Basic .PRF file for use with NEWPROF.EXE

Shown below are the contents of a basic .PRF file which can be used to automatically create an Outlook Profile using NEWPROF.EXE or the ImportPRF registry key. This file was edited from the sample/template OUTLOOK.PRF which is included with the NEWPROF.EXE download. See also: Creating a Profile with NEWPROF.

This example will create a profile for the current user (%USERNAME%) to connect to a mailbox on Exchange server SERVERNAME and load the default Outlook Address Book service.

To use this file, copy the contents below into Notepad, modify the servername and/or username to match your environment, and save the file with the extension .PRF. Before making any other modifications, make sure you understand what each section is for as most comments have been removed. For information on how to use NEWPROF please see either of the links above.

Sample .PRF file:

; ************************************************************************
; Section 1 - Profile defaults.
; ************************************************************************

[General]
Custom=1
ProfileName=%USERNAME%
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=No
DefaultStore=Service1

; ************************************************************************
; Section 2 - Services in profile.
; ************************************************************************
; The list of MAPI services that will be added to the profile.

[Service List]
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Server
Service2=Outlook Address Book

; ************************************************************************
; Section 4 - Default values for each service.
; ************************************************************************

[Service1]
ConversionProhibited=TRUE
HomeServer=OCEEXCH01

[Service2]
Ben=TRUE

; ************************************************************************
; Section 6 - Mapping for profile properties. DO NOT MODIFY.
; ************************************************************************

; ************************************************************************
; Outlook settings stored in the profile
[Microsoft Outlook Client]
SectionGUID=0a0d020000000000c000000000000046
FormDirectoryPage=PT_STRING8,0x0270
WebServicesLocation=PT_STRING8,0x0271
ComposeWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0272
PromptWhenUsingWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0273
OpenWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0274

; ************************************************************************
; Microsoft Exchange Server service definitions.
[Microsoft Exchange Server]
ServiceName=MSEMS
MDBGUID=5494A1C0297F101BA58708002B2A2517

MailboxName=PT_STRING8,0x6607
HomeServer=PT_STRING8,0x6608
OfflineFolderPath=PT_STRING8,0x6610
OfflineAddressBookPath=PT_STRING8,0x660E
ExchangeConfigFlags=PT_LONG,0x6601
ConversionProhibited=PT_BOOLEAN,0x3A03

; ************************************************************************
; Outlook Address Book service definitions.

[Outlook Address Book]
ServiceName=CONTAB
Ben=PT_STRING8,0x6700

; ************************************************************************
; Microsoft LDAP Directory service definitions.
[Microsoft LDAP Directory]
ServiceName=EMABLT
LDAPServer=PT_STRING8,0x6600
LDAPServerPort=PT_STRING8,0x6601
UserName=PT_STRING8,0x6602
SearchBase=PT_STRING8,0x6603
SearchFilter=PT_STRING8,0x6604
MAPIAddressType=PT_STRING8,0x6605
EMailAttribute=PT_STRING8,0x6606
LDAPTimeLimit=PT_STRING8,0x6607
LDAPSizeLimit=PT_STRING8,0x6608
LDAPTimeLimitLowBand=PT_STRING8,0x6609
LDAPSizeLimitLowBand=PT_STRING8,0x660a
LogFilePath=PT_STRING8,0x660b
ErrorLogging=PT_STRING8,0x660c
DisplayNameSource=PT_STRING8,0x6611
DisplayFailDialog=PT_STRING8,0x6612

Author: ASAK
Created: Dec 9 2005 (last modified Jan 8 2007)
Categories: Outlook
TechByte #109

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