Here is what worked for me. Outlook kept starting (it seemed) without importing the prf file and going straight into the wizard mode. I even put the prf file in the Office12 directory to make sure there were no path issues but the same thing kept happening. Then I decided to try this (like someone else) after putting the prf file in the root folder (under C:\) and plugged the following command in the Run box. Please copy and paste exactly and there is no reason why this shouldn't work:
No quotes, no commas, no nothing. Just copy and paste this and it will launch O12 and go straight into the profile import and then setup. It takes five or so minutes to set up though. I am posting this here because the posts on this page helped point me in the right direction (even if the instructions weren't exact).
Here is what worked for me. Outlook kept starting (it seemed) without importing the prf file and going straight into the wizard mode. I even put the prf file in the Office12 directory to make sure there were no path issues but the same thing kept happening. Then I decided to try this (like someone else) after putting the prf file in the root folder (under C:\) and plugged the following command in the Run box. Please copy and paste exactly and there is no reason why this shouldn't work:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Outlook.exe /importprf C:\eXXX.prf
No quotes, no commas, no nothing. Just copy and paste this and it will launch O12 and go straight into the profile import and then setup. It takes five or so minutes to set up though. I am posting this here because the posts on this page helped point me in the right direction (even if the instructions weren't exact).
Thanks to everyone who contributed.