Re: Newbie - Please help

From: Tom Wells (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:55:25 -0700

Thanks Arek, I was able to deploy Office w/out giving out
the s/n to the users and it doesn't reinstall unless it's
self healing.

Now I'm having trouble deploying other software to xp
users. It installs on the 2nd logon, but everytime they
reopen the apps, it has to reinstall, regardless if they
reboot or not. It just never completely installs. It
doesn't do this under the admin account. I don't have this
problem under w2k, only xp.

I can't figure this out. I created the msi with a clean
system with the same os. The way i've done it with xp is
the same way I've done it with w2k. But xp has this
problem & 2k doesn't.

Can you or someone direct me to a site again?
Thanks again Arek for your last tip.
>-----Original Message-----
>For Office, you could setup Administrative point. You
provide the office
>installation key only during creation of the admin
source. Plus you can
>customize which applications and components you want to
install on client
>computers. Here are the links on how to create
Administrative Point for
>Office XP and 2003, respectively:
>http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/one/depb01.htm
>http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/two/ch3/DepB01.ht
m
>
>And here is how to deploy Office using Group Policy:
>http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/two/ch5/DepC04.ht
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>
>--
>Arek Iskra
>MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution
>
>
>"Tom Wells" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:051701c4aaad$69abfe00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> How can I deploy a software like Office that needs a cd
>> key? Can anyone give me some pointers or even a site I
can
>> go to.
>> Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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