If you purchased the MOLP version you can do what's called an
administrative install on the server and PUSH it down to the workstations.
But honestly these days, Office 2003 will install without the install
point and get updates.
Creating an Administrative Installation Point (Office 2003 Editions
Resource Kit):
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/two/ch3/DepB01.htm
Sarah said:
I think this is very inefficient. Why can I install my apps on a disk in my
server and mount that disk on my workstation and execute the exe file from
there.
You can. It's called Terminal Server.. but you can't do this with SBS2003.
If I need to upgrade, all I have to do is upgrade the server and those 10(or
100 workstation) will get updated instantly without clogging up the network
for transferring files between the server and those 10(or 100) client
workstation.
I think you all know what I'm talking about but most of your MVP[Microsoft
....] are avoding the issues.
No we're telling you
a. you can do what you want but you don't have the right products to do
it with [you need TS in application mode which SBS cannot do]
b. You can work around it with an install point on the server that
pushes out the software directly to the workstation.
We're not avoiding the issue, unfortunately, you aren't liking the
answers we are giving you which are the only ones we can give you unless you
1. Buy a second server for TS in application mode
2. Buy TS cals for those XPs
You don't have the right parts to do what you want.
You do have the right parts to do an alternative.