Windows NT Automatic Outlook Profile Generation not working in TS

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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?
 
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

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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?
>
 
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?
>
 
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?
> >
>
 
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?
> >
 
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?
>>>
 
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?
> >>>
>
 
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


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"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?
>> >>>
>>
 
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?
>>>>>
 
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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