Office 2003 deployment via Group Policy
Requirements
- Office 2003 install discs
- Active Directory Server
- User management MMC snapin
Create Network Installer
- Run the setup off the CD with the /a switch (Start>Run>D:\setup.exe /a)
- Share the folder Office is installed into (read only)
- Run Resource Tools Setup off the CD
- Run Custom Installation Wizard
- Add to group policy
Group Policy: User based
Installs at login
Installs to a organisational unit of users:
- Right click OU and select properties
- Click Group Policy and create a new one or modify an existing policy
- Add software installation to user configuration
- Advanced tab
- Modifications: Add the file that was created by the Custom Configuration Wizard.
Group Policy: Computer based
Installs at next startup
- Move computers into an organisational unit
- Right click OU and select properties
- Click Group Policy and create a new one or modify an existing policy
- Add software installation to computer configuration
- Advanced tab
- Modifications: add the file that was created by the Custom Configuration Wizard.
