Office 2003 deploy from GPO, on top of Office XP install does NOT remove XP apps..

[Jason L.]

I originally had an admin. install folder for Office XP Standard. I
deployed it by manually installing it on each machine, pointing to the
admin install point, using a transform (mst) file.

I am testing a GPO which will push an Office 2003 standard install
out, and it is installing fine, but not uninstalling any of the 2003
apps. I assigned it, and added the mst file from the Custom
Installation Wizard. This config file is set to "remove all previous
versions..on one of the 1st few pages of setup options". I set this
in the user configuration part of the GPO. I can't see why the
previous version is not uninstalling. Any help would be appreciated.

-thanks in advance,

-Jason L.

 

[Patrick Rouse [MVP]]

For assignments you should set the installation package in
the Computer Configuration portion of your GPO, as the
software is installed on the next reboot after the policy
is applied and before the user is prompted to logon.

If you filter your installation by security group, i.e.
determine which computers apply the policy by security
group, make sure that group has at least read & execute
permission to the installation point.

I do this since all of my workstations are in the same OU.

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

 

[Jason L.]

correction; the install does not uninstall the XP/2002 apps, as IS
specified in the transforms file (which IS applied to the GPO software
assignment)..

-Jason

 

[Jason L.]

well, folks I was able to overcome this by applying a separate GPO to
specific computers, and then setting the software installation in the
Computer Configuration section of the policy (and disabling user
config. altogether for this particular GPO)
The install took place before a user even logged in, and the transform
file seemed to work, because Office XP was uninstalledp; leaving only
2003

thanks,
and be sure to tip your waitress

-Jason