Office 2007 updates

If you are deploying Office 2007 you might want to slipstream just like you did with 2003. Generally I don't talk about deployments but since this involves patches I thought I would give a little talk.

First we need to find out what patches are needed. Either use SMS to determine what Office 2007 patches are needed, install a fresh copy and do an office update or some other method.

After you have all the .exe patches you will need to extract the msp file from them. Some .EXE's you can use WinRAR or something else to open the file. With the patches you will need to use the extract method.

"patch.exe /extract" this will cause a window to popup and ask you where to put the msp file. It will need to be in your UPDATE folder. Once Office 2007 is installed then it will patch. Keep this folder up-to-date so that your new computers will come with a fully patched Office 2007.

For More information please see the Office 2007 patch link below

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/2ce70869-aa75-4a73-9c9b-8b74001f1c3c1033.mspx?mfr=true

Laptop Network Configuration Group

Do you have locked down laptops and you want to enable the users to change the ip address. This is assuming they are traveling and need a new ip at a hotel. There are several ways you can accomplish this. Here is a vbscript method.

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Set network = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") strComputer = network.computernameSet objGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "/Network Configuration Operators,group")Set objUser = GetObject("WinNT://DOMAIN/DOMAIN USERS")objGroup.Add(objUser.ADsPath)
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Advertisements that won't stop

Did you ever experience a time when your client just kept running an advertisement over and over again. This can happen when the client is a unable to properly communicate with the Managment Point. The client sends the "I completed the install" to the MP but it never get there. The client has a policy that says install once a day at 10am. Since the MP is not contacted the policy is still in affect and the MP has no way of knowing that client has completed and the client can't stop running the advertisement.

I have seen this when a move of the old MP to a new MP and the clients haven't automatically moved over. It has also happend when the client can't contact theMP correctly. This can also happen if someone places their boundary over yours. The the MP communication is disrupted.

A solution involves fixing the MP or re-installing the client.