Installing Office 2007 via gpo

[einardk]

I have been trying to install office 2007 via gpo, but I am having
some problems

this is what I have done (found some info online)

nr 1copied the CD to a shared folder
nr 2 created an MSP file \\computer\share\office\setup.exe /admin
nr 3 copied the MSP file to \\computer\share\office\updates
nr 4 created an gpo that with the MSI file from \\computer\share\office
\Standard.WW (setup's all the programs)

and acording to some document I found this should work, office 2007
dose get installed, but it dose not reade the MSP file that I did
create, any one have a clue, am I on the wrong path ?

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

You're on the wrong track. There is no more /Admin install for Office 2007.

Try watching this Support Webcast: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930685 I
think you'll find it VERY enlightening.


--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/sharepoint.htm

 

[srd]

I clicked on the link you provided and it is unavailable for some reason.

I am using the setup.exe /admin command to customize the MSP file. Then I
run the setup.exe on my test PC. It works and I have installed Office 2007
Std with all updates using this method.

The problem that I seem to be having is that I want to include the PDF
add-in in the installation but it is a MSI file instead of MSP and it doesn't
install.

I also tried adding the .msi and .cab file to the customization file to
install after Office but that doesn't work either. Any ideas?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Stacy,

GPO deployments basically don't use .MSP files, so you'll need to go with a different approach using config.xml files and or scripts
to pull in your changes rather than using the new Setup.exe /Admin feature.
There are some details on doing this in the MS Office 2007 Resource Kit available through http://microsoft.com/office/ork


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I clicked on the link you provided and it is unavailable for some reason.

I am using the setup.exe /admin command to customize the MSP file. Then I
run the setup.exe on my test PC. It works and I have installed Office 2007
Std with all updates using this method.

The problem that I seem to be having is that I want to include the PDF
add-in in the installation but it is a MSI file instead of MSP and it doesn't
install.

I also tried adding the .msi and .cab file to the customization file to
install after Office but that doesn't work either. Any ideas?
--
Stacy >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[srd]

Hello Bob,

Thanks for responding. We don't want to use GPO for this deployment. It
would complicate some other applications that we have deployed with GPO.

Anyway, I am still struggling with finding information or support for using
the setup.exe /admin. I have all of my updates included but cannot get the
converter for .pdf/xps files to work. In the documents I have read, it says
you can include .msi installer files for after-install but this doesn't seem
to work for the converter.

Again, thanks for trying and maybe something will come up related to my
problem.

Thanks,