Re: Networked Office
From: Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP] (chad.gross_at_laytonflower.nospam.com)
Date: 07/18/04
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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:30:26 -0500
And one other thing -
What is more inefficient - deploying via group policies and having a user
have to wait a few extra seconds on startup as updated files are pulled down
from the server (and how often do we see Office updates?), or bringing your
entire network to a crawl every day? Bottom line is that whether or not you
have gigabit ethernet, that is still slower than local disk access.
We're not hiding anything or avoiding issues - we're trying to point out
that Windows apps have to be installed. Which is the exact same reason that
you can't just copy a program folder from pc A to pc B and run the app on pc
B - because it hasn't been installed . . .
-- Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP SBS ROCKS! www.msmvps.com/cgross www.gosbs.org Sarah Tanembaum wrote: > I think this is very inefficient. Why can I install my apps on a disk > in my server and mount that disk on my workstation and execute the > exe file from there. > > If I need to upgrade, all I have to do is upgrade the server and > those 10(or 100 workstation) will get updated instantly without > clogging up the network for transferring files between the server and > those 10(or 100) client workstation. > > I think you all know what I'm talking about but most of your > MVP[Microsoft ....] are avoding the issues. > > Please .... > > > "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:eqKWWK8aEHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> Sarah, >> >> I might jump in here for a second. >> >> First of all, the idea of a Terminal Server is generally a really >> good idea. I have been using Terminal Server for the last 15 months >> or so and it is generally a great thing. As Kevin mentioned, you >> can no longer install Terminal Server in Application Mode ( err, >> that is the WIN2000 terminology.... ) on the SBS2003 Server itself. >> There are some very good reasons for this. You would need a second >> server that would be the Terminal Server. On SBS2000 you can indeed >> do this - but again, not generally a good idea to run Terminal >> Server in Application Mode on a Domain Controller.... >> >> However, since you have powerful workstations, you have a really >> good point / question as to why do you would want to turn them into >> thin clients. I would probably not want to do that! Du hast schon >> das Geld ausgegeben! >> >> Secondly, you can indeed make an Administrative Installation of >> Office 2003 on your Server and install that application on each >> workstation from that Admin Installation. The advantages of doing >> this are 1) you have a common, accessible installation point and 2) >> you do not have to worry about losing the Office 2003 CD! However, >> the disadvantage of doing this ( compared to my next suggestion ) is >> that when you want to update the clients ( sagen wir, dass Microsoft >> Office 2003 SP1 liefiert ) you have the problem of updating each >> client - this usually involves uninstalling Office 2003 from each >> client ( you could use the utility from the Office 2003 Resource Kit >> to do this! ) and then running the installation on each workstation. >> Sure, you could probably do this via a logon script, but you still >> have the administrative overhead ( you have to write the additional >> lines in the logon script and make sure that it is run on each >> machine and then rem out the additional lines in the logon script ). >> So, with this solution you have a really nicely located >> Administrative Installation Point that you can nicely keep up to >> date but you have the problem on the workstations. >> >> So, I would suggest to you that you take a good long look at using >> Group Policy to install Office 2003 to all of your computers ( or >> users ). You simply make that one Administrative Installation Point >> ( via setup.exe /a ) - which you can still update when security >> patches are releases or when a Service Pack is released - and you >> have the ability to very quickly and without much administrative >> overhead install this to your clients and - here comes a really neat >> point - easily and quickly update the clients when those security >> patches or Service Packs are released. Additionally, if you make >> use of the Office 2003 Resource Kit you can create .mst files ( aka >> Transforms files ) that will allow you to customize the installation >> ( say that Heinz and Hans get Excel, Word and Outlook while Ulrike >> and Petra get PowerPoint, Word and Outlook ). Furthermore, you can >> set a lot of the options via a GPO that will ensure that all of your >> users have the settings that they need. You will not have to go to >> each computer and make sure that all of those specific settings are >> properly configured. Do it via the GPO and there you have it! >> Also, you can control it so that your clients can not go to the >> officeupdate.microsoft.com and make untested updates to the Office >> 2003 installation. This is a really nice feature as well..... >> >> Sarah, Du kannst Dich gerne an mich wenden solltest Du Fragen ueber >> das Group Policy Object haben.... >> >> HTH, >> >> Cary >> >> >> >> >> >> "Sarah Tanembaum" <sarahtanembaum@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:2lqiquFflml0U1@uni-berlin.de... >>> Is it possible to run office from a server? >>> >>> We just purchased 10 brand new PC with Windows XP Pro >>> Pre-installed, an a server with ample of memory and disk space. >>> >>> We also purchase a 15-user license of Microsoft Office 2003 >>> Professional. >>> >>> Instead of installing MS Office 2003 on all the workstation, is >>> there a way to run Office from a server? >>> >>> I know of the terminal services/citrix way but that is out of the >>> question as it will add cost per client. >>> >>> Thanks
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