Well ok, have spent more time working on this, and still have the same issue, also sorted out a minor syntax issue with your posted script Shane.

You provided this as a correction, but it doesn't run as is:

 Code:
SHELL '%comspec% /c taskkill.exe /IM /F /T "outlook.exe"'


When you define the /IM switch you need to follow it up with the exe name ;), so:

 Code:
SHELL '%comspec% /c taskkill.exe /IM "outlook.exe" /F /T'


works just fine though.

Here's my major problem with this script so far, and the part that's frankly wierding me a out a bit. If I remove all registry and file manipulation from this kix script directly, and instead place calls out to CMD scripts to delete / add data to the registry, and delete / create folders and files. Then when I call to launch outlook . . it opens up right into the Inbox. (which is what I want).

If I continue to try to use Kix to do registry and file / folder manipulation in this script, then when I place a call to outlook to launch, it will start @ the profile setup screen (forcing the user to select next 3 times to complete their profile setup).

It's bizarre . .kix is doing all the right things, creating all the right registry keys, and folders, but Outlook is behaving differently and I'm unsure why. Perhaps the permissions on the regkeys or the folders created by kix are off? I will see if I can confirm that...

I will post my heavily modify kix script in a few minutes (basically rem'd out much of the path / reg variables).

Lan