Outlook s Registry Keys

Outlook's Registry Keys

The chapters in this book have provided some insight into editing the Windows Registry to customize certain Outlook information. Outlook actually stores a very large amount of information in the Registry, and most of it is essential to the functionality of the program. Table C.4 lists some of the main Registry keys Outlook uses to store its information.

CAUTION

Unless described previously in this book or listed on the Microsoft Knowledge Base, you should never edit any of these Registry keys directly. Use Outlook to make any changes you require.

If you do use the techniques in this book to make changes to the Registry, make sure that you have an adequate backup of the Registry at all times.

To find procedures for backing up and restoring the registry, see Appendix E, "Working with the Windows Registry."

All the keys in Table C.4 are found in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft section of the Registry. So, the first key listed, Office\11.0\Outlook, would be found in the following location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook.

Table C.4. Outlook's Registry Keys

Registry Key	Outlook Setting or Item
Office\11.0\Outlook	General top-level Outlook key
Office\11.0\Outlook\Appointment	Appointment frame information
Office\11.0\Outlook\AutoConfiguration	General directory information
Office\11.0\Outlook\Categories	Modified master category list
Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact	Contact frame information
Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact\QuickFindMRU	Contact QuickFind search list
Office\11.0\Outlook\CustomizableAlerts	Extend Web error messages
Office\11.0\Outlook\DataViz	Import and export information storage
Office\11.0\Outlook\DistList	Distribution lists
Office\11.0\Outlook\Forms	Design and publishing information for custom forms
Office\11.0\Outlook\Journal	Journal application logs
Office\11.0\Outlook\JournalEntry	Journal entry frame settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Message	Message frame settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Note	Note frame settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Office Explorer	Explorer settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Office Finder	Office Finder settings and most recently used lists
Office\11.0\Outlook\Options	Container for all Outlook options settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\OST	Office offline folder settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Preferences	Outlook preference settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Printing	Print settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Setup	Outlook first run setup information
Office\11.0\Outlook\Task	Task frame information
Office\11.0\Outlook\Today	Outlook Today general settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\Today\Folders	Outlook Today folder settings
Office\11.0\Outlook\UserInfo	User information
Shared Tools\Outlook\Journaling	Container for all entry types

For more information about editing the Windows Registry, see Appendix E, "Working with the Windows Registry.