Install Office 2007 via GPO with existing 2003 manual install

[Tim Frawley]

I have reviewed the following Microsoft articles regarding the
installation of Office 2007 from GPO.
Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office
system
(Interestingly enough, as I am writing this post I can no
longer access this article).

Config.xml file in the 2007 Office system
Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system

We have Office Professional Plus 2007 with 2003 Professional currently
installed. 2003 was installed manually wheras I am attempting to
install 2007 from GPO.

I have created an MSP using the OCT and setup my options as follows:
Remove All for all 2003 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2003.
Install All 2007 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2007.

I modified the config.xml with only one option uncommented:
<SetupUpdates CheckForSUpdates="Yes" SUpdateLocation="\\server\share
\Office2007\Updates" />

I created the GPO and group to assign it. I added a test machine to
the group. This is what happens:

On startup the assignment of the GPO installation for 2007 occurs,
however, when I log in the only shortcuts that appear in the Microsoft
Office folder are all the 2003 icons and Outlook 2007 (which I
specified not to install).

When the Outlook 2007 icon is executed the configuration of 2007
occurs wherein it actually appears to install the 2007 software.

After this the Outlook 2007 icon disappears and the 2007 icons for the
applications I want are there and functional, however, all of the 2003
applications are still there and functional as well.

All 2003 applications are still there and none where uninstalled.

All of the 2007 applications are there except outlook 2007 so
something went right and something went wrong.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Tim,

The MS Installer that you're using with the GPO installation (bypassing Office setup) can't use .MSP files under a GPO installation
process.

GPO installation isn't presently one of the 'favored' methods for Office 2007 deployment. As you've noticed you're doing manual
work that is probably not something you'd want to inherit from someone else if you were just coming into manage a system set.

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I have reviewed the following Microsoft articles regarding the
installation of Office 2007 from GPO.
Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office
system
(Interestingly enough, as I am writing this post I can no
longer access this article).

Config.xml file in the 2007 Office system
Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system

We have Office Professional Plus 2007 with 2003 Professional currently
installed. 2003 was installed manually wheras I am attempting to
install 2007 from GPO.

I have created an MSP using the OCT and setup my options as follows:
Remove All for all 2003 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2003.
Install All 2007 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2007.

I modified the config.xml with only one option uncommented:
<SetupUpdates CheckForSUpdates="Yes" SUpdateLocation="\\server\share
\Office2007\Updates" />

I created the GPO and group to assign it. I added a test machine to
the group. This is what happens:

On startup the assignment of the GPO installation for 2007 occurs,
however, when I log in the only shortcuts that appear in the Microsoft
Office folder are all the 2003 icons and Outlook 2007 (which I
specified not to install).

When the Outlook 2007 icon is executed the configuration of 2007
occurs wherein it actually appears to install the 2007 software.

After this the Outlook 2007 icon disappears and the 2007 icons for the
applications I want are there and functional, however, all of the 2003
applications are still there and functional as well.

All 2003 applications are still there and none where uninstalled.

All of the 2007 applications are there except outlook 2007 so
something went right and something went wrong.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[kmrjr]

"The MS Installer that you're using with the GPO installation
(bypassing Office setup) can't use .MSP files under a GPO installation
process."
What!?!?!?
For the life of me I cannot understand why Office 2007 does not suport
the mechanism for automatic software installation given to admins of
Windows 2003 domains. 'It don't make no sense!!!'
The page on Technet referenced by Tim (Use Group Policy Software
Installation to deploy the 2007 Office system) does not exist on
Microsoft.com even though a link to the page is used many times on
other pages.
An admin must use scripting or a 3rd party product to install this
software?