Description of the supported installation methods for deploying Office

SUMMARY

The following are supported methods for installing Office XP on a workstation:

• Run Setup from a Office XP CD-ROM.

• Run Setup from a server on which an administrative installation of Office was performed.

This contains tools that large organizations might make use of to operate the Office Setup program--such as, Systems Management Server (SMS).

• Use Group Policy to assign or publish Office XP with Windows 2000.

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Two extra techniques for installing Office XP include:

• Create and distribute a custom CD-ROM that is based on the Office XP CD-ROM.

• Create a hard-disk image and copy it on users' PC.

Make use of the subsequent techniques to solve problems that happen when you install Office:

• Determine whether the problem happens only on one PC.

For this, reinstall Office on the problem PC by using the technique used to install the current installation of Office. If the problem is not solved, run Setup.

• Determine whether the problem happens on multiple PCs or for multiple users.

For this, run Setup on another PC, or log on to the PC as a user and run Setup. If the problem is solved, the earlier method of installing Office is failed. If you used a third-party utility, contact the company of that utility.