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Q159844: XADM: Setup Editor Cannot Create Some Services in Default.prf

Article: Q159844
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbusage
Last Modified: 11-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

An administrator uses Microsoft Exchange Setup Editor to select the following
information services:

  Microsoft Exchange Server
  Personal Address Book
  Personal Folders
  Microsoft Mail

However, after users install Microsoft Exchange clients by running Setup.exe at
the client installation point, the automatically generated default Microsoft
Exchange profile has only the following information services:

  Microsoft Exchange Server
  Personal Address Book

CAUSE
=====

The [Service List] section in the Default.prf file generated by the Setup Editor
contains only the following services:

  Service1=Microsoft Exchange Client
  Service2=Microsoft Exchange Server
  Service3=Personal Address Book

WORKAROUND
==========

Before users install the Microsoft Exchange clients, the Default.prf at the
client installation point has to be manually modified using a text editor. The
following is a sample of the modified Default.prf file. (Section 4 is omitted
here for simplicity.)

; Sample PRF file
; ---------------
; Copyright (C), Microsoft Corporation, 1996.
;
; The following PRF file is included as an example of how to create a PRF
; file for creating a profile.  Sections 1, 2, and 3 can be modified. DO
; NOT MODIFY SECTION 4. It will most likely cause Microsoft Exchange
; services to stop responding. Be very careful when editing to ensure
; property values match their property types.
;
; Section 1 - Profile defaults

[General]
ProfileName=Default Exchange Profile
DefaultProfile=Yes
OverwriteProfile=No
DefaultStore=Service2

; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; Section 2 - Services in profile.

[Service List]
Service1=Microsoft Exchange Client
Service2=Microsoft Exchange Server
Service3=Personal Address Book
Service4=Microsoft Mail
Service5=Personal Folders

; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; Section 3 - Default values for each service.

[Service1]
NotifyPlaySound=TRUE
NotifyChangeCursor=TRUE
NotifyShowPopup=FALSE
WarnOnDelete=TRUE
EmptyWastebasket=TRUE
ShowTooltips=TRUE
SelectEntireWord=TRUE
AfterMoveMessage=2
IncludeMessageText=TRUE
IndentMessageText=TRUE
CloseOriginalMessage=TRUE
GenReadReceipt=FALSE
GenDeliveryReceipt=FALSE
DefaultSensitivity=0
DefaultPriority=1
SaveSentMail=TRUE
SpellAlwaysSuggest=FALSE
CheckSpelling=FALSE
SpellIgnoreUpper=FALSE
SpellIgnoreNumbers=FALSE
SpellIgnoreOriginal=FALSE

[Service2]
ConversionProhibited=TRUE
HomeServer=server1
ExchangeConfigFlags=4

[Service3]
PathToPersonalAddressBook=c:\exchange\mailbox.pab
ViewOrder=1

[Service4]
ServerPath=\\server2\maildata

[Service5]
PathToPersonalFolders=c:\exchange\mailbox.pst
EncryptionType=0x40000000

; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; ************************************************************************
; Section 4 - Mapping for profile properties.

;

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0

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