--- WILL HALSALL <w.ha...@farn-ct.ac.uk> wrote:
I know this is off topic but ..
I .. would like to use .. outlook or outlook express
as the e-mail client.
The problem is automatically configuring outlook or
outlook express for our
students as they login to the network network. dose
anyone have a utility to
do this?
I think you'll want to read some of the Microsoft
Office documentation about user profiles.
Pay special attention to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging
Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\
You could run a script for each user to configure the
profile setting for each user's imap server and smtp
server, or if you have Active Directory, you might be
able to set it up through Group Policy if student
machines are joined to your domain.
I haven't tried this, but you may get away with
exporting the relevant registry keys to a .reg file,
which students can merge into their own registry by
doudble-clicking on it.
DISCLAIMER: Editing the registry can break
applications and the operating system. Use at your own
risk. Keep backups, or be prepared to reinstall if
things go wrong.
Regards