Article ID: 935734 - Last Review: December 4, 2007 - Revision: 2.0

The "Prevent users from adding PSTs to Outlook profiles and/or prevent using Sharing-Exclusive PSTs" setting is configured incorrectly in the Office Customization Tool and in the Group Policy templates

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SYMPTOMS

When you configure the Prevent users from adding PSTs to Outlook profiles and/or prevent using Sharing-Exclusive PSTs setting in the Office Customization Tool (OCT), the feature is configured incorrectly. In this situation, users can still create .pst files in Microsoft Office Outlook. Additionally, users can still use .pst files in Outlook.
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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the information is incorrect in the Outlk12.adm file and in the Outlk12.opa file.
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RESOLUTION

This issue is corrected in an updated set of ADM and OPA files that are provided in the "2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool version 2.0" package.

To resolve this issue in the Office Customization Tool, follow these steps:
  1. To download the "2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool version 2.0" package, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee-8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee-8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7)
  2. After you download the package, double-click the AdminTemplates.exe file to start the extraction, and then save the extracted files to a folder.
  3. Replace the Office installation CD\Admin folder with the Admin folder in the folder where you extract files to.
The OCT is available only in the volume license versions of the 2007 Office products. For more information about the OCT, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/8faae8a0-a12c-4f7b-839c-24a66a531bb51033.mspx (http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/8faae8a0-a12c-4f7b-839c-24a66a531bb51033.mspx)
For more information about how to use the updated ADM files, visit the following Web site:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/873a5392-1b1a-47a1-a863-1f29ef116d0e1033.mspx (http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/873a5392-1b1a-47a1-a863-1f29ef116d0e1033.mspx)
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
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