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Deploy office 2007 through group policy
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There is an application deployment forum here that might provide more info.
You can also check
Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference
You can also check
Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference
prettty simplistic
you use the software installation node of the computer configuration portion of group policy. You then ASSIGN the msi install package for office, and then create and add a mst package to provide answers to automate the installation. then run gpupdate /force on the clients, then reboot OR reboot twice (assuming XP). you will then see the computer come up and begin applying computer settings, then it will switch to installing assigned software.
fyi....if you check the box to remove the software when it falls out of the scope of mgmt, then if anything ever happens where the policy isnt getting applied (DC rpelication issue for instance), then the app will be removed. For office, I usually stay away from that checkbox. Everything else I assign or publish though, I usually use the checkbox.
-Brandon Wilson
MCSE:Security00/03
MCSA:Messaging00
MCSA:Security03
A+
you use the software installation node of the computer configuration portion of group policy. You then ASSIGN the msi install package for office, and then create and add a mst package to provide answers to automate the installation. then run gpupdate /force on the clients, then reboot OR reboot twice (assuming XP). you will then see the computer come up and begin applying computer settings, then it will switch to installing assigned software.
fyi....if you check the box to remove the software when it falls out of the scope of mgmt, then if anything ever happens where the policy isnt getting applied (DC rpelication issue for instance), then the app will be removed. For office, I usually stay away from that checkbox. Everything else I assign or publish though, I usually use the checkbox.
-Brandon Wilson
MCSE:Security00/03
MCSA:Messaging00
MCSA:Security03
A+
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