Outlook Anywhere settings Group Policy

[Adam]

I am just startnig my deployment / testing of Office 2007.
So far I can install Office 2007 through Group Policy just fine.

I have AD 2003 and Exchange 2003.

I want to auto configure my laptops to use Outlook Anywhere but keep my
Desktops configured normal.

I have my laptops and desktops in their own OU.
Is there a script or Group Policy setting that will allow me to push out the
Outlook Anywhere settings?

I see options to enable / disable the ability for the user to change the
settings but I do not see how I can set those settings globally.

In Office 2003 I could use the Office Maint Wizard, is there such a beast
for 2007?

Thank you,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

The Office Customization Tool can be started directly from your Office
Enterprise installation CD/DVD via setup.exe /admin

 

[Adam]

Yes I saw that tool.
I ran it but when I tried to run
"\\server\share\setup.exe" /adminfile "\\server\share\Laptop Config.MSP"

I got a message that it can only be run as part of the installation.
Do I need to redo my deploy of office 2007 and include the setup \ adminfile
option?

I used group policy to deploy office (software installation).

I was trying to make a general install for all my systems, then configure
settings for my laptops.

It looks like I really need two different installations then right?

So can I still use Group Policy \ software installation and use The Office
Customization Tool or is it one of the other?

Or do I need to only install using The Office Customization Tool?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're mixing terminology here. A policy is something that you prohibit a
user from changing. A setting is something you provide as a default. An
msp-file contains settings. You can indeed deploy Office with them. If you
want to make changes afterwards you'll need to use the Custom Maintenance
Wizard and deploy the cmw-file. If all you want to do is deploy mail profile
settings then you can deploy a prf-file (you can create it via the OCT). You
can then additionally set a policy which prohibits them from making changes
to the mail profile settings.

 

[Adam]

Yes I used the Custom Maintenance Wizard for office 2003 just as you
suggested.

Can I use the same tool for 2007 or is there a newer version?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

For Office 2007 the cmw-files have been dropped. Simply create a new
msp-file via the OCT and deploy it.

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179141.aspx