Guest eahunter46 Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 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 Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 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? > > >
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