why would it
work half the time and everytime in my testing would you think?

No migration takes place. It's just a simple matter of turning on the bits that govern Cached Exchange mode without touching anything else.

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

:

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

:

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100


We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The OAB isn't already in users' profiles?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

All we added was the Service2=Outlook Address Book in the prf, that is it.

I don't know why you'd see different results. Did you do some hand work on the PRF that required exporting and importing?

Thank you Sue for the help!

It confuses on this though, our package currently in the CIW in screen 17 we
have it apply the prf from which as I mentioned we exported from screens
18-20 and from within 18 configure exchange server, in testing the
resource/user inboxes are still open in testing and for about half they lose
resource/user inbox after upgrade so that they have to reopen. Why would it
work half the time and everytime in my testing would you think?

:

No migration takes place. It's just a simple matter of turning on the bits that govern Cached Exchange mode without touching anything else.

Sorry Sue my bad, you are right, the PRF we exported was generated with the
"Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected. I will give this
a try changing it to do not configure and see what happens. So doing it with
do not configure should migrate their outlook settings from OL2k to OL2k3 and
enable CEM? No we are not changing the server name, just enabling CEM pretty
much.

:

Yes, that's the way it works, but the PRF you posted earlier is *not* the same as you'd get with the method I suggested. Yours apparently was generated with the "Configure an Exchange Server connection" option selected.

Did you have a chance to try the PRF settings I posted yet? Could you answer my question about whether you're just adding Cached Exchange mode and not changing the server name?

How we created the PRF was ran through screens 17 - 20 in the CIW with these
settings you referred to. Then exported that PRF and have it on our migrate
directory. So then in screen 17 we apply prf and point to that prf after
reboot and login, when outlook launched it runs the import prf switch to this
created prf on server. This should be same thing shouldn't it?

:

You're just added Cached Exchange mode, not changing server names, right? If so , on Screen 18 in the CIW, at the top, select "Do not configure an Exchange Server connection." Then at the bottom of that screen, select "Configure Cached Exchange mode" with the desired settings. That should result in a .prf file with these settings:


[General]
Custom=1
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=Append
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section

[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000002
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE

[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100


We are having an issue with our outlook 2003 prf profile generator file.
Below is part of our outlook 2003 Profile generator file, the problem we have
is that we have users with resource and user inboxes that are open in outlook
2000, when they upgrade to outlook 2003 these resources and user inboxes are
closed and have to be reopened.

Is there something in the *.prf that is causing this? I know that the
office 2003 upgrade is not causing this because after the upgrade from office
2000 to office 2003 and reboot, before launching Outlook 2003 I check the
registry path of where the resource shows up ...
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Microsoft Exchange Server\########] I can see
the resource inbox or user inbox, but as soon as the attached prf updates
their profile to OL 2003 it deletes that ### key from above and closes this
resource/user inbox. Ideas?

************************************************************; Section 1 -
Profile Defaults
************************************************************
[General]
Custom=1
BackupProfile=Yes
ProfileName=Microsoft Exchange Server
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=APPEND
ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=TRUE
************************************************************; Section 2 -
Services in Profile
************************************************************
[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
ServiceEGS=Exchange Global Section
Service2=Outlook Address Book
;***********************************************************; Section 3 -
List of internet accounts
;***********************************************************
[Internet Account List]
;***********************************************************; Section 4 -
Default values for each service.
;***********************************************************[ServiceX]
CachedExchangeMode=0x00000003
CachedExchangeSlowDetect=TRUE
[ServiceEGS]
CachedExchangeConfigFlags=0x00000100
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01

[Service1]
OverwriteExistingService=Yes
UniqueService=Yes
MailboxName=%UserName%
HomeServer=mspm1bmsgh01
AccountName=Microsoft Exchange Server

[Service2]