Office XP deployment en masse

hi all. ive been asked to research an OXP deployment on our totally Win2k Pro netowrk. upon looking through the MS www on this there are heaps of options. RIS, imaged, Admin Points, Net Shares list seems alsmost endless. I am wanting to find the simplest and most networked way to not only rollout but also maintain an OfficeXP installation. has anyone found a particular way that is really good or pitfall prone? i would be keen to hear. cheers ZedB