Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

[Guest eahunter46]

Hi

Here is the description of the problem:

Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

 

Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

 

Here is installation command for office:

\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

 

Any clues to what i should do next?

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

Forums not enough?

Get support from the experts at your business

http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

 

eahunter46 wrote:

> Hi

> Here is the description of the problem:

> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

>

> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

>

> Here is installation command for office:

> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

>

> Any clues to what i should do next?

>

[Guest Dan]

RE: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

On normal workstations I have encountered this.

 

To ensure the MST file is applied I had to uninstall Office, then delete the

MS Office folder in the Program Files folder, then reinstall Office using the

MST file.

 

I cannot see this working differently on a TS. Please note I am not sure

what it may do to current profiles for other Office applications, however I

believe any custum settings are stored in the users profile.

 

"eahunter46" wrote:

> Hi

> Here is the description of the problem:

> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

>

> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

>

> Here is installation command for office:

> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

>

> Any clues to what i should do next?

>

[Guest eahunter46]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

Changes to the default user profile in our environment are made in order to

further lock down a Terminal Server. An example would be removing specific

application links from the start menu or programs menu that GPO-based

lockdown could not remove. Normally, configuring these changes and then

overwriting the def profile is done before we install office, but in this

instance it was applied after the installation.

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> eahunter46 wrote:

> > Hi

> > Here is the description of the problem:

> > Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> > auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> > Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> > done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> > exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

> >

> > Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> > Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> > and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

> >

> > Here is installation command for office:

> > \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> > TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

> >

> > Any clues to what i should do next?

> >

>

[Guest eahunter46]

RE: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

Thanks Dan

 

I will try this. Do you think there are any registry settings that I may

have to delete as well?

 

"Dan" wrote:

> On normal workstations I have encountered this.

>

> To ensure the MST file is applied I had to uninstall Office, then delete the

> MS Office folder in the Program Files folder, then reinstall Office using the

> MST file.

>

> I cannot see this working differently on a TS. Please note I am not sure

> what it may do to current profiles for other Office applications, however I

> believe any custum settings are stored in the users profile.

>

> "eahunter46" wrote:

>

> > Hi

> > Here is the description of the problem:

> > Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> > auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> > Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> > done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> > exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

> >

> > Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> > Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> > and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

> >

> > Here is installation command for office:

> > \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> > TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

> >

> > Any clues to what i should do next?

> >

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

Try doing this before you install office. Most likely the problem is

that the default profile had an outlook profile already generated and it

isn't recognizing otherwise.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

Forums not enough?

Get support from the experts at your business

http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

 

eahunter46 wrote:

> Changes to the default user profile in our environment are made in order to

> further lock down a Terminal Server. An example would be removing specific

> application links from the start menu or programs menu that GPO-based

> lockdown could not remove. Normally, configuring these changes and then

> overwriting the def profile is done before we install office, but in this

> instance it was applied after the installation.

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

>> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> eahunter46 wrote:

>>> Hi

>>> Here is the description of the problem:

>>> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

>>> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

>>> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

>>> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

>>> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

>>>

>>> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

>>> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

>>> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

>>>

>>> Here is installation command for office:

>>> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

>>> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

>>>

>>> Any clues to what i should do next?

>>>

[Guest eahunter46]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

That is what we tried, but it looks like the default profile is still keeping

whatever outlook profile was generated for it. Can we delete/recreate the

default profile? If so, how?

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> Try doing this before you install office. Most likely the problem is

> that the default profile had an outlook profile already generated and it

> isn't recognizing otherwise.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> eahunter46 wrote:

> > Changes to the default user profile in our environment are made in order to

> > further lock down a Terminal Server. An example would be removing specific

> > application links from the start menu or programs menu that GPO-based

> > lockdown could not remove. Normally, configuring these changes and then

> > overwriting the def profile is done before we install office, but in this

> > instance it was applied after the installation.

> >

> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >

> >> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

> >> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

> >>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

> >>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your business

> >> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>

> >> eahunter46 wrote:

> >>> Hi

> >>> Here is the description of the problem:

> >>> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> >>> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> >>> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> >>> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> >>> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

> >>>

> >>> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> >>> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> >>> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

> >>>

> >>> Here is installation command for office:

> >>> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> >>> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

> >>>

> >>> Any clues to what i should do next?

> >>>

>

[Guest Phillip Windell]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

Just taking a stab at this,..curious to see what the best answer would

be,...

 

1. Log on with a new user to an unmolested machine that is similar, but

doesn't have office on it.

2. User the File and Setting Transfer Wizard from an XP CD to save the

Profile

3. Log on with the new user directly to the TS box (not RDP into it)

4. Use the File and Setting Transfer Wizard from an XP CD to copy the

Profile over

5. Use this profile to copy over the Default Profile

 

 

--

Phillip Windell

http://www.wandtv.com

 

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,

or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.

-----------------------------------------------------

 

"eahunter46" <ehunter46@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A87139C7-8AA4-42A4-B890-B8B674305A46@microsoft.com...

> That is what we tried, but it looks like the default profile is still

> keeping

> whatever outlook profile was generated for it. Can we delete/recreate the

> default profile? If so, how?

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> Try doing this before you install office. Most likely the problem is

>> that the default profile had an outlook profile already generated and it

>> isn't recognizing otherwise.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> eahunter46 wrote:

>> > Changes to the default user profile in our environment are made in

>> > order to

>> > further lock down a Terminal Server. An example would be removing

>> > specific

>> > application links from the start menu or programs menu that GPO-based

>> > lockdown could not remove. Normally, configuring these changes and then

>> > overwriting the def profile is done before we install office, but in

>> > this

>> > instance it was applied after the installation.

>> >

>> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

>> >> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default

>> >> profile.

>> >>

>> >> Jeff Pitsch

>> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> >> Citrix Technology Professional

>> >> Provision Networks VIP

>> >>

>> >> Forums not enough?

>> >> Get support from the experts at your business

>> >> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>> >>

>> >> eahunter46 wrote:

>> >>> Hi

>> >>> Here is the description of the problem:

>> >>> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to

>> >>> allow

>> >>> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

>> >>> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the

>> >>> above was

>> >>> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to

>> >>> define

>> >>> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

>> >>>

>> >>> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

>> >>> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more

>> >>> time

>> >>> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

>> >>>

>> >>> Here is installation command for office:

>> >>> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

>> >>> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

>> >>>

>> >>> Any clues to what i should do next?

>> >>>

>>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

You can copy a default profile from a fresh server.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

Forums not enough?

Get support from the experts at your business

http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

 

eahunter46 wrote:

> That is what we tried, but it looks like the default profile is still keeping

> whatever outlook profile was generated for it. Can we delete/recreate the

> default profile? If so, how?

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> Try doing this before you install office. Most likely the problem is

>> that the default profile had an outlook profile already generated and it

>> isn't recognizing otherwise.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> eahunter46 wrote:

>>> Changes to the default user profile in our environment are made in order to

>>> further lock down a Terminal Server. An example would be removing specific

>>> application links from the start menu or programs menu that GPO-based

>>> lockdown could not remove. Normally, configuring these changes and then

>>> overwriting the def profile is done before we install office, but in this

>>> instance it was applied after the installation.

>>>

>>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

>>>> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

>>>>

>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>

>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>> Get support from the experts at your business

>>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>

>>>> eahunter46 wrote:

>>>>> Hi

>>>>> Here is the description of the problem:

>>>>> Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

>>>>> auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

>>>>> Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

>>>>> done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

>>>>> exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

>>>>>

>>>>> Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

>>>>> Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

>>>>> and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

>>>>>

>>>>> Here is installation command for office:

>>>>> \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

>>>>> TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

>>>>>

>>>>> Any clues to what i should do next?

>>>>>

[Guest Patrick Rouse]

Re: Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

 

In the future, here are instructions on how to install office on TS:

 

http://www.sessioncomputing.com/ppt/ManagedMicrosoftOfficeInstallation.ppt

 

 

--

Patrick C. Rouse

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Provision Networks VIP

Citrix Technology Professional

President - Session Computing Solutions, LLC

http://www.sessioncomputing.com

 

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> Why do you keep overwriting the default profile? If you configure the

> MST properly you shouldn't have to do anything with the default profile.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> eahunter46 wrote:

> > Hi

> > Here is the description of the problem:

> > Installed MS office 2003 on Terminal Server using MST designed to allow

> > auto-generation of the outlook profile whenever new user logs on.

> > Default profile was overwritten with new default profile AFTER the above was

> > done, now auto-generation of outlook no longer works and we have to define

> > exchange server and user name every time a new user needs to logon.

> >

> > Here is what has been done to try and rectify:

> > Uninstalled Microsoft office, overwrote default user profile one more time

> > and reinstalled Office using newly regenerated MST- did not work

> >

> > Here is installation command for office:

> > \\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\setup.exe

> > TRANSFORMS=\\ufpasrv02\si\office2003\ufpaoffice2003ts.MST /qb-

> >

> > Any clues to what i should do next?

> >

>