script for auto config outlook

Setup that would auto configure outlook when a new user logs in for the first time.

Dim objNetwork, strUserName, WshShell, lServer, strDirectory, objFSO
Dim objShell, objOutlook
Dim sOutlookVersion

' Create Outlook object and Shell object
set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'Get user's name
Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
strUserName = objNetwork.UserName

'Get logon server
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
lserver= WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%logonserver%")

'See if the user needs Outlook configured
strDirectory = "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strusername & "\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook"

' Create the various objects
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'See if outlook is installed. If not exit.
If Not objFSO.FolderExists("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11") Then
wscript.quit
End If

' Determine outlook version
if objOutlook.Version >= "11.0" And objOutlook.version <= "11.1" Then
sOutlookVersion = "11"
End If
if objOutlook.Version >= "10.0" And objOutlook.version <= "10.1" Then
sOutlookVersion = "10"
End If
if objOutlook.Version >= "9.0" And objOutlook.version <= "9.1" Then
wscript.quit
End If
if objOutlook.Version >= "8.0" And objOutlook.version <= "8.1" Then
wscript.quit
End If

' Import PRF
If Not objFSO.FolderExists(strDirectory) Then
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.Run "regedit /s \\mercy\shares\it_tools\office\office11\outlookconfig.reg",1,False
End If

The script detects to see if outlook is installed. If it is it imports a registry file that moddifies the first run registry entry for Outlook and tells outlook which prf file to use. Here is the registry file.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Setup]
"First-Run"=hex:00
"ImportPRF"="\\\\mercy\\shares\\it_tools\\office\\office11\\MMCOutlook.PRF"

The PRF file can be created manually, however I would recoment using the wizard in the Outlook 2003 resource kit.

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