Hi,
Here are the steps to Apply Free/busy publishing across an organization.
Step 1 Download the office Administrative Template files link below
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee-8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7&DisplayLang=en - 2007 Office system Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool version 2.0
Step 2 extract files to a folder by double clicking on AdminTemplates.exe and following the prompts.
Step 3 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
Step 4 Right-click domain name, and then click Properties., Click the Group Policy tab. In the Current Group Policy Object Links for domain name list, select Default Domain Policy.
Note The Default Domain Policy Group Policy object is used here as an example. A new policy can also be created to apply the settings for all the users in the domain.
Step 5 Click Edit, and then expand User Configuration in the left pane. Right-click Administrative Templates, and then click Add/Remove Templates.
Click Add, and then go to the location the Admin templates.exe files were extracted and under \ADM\en-us
Step 6 Click Outlk12.adm, click Open, and then click Close.
Step 7 Expand Administrative Templates, and then expand Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. Expand Tools | Options, and then expand Preferences. Expand Calendar options, and then click Free/Busy Options. In the right pane, double-click Options. In the Options Properties dialog box, click Enabled. In the Months of Free/Busy information published list, select the value.
Note If you do not want to change the default value for the Months of Free/Busy information published list, select the Prevent users from changing Months of Free/Busy information being published check box.
Step 8 Click Apply, and then click OK.
Step 9.Update the Group Policy settings. To update the Group Policy settings in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, follow these steps:
a. |
Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK. |
b. |
At the command prompt, type gpupdate /target:user /force, and then press ENTER. |
c. |
At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER. |
To update the Group Policy settings in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, follow these steps:
a. |
Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK. |
b. |
At the command prompt, type secedit /refresh user_policy /enforce, and then press ENTER. |
c. |
At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER. |
Thanks,
Harjit.