outlook fails to start operation could not complete

[Thorpe]

I have a pc with Windows XP installed. It was part of a windows NT domain
but I have now attached it
to another doamin that is a windows 2000 Active Directory.

The migration from the old NT domain to the new Active directory worked ok.

When I logged on with the user who works on the pc there were problems.
First off the startup programs didn't show up in the system tray.

I tried to run outlook 2003 but I got an error saying "can not start
Outlook" I clicked ok.
The user was NOT setup as a specfic user such as a power user.
If I run as a local admin user then Outlook runs.
I used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the power users group
on the local machine but got the same error.

I then used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the admistrators
group on the local machine any everything worked ok Outlook and the system
tray icons.

In documents and settings there were 2 folders one was username ther other
was username.DOMAIN
the USERPROFILE setting pointed to username.DOMAIN (the username as the
same for both domains)
I gave full access to both of the directories to the user but this had no
impact.

Why does the user need to run as a local administrator to run Outlook, how
can I allow the user to run Outlook but not as an Administrator?
What permissions are needed to run Outlook?
Are there any documents on the web or good books that give advice on how to
setup user policies in an active directory domain such as what permissions
to give basic users etc?

many thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Try using the Office Resource Kit to see what permissions are necessary for users. At my agency, simple users are able to run Outlook - look to your policies and your .ciw to see how you have restricted users and set your policies appropriately.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After a lot of head-scratching, Thorpe asked:

| I have a pc with Windows XP installed. It was part of a windows NT
| domain but I have now attached it
| to another doamin that is a windows 2000 Active Directory.
|
| The migration from the old NT domain to the new Active directory
| worked ok.
|
| When I logged on with the user who works on the pc there were
| problems. First off the startup programs didn't show up in the system
| tray.
|
| I tried to run outlook 2003 but I got an error saying "can not start
| Outlook" I clicked ok.
| The user was NOT setup as a specfic user such as a power user.
| If I run as a local admin user then Outlook runs.
| I used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the power users
| group on the local machine but got the same error.
|
| I then used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the
| admistrators group on the local machine any everything worked ok
| Outlook and the system tray icons.
|
| In documents and settings there were 2 folders one was username ther
| other was username.DOMAIN
| the USERPROFILE setting pointed to username.DOMAIN (the username as
| the same for both domains)
| I gave full access to both of the directories to the user but this
| had no impact.
|
| Why does the user need to run as a local administrator to run
| Outlook, how can I allow the user to run Outlook but not as an
| Administrator?
| What permissions are needed to run Outlook?
| Are there any documents on the web or good books that give advice on
| how to setup user policies in an active directory domain such as what
| permissions to give basic users etc?
|
| many thanks

 

[Thorpe]

Many thanks for this information I will start reading resource kit
documents.
Is there any advice you could give me to find the profile information that I
need to look at
and how to get that information

thanks



"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Try using the Office Resource Kit to see what permissions are necessary for
users. At my agency, simple users are able to run Outlook - look to your
policies and your .ciw to see how you have restricted users and set your
policies appropriately.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.


After a lot of head-scratching, Thorpe asked:

| I have a pc with Windows XP installed. It was part of a windows NT
| domain but I have now attached it
| to another doamin that is a windows 2000 Active Directory.
|
| The migration from the old NT domain to the new Active directory
| worked ok.
|
| When I logged on with the user who works on the pc there were
| problems. First off the startup programs didn't show up in the system
| tray.
|
| I tried to run outlook 2003 but I got an error saying "can not start
| Outlook" I clicked ok.
| The user was NOT setup as a specfic user such as a power user.
| If I run as a local admin user then Outlook runs.
| I used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the power users
| group on the local machine but got the same error.
|
| I then used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the
| admistrators group on the local machine any everything worked ok
| Outlook and the system tray icons.
|
| In documents and settings there were 2 folders one was username ther
| other was username.DOMAIN
| the USERPROFILE setting pointed to username.DOMAIN (the username as
| the same for both domains)
| I gave full access to both of the directories to the user but this
| had no impact.
|
| Why does the user need to run as a local administrator to run
| Outlook, how can I allow the user to run Outlook but not as an
| Administrator?
| What permissions are needed to run Outlook?
| Are there any documents on the web or good books that give advice on
| how to setup user policies in an active directory domain such as what
| permissions to give basic users etc?
|
| many thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Use the resource kit - that is what it is there for - any advice I give you would be only duplicated by the information available there. There are many methods for deploying Outlook/Office - pick your method and then research why it did not work for your deployment.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.


After a lot of head-scratching, Thorpe asked:

| Many thanks for this information I will start reading resource kit
| documents.
| Is there any advice you could give me to find the profile information
| that I need to look at
| and how to get that information
|
| thanks
|
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | Try using the Office Resource Kit to see what permissions are
| necessary for users. At my agency, simple users are able to run
| Outlook - look to your policies and your .ciw to see how you have
| restricted users and set your policies appropriately.
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
| personal account will be deleted without reading.
|
|
| After a lot of head-scratching, Thorpe asked:
|
|| I have a pc with Windows XP installed. It was part of a windows NT
|| domain but I have now attached it
|| to another doamin that is a windows 2000 Active Directory.
||
|| The migration from the old NT domain to the new Active directory
|| worked ok.
||
|| When I logged on with the user who works on the pc there were
|| problems. First off the startup programs didn't show up in the system
|| tray.
||
|| I tried to run outlook 2003 but I got an error saying "can not start
|| Outlook" I clicked ok.
|| The user was NOT setup as a specfic user such as a power user.
|| If I run as a local admin user then Outlook runs.
|| I used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the power users
|| group on the local machine but got the same error.
||
|| I then used Group policy to setup the user as a member of the
|| admistrators group on the local machine any everything worked ok
|| Outlook and the system tray icons.
||
|| In documents and settings there were 2 folders one was username ther
|| other was username.DOMAIN
|| the USERPROFILE setting pointed to username.DOMAIN (the username as
|| the same for both domains)
|| I gave full access to both of the directories to the user but this
|| had no impact.
||
|| Why does the user need to run as a local administrator to run
|| Outlook, how can I allow the user to run Outlook but not as an
|| Administrator?
|| What permissions are needed to run Outlook?
|| Are there any documents on the web or good books that give advice on
|| how to setup user policies in an active directory domain such as what
|| permissions to give basic users etc?
||
|| many thanks