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In your server

- First you need to create folder and share it.

 

Let's say folder name is office2000 and shared as office2000

 

Use one of your client computer.

- Map the shared drive

- Hight light my computer

- Click the right mouse

- Select map network drive say Z:

- you can simply type \\server name\shared name eg. \\server1\office2000

 

- use your CD-Rom for office 2000.

- Click on run

- Browse to locate setup.exe in your office 2000 CD and use one space and /a eg...d:\setup.exe /a (/a is used for administrative installation which gives you option whether you want to install in the server or in your hard drive)

- Make sure you select to the server option.

- Make sure your destination place is z:

Edited by himal_rai

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My experience,

Benefit of administrative installtion :-

 

1. You can simply map network drive in every other computer and run setup from that mapped drive. Don't need CD to install in every other clients.

 

2. You don't have to worry about the office 2000 licence as it runs from the server i.e. depends on server license(CAL).

 

3. Using Group policy it will be easier to assign or publish. Saves a lot of time when you want to install, modify or remove.

 

 

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Himal Bro,

 

How do I publich it across the Network using group policy? I want to update everyone PC with Office 2000 SR1, for example, I want to set policy this eveing when they come and log in tomorrow morning, Office 2000 SR1 automatically be install.

 

any idea ?

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First of all check microsoft site .... there you will find all the instruction how to update to Office 2000 SR1 after downloading the service pack.

 

Once you have done that share that folder... let's say Office2000

 

you can assign through domain level or organisation level policy.

You can do for domain level but you should block for the servers to apply this policy.

I recommend you to create an organistaional unit and carry the procedure...

 

Once you are in AD user and computer...

Create an organisational unit and place the computers you want to be updated

Then go to the properties that OU

create a policy or edit the policy

Go to machine configuration

software installation

Once you are browsing make sure you type the server name instead of drive letter

eg.. \\server name\Office2000\data1.msi

 

Hope this helps...

 

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Thanx Himal jee for help.

 

Can you give me more detail how do I install theseSP in to client PC:

 

Windows SP3,

Office SP3

Acrobat Reader 5

 

all by group policy when user log in next time?

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You have to download SP3 Network intallation

visit this link http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downl...p3/download.asp

 

There are instructions how to do..

 

create a folder let's say WindowSP3 and share as WindowSP3.

Extract that file in this directory.

 

Create one OU and move all the computer account that you want to update to that OU.

Then go to the properties that OU

create a policy or edit the policy

Go to computer configuration

software installation

click on new

select package

Once you are browsing make sure you type the server name instead of drive letter

type \\servername\WindowSP3\data1.msi (\\name of the server\share name\ msi file)

 

Assign it.

 

 

For office 2000 SP3 is also same in Group policy.. need to creat another package.

First download for admin intallation here is the link from you can download http://www.dynawell.com/support/off2k.asp

 

Check this link for more information http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/o2ksp3.aspx

it's not simple like assinging Windows SP3.

 

For acrobat reader.... I am not sure wheather it has any msi file. If there is then same way as before. If not then need to create one.

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