Using /importprf on Outlook to install a PRF file

Question

I'm trying to install a PRF file into Outlook 2010, in an attempt to automatically create a new profile/account (eventually this will be done programmatically, with the values for the PRF file being generated by a script).

However whenever I try to run Outlook with the switch /importprf "c:\test\prftest.prf" - it does not work, Outlook comes up, and gives me a configuration screen. Why is this?

Answer 1

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