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Script for finding MS Office Version

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by dennis.rhine 1 view

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We have a medium sized network and are now in the process of upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows XP. The driver behind this upgrade is a change to the corporate network that will require XP and Outlook 2003. Therefore, some of the computers will need to be upgraded faster than others.

What I need to find is a script that will tell me what version of MS Office applications are installed on a given computer so that we can prioritize the upgrade. I recall seeing one somewhere but have looked all over and cannot locate it. We are currently using Kix to handle the login script and I would like to insert this into the login script and build a CSV file.

Any ideas?

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by kaidavid

I?m using MSIA, and I just found 2 of my nearly 60 MS Office 2003.
Some help wiil be appreciate.

by mike

Hey Dennis,
Here is a "Hey Scripting guy" column about pulling the version of office.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan05/hey0110.mspx

That column is a great place to find scripts for problems.

The Script Center Repository is another good place to find scripts.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/default.mspx

I am not sure how much you know about scripting, but I have a pretty long one which pulls all of the computer accounts from AD, pings them, and if they answer, checks the version of office, then emails the ones which do not have office 2003, or have office 2003 but no SP1, to me. It is pretty long, and would need some modifying, but I can pass it on to you if you want.

Hope it helps.
- Mike Scott
http://msthenetworker.blogspot.com/

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