deploying office 2003 with MST file

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What is the best way to deploy Office 2003 with the MST file.
I have the MST file created with the Custom Installation Wizard.
(using it just to configure the exchange profile)

Group Policy wants an MSI file so I am not sure how to deploy is using this
transform file. (is there some file you can edit to use the MST file?)

I was then thinking I would do it in a batch file that ran in a script but
that poses a problem because the workstations are locked down so I would
have to somehow give users elevated priviledges to install just office2003.
Also would cause a problem when users logged on again while the deployment
has not been complete.

Suggestions?

Kevin

 

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I looked into that. If I configure the group policy for both computer and
user, it will allow that user to install any programs. Can I specify only
allow elevated priveledges for that program only? Also how do you do it in
a script to only install the program once(everyone here has one generic
login script)?

Thanks,

Kevin

 

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It appears you can specify and MST file when you click on Advanced after you
pick an MSI file. I will check to see if this works.

Suggestions and ideas are still welcome.

Thanks,