Re: Deploying Office 2k with SP3 and updates

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From: Jack Wang [MSFT] (jackwa_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/31/04


Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:18:01 GMT

Hi Dan,

How is it going now? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me
know. Have a nice day!

Sincerely,
Jack Wang, MCSE 2000, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD
Microsoft Partner Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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| Subject: Re: Deploying Office 2k with SP3 and updates
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| Hi Dan,
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| Thank you for the reply!
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| You may refer to the following resources to deploy the Office SP2 and SP3.
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| 330590 Support WebCast: Microsoft Office 2000: Deploying Service Pack 3
| http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330590
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| Deploying Office 2000 Service Pack 2
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http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/office/2000/all/reskit/en-u
| s/offsp2.mspx
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| Let me know how this works out!
|
| Sincerely,
| Jack Wang, MCSE 2000, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD
| Microsoft Partner Support
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| | From: "Dan" <Nospam@hotmail.com>
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| | How do i apply the SP1a to the standard office 2k data1.msi file? Do i
run
| | that command?
| | "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
| | news:uI8rdGNEEHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| | > Dan,
| | >
| | > In addition to what Chriss and Jack gave you, I would like to add one
| more
| | > bit of information for you.
| | >
| | > You already have the administrative installation of Office 2000 set
up.
| | > This is clear. I am going to assume that you are not yet at any
Service
| | > Pack level.
| | >
| | > In order to install a Service pack to Office 2000 you need to be at
the
| | > Office 2000 SR-1 level. If you are simply at Office 2000 then you
need
| to
| | > patch that. There is a simple procedure. Download the Administrative
| | patch
| | > and 'patch' the administrative installation ( essentially, data1.msi
).
| | > BTW - you might as well go to the SR-1a patch.
| | >
| | > Now that you have reached Office 2000 SR-1(a) level you are ready to
go
| to
| | a
| | > Service Pack level. With Office 2000 you can go straight to SP3 (
| | meaning,
| | > you do not need to install SP1, then SP2 and then SP3 ). I would
| download
| | > the Administrative patch ( notice the key word ADMINISTRATIVE keeps
| | popping
| | > up? ). You will simply double-click on it. You will be prompted for
a
| | > location to extract the contents. Give it a location. Once the
| | extraction
| | > is finished you will notice that there are several files. These are
| .msp
| | > files. The one of concern is the mainsp3ff.msp file.
| | >
| | > How to commit this .msp file to your Administrative install of Office
| | 2000?
| | > Simple. Go to a command prompt and enter the following:
| | >
| | > msiexec.exe /a \\server\share\data1.msi /p
\\server\share\mainsp3ff.msp
| | > SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb.
| | >
| | > The SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE is very very important. This will take a few
| | > minutes. I would do this after-hours or on the weekend.
| | >
| | > Once you have done this all you need to do is go back to the GPO and
| | select
| | > "Redeploy". This will ensure that at the next start up or logon all
| | > affected users or computers will get the newly patched Office 2000 SP3
| | > package. Each client should take only about one minute or so to
update.
| | >
| | > This brings me to the next topic: there have been some patches
released
| | > since SP3. I believe that there are five of them. You might want to
| | > include these in your patching. Or, you can wait until SP4 comes out.
| | >
| | > I would also strongly suggest that you first do this in a test
| | environment.
| | >
| | > HTH,
| | >
| | > Cary
| | >
| | > "Dan" <Nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| | > news:uZnyaqCEEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| | > > How do i go about creating a gpo to push office as well as the
update
| | for
| | > > office. I setup a gpo to deploy office but not with updates. Also
what
| | is
| | > > the difference between published or assigned.
| | > >
| | > >
| | > >
| | >
| | >
| |
| |
| |
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