Office 2007 install error

[Dave S]

Greetings,

I'm trying to install Office 2007 Pro Plus from an installation point using
GPO in active directory. Currently we have Office 2k installed via GPO and am
going to replace office 2K with Office 2007. The new GPO is pointed to
ProPlusWW.msi which I have configured creating a msp file. I've set the GPO
for user configuration/software settings/software installation (just like our
existing Office 2k install). The Office 2007 GPO is setup for in a test
environment with one user account. The user account has read, read and
execute, and list folder contents permissions. Also the GPO is set for
assign. The computer is running Win XP SP2. When I log the user in the
Microsoft Office 2007 group appears in the start menu with Word, Excel,
Outlook, etc. When I try to run the programs they attempt to install but I
get "error 25004. Per-user install not supported." We are using a volume
license and I downloaded the key from Microsoft e-open website. I've
installed this office version from the cd on another computer using the same
key and it works fine.
Any idea what is happening here?

 

[Eric A.]

A couple things here..

#1. You cannot use a .msp with a GPO deployment. Do not expect your
configuration settings to take. When pushing through GPO you can only use the
config.xml.

#2 You cannot install office 2007 as a per user install. This is new to
Office 2007. Previous versions of Office could be installed per user. You
will want to add the package to computer configuration/software
settings/software installation

 

[Dave S]

Eric,

Thanks for the info, I did not see that in Microsoft's help files. If I use
the computer config settings to install will the remove older versions
settings work since the previous Office version was installed using the user
config settings?

 

[Eric A.]

Well it should provided you follow the instructions from the GPO upgrade
section here..
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Offic...9605-42d3-9798-3b698fff3e081033.mspx?mfr=true

However... Another avenue that you could pursue would be to use a startup
script to install 2007 through GPO. If you use this method you CAN use a
..msp, and it should also reliably upgrade. The steps for this process are
found here..

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/a57c8446-b959-4025-a866-b690ddcaa66d1033.mspx

 

[Stresshead71]

Did you get this to work ?
We have local installs of office 2003 and want to upgrade to 2007 usin
the logon script in group policy. However the vb script on the MS sit
link you provided has syntax error line 11 character 18.
I want to be able to push the upgrade out as soon as possible. I hav
done the msp amd config and setup xml files too.
Can anyone help ?

Thank

 

[Bob I]

Hi,

This isn't a chat room, and you posted from a leach site to a Microsoft
newsgroup without quoting any of the prior thread. Try posting directly
to the Microsoft news server instead. (link attached)

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Paul Lovegrove]

Hi Bob sorry I didnt realise.

Hi,

This isn't a chat room, and you posted from a leach site to a Microsoft
newsgroup without quoting any of the prior thread. Try posting directly to
the Microsoft news server instead. (link attached)

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Bob I]

No problem, that leach site doesn't tell you that.