Re: Networked Office

From: Sarah Tanembaum (sarahtanembaum_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:08:30 -0400

Perhaps you can answer my question and test it on your server and
workstations(make sure that there are at least 2 workstation and use it
simultaneously). Then, you can see where the problem are.

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
wrote in message news:#Bd5Eu1bEHA.796@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> So we now have
>
> bada - TS second server
> bing - run all applications from local machine
> boom - Run from network
>
> If you want "newer O/S" that can do what you want that isn't bada, bing
> or boom, they buy them.
>
> andyc69@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
> > "Sarah Tanembaum" <sarahtanembaum@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:2m79i9Fjk2lvU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >><andyc69@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>>You can run office from a network share if you so choose. Create an
> >>>Administrative Install on the server, use the custom installation
wizard
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>create a .MST where all the options are set to "Run from the Network",
> >>>deploy via Active Directory or a login script. Not exactly rocket
> >
> > science.
> >
> >>Is this what you call running from the network by copying/deploying
> >
> > file(s)
> >
> >>to
> >>workstation(s)?
> >
> >
> > Where did I say anything about copying files to the workstation?
> >
> > If you deploy Office with the setting "Run from the Network" it does
> > precisely what it says. The only files copied are shortcuts/registry
> > entries, the executables and dll's etc remain on the fileserver only.
> >
> > Perhaps you ought to check your facts before making wild assumptions
about
> > the capabilities of Windows over your so-called "more advanced OS/Apps"
> >
> > AndyC
> >
> >
>
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