I have newprof.exe and the default.prf, but i'm not sure how to figure them into the script (as in, should the be copied from their network location, etc..)

simply, the starting point, other than the "if ingroup...", isn't obvious to me.

any suggestions/commentary?

There you'll find the "Custom Instllation Wizard" among other tools.

Also search this forum, and you'll find alot on OL PRF's.

code:

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		; ****************************** Configure Outlook ********************************
		$MsgKey = "$HKCUSMWNTCV\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles"
		$MProfile = ReadValue($MsgKey, "DefaultProfile")	;Read the current default profile
		IF $MProfile = "" and $ostype="WinNT"			;If there is not default profile, create the profile using the PRF
			$ExFileLoc = "c:"				;Location to copy temp file to
			$copysource = "$logon\newprof.prf"		;name of the template prf
			$File = "$ExFileLoc\newprof.PRF" 		;Custom profile filename
			$exserver = "areamail" 				;name of mailserver
			DEL "$File"					;Deletes any existing PRF file
			COPY "$copysource" "$exfileloc" 		;Copies baseline PRF file to c:
			$section = "General" 
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Custom", "1")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "ProfileName", "@UserID")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "DefaultProfile", "Yes")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "OverwriteProfile", "No")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "DefaultStore", "Service2")
			$section = "Service List" 
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Service1", "Microsoft Outlook Client")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Service2", "Microsoft Exchange Server")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Service3", "Outlook Address Book")
			$section = "Service2" 
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "HomeServer", "$exserver")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "MailBoxName", "@userid")
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "OfflineAddressBookPath", "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook")
			$section = "Service3"
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Ben", "True")
			$section = "Service4" 
			$ = WRITEPROFILESTRING ($FILE, $section, "Ben", "True")
			? "		Creating New Outlook Profile..."
			SHELL "$logon\newprof.exe -P $File -x"		;Creates the Messaging profile
			DEL "$File" 					;Delete temp file
			ENDIF

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