Outlook Express

[Oleg_II]

idle.newbie

Tried 5 or 6 times with different approaches... cmd doesn't work. Maybe because $Docs don't work in w2k and I have to place it in RunOnceEx, self-extracting archives and so on to get it in Profiles. Or may be there is some difference between applying the tweak in wxp or in w2k. I found that there is only one key in

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{85E975CA-5280-4399-86EB-3795B21A5909}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0]

before running Outlook express and the others appear after the first run. After applying .cmd the keys I added with two from the original sctript appear and don't change after starting OE but Store Folder.

Well, I have to live with .js But anyway I'm really grateful for the idea! I've already added a few tweaks to the script and when I add the last tweak with opening .js scripts by notepad (so that no scripts can run automatically on my machine I'll be done.

Best regards,

Oleg 2

PS By the way, I believe you may difine the WAB location with reg-tweak @T-12. Will check it later.

[idle.newbie]

OE+WAB, this is all i have, except some dirty acl modification.

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

var home = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%HOME%");
if (home == "%HOME%") home="D:\\Home";
//check home exist, or create one
if (!fso.folderExists(home)) fso.createFolder(home);
//check userHome exist, or create one
var userName = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERNAME%");
var userHome = home + "\\" + userName;
if (!fso.folderExists(userHome)) fso.createFolder(userHome);
//check mail strore exist, or create one
var mailDir = userHome + '\\Mail';
if (!fso.folderExists(mailDir)) fso.createFolder(mailDir);
var oeDir = mailDir + '\\Outlook Express';
if (!fso.folderExists(oeDir)) fso.createFolder(oeDir);
//check user's address book dir/file exists, or create one
var wabDir = userHome + "\\Address Book";
if (!fso.folderExists(wabDir)) fso.createFolder(wabDir);

//OE mail store root regTweak
var identities = WshShell.regRead("HKCU\\Identities\\Default User ID");
var key = "HKCU\\Identities\\" + identities + "\\Software\\Microsoft\\Outlook Express\\5.0";
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\Store Root", home + "\\%USERNAME%\\Mail\\Outlook Express\\", "REG_EXPAND_SZ");
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\NoSplash", 1, "REG_DWORD");

//if wabFile not exist, WAB will create one on %APPDATA%\...\Address Book, need to touch a empty file
var wabFile = wabDir + "\\" + userName + ".wab"
if (!fso.fileExists(wabFile)) fso.createTextFile(wabFile);
//WAB regTweak
WshShell.regWrite("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\WAB\\WAB4\\Wab File Name\\", wabFile);

//stubborn regTweak
WshShell.regWrite("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\SmallIcons\\SmallIcons", 1, "REG_DWORD");
WshShell.regWrite("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\StartButtonBalloonTip", 0, "REG_DWORD");
WshShell.regWrite("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\ListviewWatermark", 0, "REG_DWORD");

//kill itself
fso.deleteFile(WScript.ScriptFullName);

[Oleg_II]

idle.newbie

I can confirm that reg-tweak works during unettanded:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name]
@="D:\\Docs\\Safe\\book.wab"

and one Address Book is set for all users.

I tried to run the .js script in RunOnceEx but it didn't work with wscript command. And it didn't work with cmd /q /c command too - strange? How can one run a .js script from RunOnceEx or should it be a .vbs?

Regards,

Oleg 2

[idle.newbie]

WSH has two script engine WScript.exe(windowedDialog) and CScript.exe(cmdline). if your script didn't output any message(WScript.Echo), and runs from RunOnceEx, i'll suggest the WScript.exe.

%SystemRoot%\system32\WScript.exe "path\to\your\script" anyArguments

but i don't think regTweak @RunOnceEx applies to all users, if you wanna make it to all users, why not add that WAB regTweak to your regTweak.reg @T-12, remember to touch an empty .wab before any user use WAB, or it will fall back to %UserProfile%\blah\blah\userName.wab.

touch an empty file @T-12 in .cmd

@TYPE>D:\Docs\Safe\book.wab 2>NUL

[Oleg_II]

Dear friends,

The .js script idle.newbie posted here works perfect.

A guess batch file also works, I just don't use it at the moment but probably found out were my problem with it was.

But now I wonder if it is possible to redirect mail store folder with inf-file?

Or could somebody let me know how to define Current User ID in inf?

Best regards,

Oleg 2