Fixlet to check if a user is using POP3 on Outlook

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(imported topic written by EKKH_Riff_Khan)

Hi there!

I am trying to write a fixlet that queries the registry and to check if a user is:

a. using Outlook

b. is using POP3 on Outlook

The registry settings for Outlook are located under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook

Even if I am able to query the registry and look underneath the above hive for “POP3 User” that should validate that the user is using POP.

Any ideas?

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

You can’t query the CurrentUser hive in the Registry from TEM. You have to query HKEY_USERS instead.

I had a similar problem looking for users with DropBox installed.

Here is the code I used to show me the user with DropBox. You should be able to tweak it to find your POP setting. I don’t know what it should look for.

if (exists values "InstallLocation" of keys "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox" of keys of key "HKEY_USERS" of registry) then (values "InstallLocation" of keys "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox" of keys of key "HKEY_USERS" of registry as String) else "N/I"

This code returns the installation path of the DropBox software, and can be modified to find your POP users.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Ignore my previous post.

Go check

http://bigfix.me/cdb/relevance/1266

See if that will give you something like you need.

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(imported comment written by EKKH_Riff_Khan)

Thanks! That second link worked.