Deploying Office 2003 via multiple GPO's

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Hello:

My AD domain is spread over several DC's located in different cities. Each
server has a shared folder on it with the installation files for Office
2003. When new computers are configured at the main office they are placed
in an OU which installs Office 2003 via a GPO pointing to installation files
in the main office. Later when the computer is shipped to the remote office
the computer is moved to a different OU structure created for each office.
On that OU there is another GPO to install Office 2003 which points to the
installation files for that office.

What is happening is after the computer is moved to its new OU and boots up
on site it uninstalls office 2003 and then reinstalls it? I did not check
the box for "Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of
management". I thought when the computer came online it would just apply the
new GPO. Since Office was already installed it would go quickly, but this
does not seem to be the case.

Can anyone give me some guidance on this? Thanks.

Harrison Midkiff


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