Hi Robert, I did try to use that line in the config.xml to reference the MSP but seemed to have no effect as I configured the MSP to not install Groove, OneNote and InfroPath but yet they were all still isntalled. Yeah, it is pretty damn frustrating. Looks as if MS is pushing more and more people to SMS and the new System Center Essentials (scaled down SMS) Perhaps Darren or Omar will get a chance to test this process and they will have more insight for us. Let us know if you find anything out Rob. Michael ________________________________ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Mariani Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:19 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: GPO's and Office 2007 Michael, Darren pointed me in the direction of your post here http://www.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20678 I had a read and shook my head and thrusted my fist at Microsoft. Clearly MS has screwed it on this one. You mention the elevated privlideges with install - normally i do this but all of our s/w is computer assigned, i can live with this option - the option i cant live with is the INABILITY to apply my MSP file at all let alone a MST like in the past There is a Command option for the config.xml and I simply called the MSP from there. The problem was that because the install from GPO makes out like its finished before a user logs on the MSP runs at that stage. But since the install/config of office does not "finish" until a logon, the MSP fails with . Event Type: Error Event Source: Application Management Event Category: None Event ID: 108 Date: 7/12/2006 Time: 9:59:31 AM User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Description: Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. Software changes could not be applied. A previous log entry with details should exist. The error was : Fatal error during installation. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Although the entry in the event viewer imediatly previous to this was Event Type: Information Event Source: Application Management Event Category: None Event ID: 302 Date: 7/12/2006 Time: 9:59:30 AM User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Computer: PCITADMIN Description: The install of application Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 from policy Office 2007 Depolyment (Mel) succeeded. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Once i log on a whole raft more of MSIInstaler events - pretty much one for every component of office s generated. If MS can make the AD use their new "bells and whistles" setup.exe as well as normal msi installs it would certainly help.. Ohh and a side note - i also tried to deploy Windows Instant Search and what do you know - no MSI for deployment... only .exe's Rob On Thu, December 7, 2006 11:57 am, Michael Pietrzak said: Shoot, sorry. I seem to have repeated a couple of the same points you made. One big problem I am also seeing is that the 2007 deployments won't upgrade\remove the existing Office install. You can log in and find both the 2003 and the 2007 install sitting there side by side. Comedy. Michael ________________________________ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Pietrzak Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:54 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: GPO's and Office 2007 Rob, You are not alone in your findings. I have been trying to get some sort of functional Office 2007 deployment via GP's for going on four days now. I have seen everything you are writing about. Even when I do get something deployed, it is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's just Outlook. Other times it's all the components except Outlook. It's seems they completely botched it! I could deploy Office 2003 with no problems what so ever. And I could deploy it over any previous installation type. For instance if the previous version was a CD install, a GP install, or from a network share, my 2003 GP install would install over all of them. Also, to even be able to run the install now, you must be an admin. If you want your non-admins to be able to receive the deployment package, you need to grant then windows installer rights with elevated priveledges. The funny thing is, despite all the problems I had in using a GP deployment, I can just simply run the setup.exe from the network install point and everything works great. Why can't MS just make this simple instead of needing some degree in computer science. Michael ________________________________ From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Mariani Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:35 PM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] GPO's and Office 2007 Hi Everyone. Well I recently got my 70 licenses of Office 2007 and was keen to build a test delpoyment. I found the Office Resource Kit on the Technet website and started reading. To my amasement AD GPO is not the prefered way to delpoy this package..... MS have moved away from traditional MSI and MST files for O2K7. The Office Customisation Tool (OCT) creates a MSP file but the use is not in the traditional sense of patching an admin install. There is a way to deploy O2k7 by GPO but bugger all configurable to say the most. The config.xml is a pain to get working has extreemly limited capabilites. My question to the group is, has anyone sucessfully deployed this package in testing or production via AD GPO and applied the msp customisations? Ohh and two more things... 1. The O2K7 install does not finish before the user logs in - and from what i have read if the first user to log in after the depoyment does not have local admin rights to the pc the install fails - i am yet to test this but i deploy apps with "Elevated privideges" for the GPO so this may not happen 2. I noticed that there were office ADM templates for GPO configurations. Would my best option be to install an uncustomised deployment and then use the ADM templates for config? Regards Rob....