Office 2007/B2 Group Policy Installation

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Michael,

Some days are like that <g>. Can you provide a bit more detail on 'doesn't work' when you are using the techniques in the Resource
Kit for Office 2007 (i.e. what page on the site are you using for the steps and what specific options are not working.

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I've read that information in the resource kit but it is very sparse and does
not work (at least for me).

Michael>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Michael,

Some days are like that <g>. Can you provide a bit more detail on 'doesn't work' when you are using the techniques in the Resource
Kit for Office 2007 (i.e. what page on the site are you using for the steps and what specific options are not working.

=========
I've read that information in the resource kit but it is very sparse and does
not work (at least for me).

Michael>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Michael,

Some days are like that <g>. Can you provide a bit more detail on 'doesn't work' when you are using the techniques in the Resource
Kit for Office 2007 (i.e. what page on the site are you using for the steps and what specific options are not working.

=========
I've read that information in the resource kit but it is very sparse and does
not work (at least for me).

Michael>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Michael,

Some days are like that <g>. Can you provide a bit more detail on 'doesn't work' when you are using the techniques in the Resource
Kit for Office 2007 (i.e. what page on the site are you using for the steps and what specific options are not working.

=========
I've read that information in the resource kit but it is very sparse and does
not work (at least for me).

Michael>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Michael,

Some days are like that <g>. Can you provide a bit more detail on 'doesn't work' when you are using the techniques in the Resource
Kit for Office 2007 (i.e. what page on the site are you using for the steps and what specific options are not working.

=========
I've read that information in the resource kit but it is very sparse and does
not work (at least for me).

Michael>>

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Michael]

Here's where the instructions are at:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/techcenter/HA100797111033.aspx. I've
attempted the "To Deploy with Group Policy" section. That's when I get the
error: "Add operation failed. Unable to
extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the
package to ensure the package is correct."

I've got quite a bit of experience deploying applications in this manner as
well as writing my own installation packages for commercial applications. I
don't think I'm making some trivial mistake. However, I don't really have
time to dig into their installer package to determine why things aren't
working. I was hoping someone has already attempted this and figured it out.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[GrahamR]

Hi Michael/Bob

I too have had this issue. Having gone through everything in the resoure
kit which I downloaded from Microsoft I get this error when attepting to add
the proww.msi as a new package in a policy assigned to a workstation.

Having copied the contents of the appropraite folder from my Technet Plus
DVD of office 2007 Beta 2 to a installation point on my server I have run the
Office customization tool which has then saved the msp file to the update
folder. Then according to documentation I should then be able to assign the
proww.msi as a new package in a group policy. After selecting the MSI in the
file requester dialog you then get to choose whether you just want to assign
the package or click advanced. Choosing either of these options presents the
message same message documented about being unable to extract the deployment
information.

I have using GPMMC on my xp workstation as well as on a 2003 server. Same
thing.

I have not touched the config.xml as from what I read in the deployment
documents this will only overwrite what is in the msp file.

Any thoughts Bob?

 

[GrahamR]

Hi Michael/Bob

I too have had this issue. Having gone through everything in the resoure
kit which I downloaded from Microsoft I get this error when attepting to add
the proww.msi as a new package in a policy assigned to a workstation.

Having copied the contents of the appropraite folder from my Technet Plus
DVD of office 2007 Beta 2 to a installation point on my server I have run the
Office customization tool which has then saved the msp file to the update
folder. Then according to documentation I should then be able to assign the
proww.msi as a new package in a group policy. After selecting the MSI in the
file requester dialog you then get to choose whether you just want to assign
the package or click advanced. Choosing either of these options presents the
message same message documented about being unable to extract the deployment
information.

I have using GPMMC on my xp workstation as well as on a 2003 server. Same
thing.

I have not touched the config.xml as from what I read in the deployment
documents this will only overwrite what is in the msp file.

Any thoughts Bob?

 

[GrahamR]

Hi Michael/Bob

I too have had this issue. Having gone through everything in the resoure
kit which I downloaded from Microsoft I get this error when attepting to add
the proww.msi as a new package in a policy assigned to a workstation.

Having copied the contents of the appropraite folder from my Technet Plus
DVD of office 2007 Beta 2 to a installation point on my server I have run the
Office customization tool which has then saved the msp file to the update
folder. Then according to documentation I should then be able to assign the
proww.msi as a new package in a group policy. After selecting the MSI in the
file requester dialog you then get to choose whether you just want to assign
the package or click advanced. Choosing either of these options presents the
message same message documented about being unable to extract the deployment
information.

I have using GPMMC on my xp workstation as well as on a 2003 server. Same
thing.

I have not touched the config.xml as from what I read in the deployment
documents this will only overwrite what is in the msp file.

Any thoughts Bob?

 

[GrahamR]

Hi Michael/Bob

I too have had this issue. Having gone through everything in the resoure
kit which I downloaded from Microsoft I get this error when attepting to add
the proww.msi as a new package in a policy assigned to a workstation.

Having copied the contents of the appropraite folder from my Technet Plus
DVD of office 2007 Beta 2 to a installation point on my server I have run the
Office customization tool which has then saved the msp file to the update
folder. Then according to documentation I should then be able to assign the
proww.msi as a new package in a group policy. After selecting the MSI in the
file requester dialog you then get to choose whether you just want to assign
the package or click advanced. Choosing either of these options presents the
message same message documented about being unable to extract the deployment
information.

I have using GPMMC on my xp workstation as well as on a 2003 server. Same
thing.

I have not touched the config.xml as from what I read in the deployment
documents this will only overwrite what is in the msp file.

Any thoughts Bob?

 

[GrahamR]

Hi Michael/Bob

I too have had this issue. Having gone through everything in the resoure
kit which I downloaded from Microsoft I get this error when attepting to add
the proww.msi as a new package in a policy assigned to a workstation.

Having copied the contents of the appropraite folder from my Technet Plus
DVD of office 2007 Beta 2 to a installation point on my server I have run the
Office customization tool which has then saved the msp file to the update
folder. Then according to documentation I should then be able to assign the
proww.msi as a new package in a group policy. After selecting the MSI in the
file requester dialog you then get to choose whether you just want to assign
the package or click advanced. Choosing either of these options presents the
message same message documented about being unable to extract the deployment
information.

I have using GPMMC on my xp workstation as well as on a 2003 server. Same
thing.

I have not touched the config.xml as from what I read in the deployment
documents this will only overwrite what is in the msp file.

Any thoughts Bob?

 

[Michael]

I never resolved this issue. After wasting far too much time on it, I
abandoned it. I decided I would not test it in a domain environment until
they work out this issue or tell us what we're doing wrong.

Michael

 

[Michael]

I never resolved this issue. After wasting far too much time on it, I
abandoned it. I decided I would not test it in a domain environment until
they work out this issue or tell us what we're doing wrong.

Michael