Hi Sue

Thanks for your reply.

I tried exporting a .prf file and yes it did include the OAB in the profile
but it forgot any of the other Outlook settings configured within the file -
such as servername, etc. This then meant that Outlook was not pre-configure
for when Outlook is started first time and it goes into the wizard.

Why would it loose other settings - have I missed something out?

Regards,

Julie
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The workaround is to use the CIW or CMW to create and export an additional .prf file that does nothing but modify the default profile to add the Outlook Address Book. Make that available to users to run if the OAB doesn't get added the first time around

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Julie Williams" Julie wrote in message ...
I am also experiencing the same problem. I used the CIW to create a mst file
from which I have creeated a Office 2003 GPO install. Within the mst I
selected to add in an Outlook Address Book.

The GPO deploys and installs Office 2003 but it does not add the Outlook
Address Book to the profile. I can add this in manually afterwards but I do
not understand why the MST file is not working.

Have you any suggestions? Thanks for any help that you can offer.