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Hi Martin,
MS Office 2007 has a different installation method and tool set for deployment than prior versions.
The Office Network Installation Point (O-NIP) replaced the Office Admin Point. The Office Admin Point was a special extraction
structure created by the Setup /A switch, but it worked only with a volume license/eneterprise key for Office.
At least through beta 2, anyone can create and use an O-NIP, as it's basically the CD image of the Office 2007 product. If you have
the Office 2007 beta 2 software on CD, just copy the CD to a new folder on your drive/server. If you have multiple Office 2007
products (i.e. Office Professional, OneNote, Visio, Project) rather than having a separate Office Admin Point for each product, you
can copy all of the CDs into one O-NIP.
If you downloaded the compressed 2007 MS Office system Professional Edition (.exe) file you can extract the CD image from it to
create an O-NIP using these steps.
1. Locate your 2007 Office Professional Beta 2
download file and note the folder/path location.
2. Create a new folder on your PC or server and note that
folder/path location. This will be your Office 2007
Network Installation Point (O-NIP)
3. Use Start=>Run , and on a single line type in
the following (using the path & file names from Step 1 & 2)
"drive:\Step1PathOfDownload\downloadfilename.exe" /extract:"Step2path"
example: (assuming you saved to a 'downloads' folder and created a new folder named Off2007ProB2NIP) the Start=>Run line would look
like this
"c:\downloads\OPPLUS-EN.EXE" /extract:"E:\Off2007ProB2NIP"
If the extraction is successful (you'll get a dialog box telling you it was after a few minutes)
4. In your new ONIP create a new, empty folder for your customization files. Name it what ever you like, for example
\OfficeTweaks
5. Once you have your O-NIP run the Office 2007 Setup.exe file from Start=>Run using the full path to it on your O-NIP and adding
the /Admin switch to create your customization files.
Example:
"E:\Off2007ProB2NIP\Setup.exe" /Admin
This starts the Office Customization Tool (OCT)that is built into the Office 2007 setup.exe program. You no longer install
separately and use the Office Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard.
Once you're in the 2007-OCT you create .MSP (MS Installer Patch) files to hold your customizations and store them in the
customization folder you created in step 4.
To deploy Office 2007 product(s) you can copy a specific set of customizations to the \Update folder of your O-NIP (already part of
the initial setup) and then Run Office Setup.exe (don't install directly from the .MSI files) and any .MSP in the \Updates folder is
automatically included in the setup steps.
For more details and methods you can use the Office 2007 Resource Kit (beta) at http://officebeta.iponet.net/ork/2007 (note that to
access the site you would need to have an installed MS Office 2007 product or the Active X control installed that you can get from
the link below).
In your scenario, keep in mind that not providing Access as an installed feature from a Professional Edition Office package does not
convert it to a 'standard edition' copy/license. Once MS Office 2007 is released you may want to review the editions you choose to
license for different needs.
http://microsoft.com/office/preview/info/highlights.mspx
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Hi,
Im looking for a "Custom Maintenance Wizard" in Office 2007.
We are trying to deploy Office 2007 pro, without access (not all users
should have access).
How do we enable/deploy Access 2007 for those who need it ?
Any Ideas?
Thanks>>
--
I hope this helped you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP
LINKS for the 2007 Office System
1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview
2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/
3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007
a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net
MS Office 2007 has a different installation method and tool set for deployment than prior versions.
The Office Network Installation Point (O-NIP) replaced the Office Admin Point. The Office Admin Point was a special extraction
structure created by the Setup /A switch, but it worked only with a volume license/eneterprise key for Office.
At least through beta 2, anyone can create and use an O-NIP, as it's basically the CD image of the Office 2007 product. If you have
the Office 2007 beta 2 software on CD, just copy the CD to a new folder on your drive/server. If you have multiple Office 2007
products (i.e. Office Professional, OneNote, Visio, Project) rather than having a separate Office Admin Point for each product, you
can copy all of the CDs into one O-NIP.
If you downloaded the compressed 2007 MS Office system Professional Edition (.exe) file you can extract the CD image from it to
create an O-NIP using these steps.
1. Locate your 2007 Office Professional Beta 2
download file and note the folder/path location.
2. Create a new folder on your PC or server and note that
folder/path location. This will be your Office 2007
Network Installation Point (O-NIP)
3. Use Start=>Run , and on a single line type in
the following (using the path & file names from Step 1 & 2)
"drive:\Step1PathOfDownload\downloadfilename.exe" /extract:"Step2path"
example: (assuming you saved to a 'downloads' folder and created a new folder named Off2007ProB2NIP) the Start=>Run line would look
like this
"c:\downloads\OPPLUS-EN.EXE" /extract:"E:\Off2007ProB2NIP"
If the extraction is successful (you'll get a dialog box telling you it was after a few minutes)
4. In your new ONIP create a new, empty folder for your customization files. Name it what ever you like, for example
\OfficeTweaks
5. Once you have your O-NIP run the Office 2007 Setup.exe file from Start=>Run using the full path to it on your O-NIP and adding
the /Admin switch to create your customization files.
Example:
"E:\Off2007ProB2NIP\Setup.exe" /Admin
This starts the Office Customization Tool (OCT)that is built into the Office 2007 setup.exe program. You no longer install
separately and use the Office Custom Installation Wizard or Custom Maintenance Wizard.
Once you're in the 2007-OCT you create .MSP (MS Installer Patch) files to hold your customizations and store them in the
customization folder you created in step 4.
To deploy Office 2007 product(s) you can copy a specific set of customizations to the \Update folder of your O-NIP (already part of
the initial setup) and then Run Office Setup.exe (don't install directly from the .MSI files) and any .MSP in the \Updates folder is
automatically included in the setup steps.
For more details and methods you can use the Office 2007 Resource Kit (beta) at http://officebeta.iponet.net/ork/2007 (note that to
access the site you would need to have an installed MS Office 2007 product or the Active X control installed that you can get from
the link below).
In your scenario, keep in mind that not providing Access as an installed feature from a Professional Edition Office package does not
convert it to a 'standard edition' copy/license. Once MS Office 2007 is released you may want to review the editions you choose to
license for different needs.
http://microsoft.com/office/preview/info/highlights.mspx
=======
Hi,
Im looking for a "Custom Maintenance Wizard" in Office 2007.
We are trying to deploy Office 2007 pro, without access (not all users
should have access).
How do we enable/deploy Access 2007 for those who need it ?
Any Ideas?
Thanks>>
--
I hope this helped you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP
LINKS for the 2007 Office System
1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview
2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/
3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007
a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net