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Office 2000 install from network server

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by shanghai sam

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I am looking for the best way to install office 2000 to some, but not all computers on a W2K network domain. I don't want to use the msi system. If I install from each workstation, using a network share on the server, I need to insert the W2K pro CDduring the install. Is there a way to find out what files a being installed from that CD and copy them to the network share? I would also like to use a silent install but have not been able to find the info to accomplish that. Also, some workstations are w2kpro and some are w95.

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by ross.bale

You first need to run a Central Installation - this is done by using x:\setup.exe /a (where x is the drive letter of the CD), do this from the server as is a lot faster than if you are doing it over the network.

To create a silent install, use the Custom Installation Wizard in the Office 2000 Resource Kit to customise the installation for your organisation.

Once you have done both of the above, run the following command on each workstation: x:\setup.exe transforms=test.mst /qn

TEST.MSTis the Transform file created from the Custom Installation Wizard, the /q switch is for quiet mode, the n is for no user interaction. This is also the easiest method for deploying service packs as you can just apply the administrative service pack update to the central installation and run one command on each workstation to update their installations to the new service pack level.

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