Installing Office 95 using Systems Management Server

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Office 95

SUMMARY

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 can be used to automate the installation of Microsoft Office 95 to Windows 95 and Windows NT clients. Microsoft Office 95 ships with a Package Definition File (PDF) for this purpose.

NOTE: This PDF is not included on the Systems Management Server 1.1 CD-ROM.

MORE INFORMATION

The information below is designed to supplement the information in Appendix D of the "Systems Management Server Administrator's Guide".

Installing Office 95 via SMS is a 3 step process:

1. Creating an Administrative Source Share for Office 95

Creating the Administrative Installation Point

To create the administrative installation point, you run SETUP.EXE from the physical media with the /a command line option. You need to run administrative Setup under Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation 3.51 (or later), or Windows NT Server 3.51 (or later).

The administrative installation point must have at least 180 MB of disk space, and you (the administrator) must have read, write, delete, and create permission to this location. Because you will be distributing this using SMS, the SMS service account needs at least Read access. If your users will be running shared copies of Office 95 then they will also need read access to the source location in addition to the package shares that SMS will create. If your users will be running in a shared Windows environment, you need to run Setup in that same environment and you need Write and Create permissions to the Windows folders.

Using the administrative mode of Setup, install all of the Office files from the CD or floppy disks to the administrative installation point. This consists of two primary folders which are created by Setup:

1. \MSOFFICE - The main Office application files, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel will be installed in this folder.

2. \MSAPPS - Shared components, such as Art Gallery and Word Art, are

       installed in this folder.
   

Administrative Installation

Before doing the administrative installation of Office, make sure:

• Destination folders are empty. If a previous version of Office exists in the destination folder, delete all of it or choose new folders.
• Users sharing applications or running shared Windows from this server are logged off.
• Folders are locked to network user access during administrative installation.
• Virus detection software is disabled.

1. Run SETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM or floppy disk with the command line switch "/a". For example "SETUP.EXE /A". SETUP.EXE must be run from a workstation with Write access to the server, not directly on the server itself.

   NOTE: Double-clicking on SETUP.EXE in the File Manager (Windows NT) or Explorer (Windows 95) does not work. You must use the Run command on the File menu of Program Manager or File Manager (Windows NT), or the Run command in the Start menu (Windows 95) to use the command line option "/a". If you double-click on SETUP.EXE it performs a client installation.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

   NOTES:

       - The organization name you enter is used for all client installations
         of Office from this network location.
   

       - When asked for the server and path for the shared applications
         folder, enter the name in the same way that users will specify it
         when installing Office. You can specify whether the server will be
         accessed by users with a drive letter (for example, G:\) or a UNC
         path (for example, "\\server\share"). If you select drive letter,
         users installing Office must have that drive letter mapped to this
         folder before running Client Setup.
   

       - When Setup asks where you want the shared application files
         installed, the option you select controls the choices your users have
         during client Setup:
   

          - Server: The shared application files remain on the server and run
                    remotely; the user doe not have a choice during client
                    Setup.
   
          - Local Hard Drive: The shared application files are copied to the
                              user's local hard drive; the user does not have
                              a choice during client Setup.
   
          - User's Choice: The user is asked to choose Server or Local Hard
                           Drive during client Setup.
   
         This is not the same as shared applications supported by Program
         Group Control.
   
   

After the installation is complete, share the two folders (\MSOFFICE and \MSAPPS) on the network, either creating a single share that contains both folders, or creating two separate shares, one for each folder.

NOTE: There is no SMSPROXY directory for Office 95. It is not necessary to copy one to the MSOFFICE source directory.

Creating the Office 95 Package

The PDF for Office 95 is located in the MSOFFICE directory after the administrative setup is complete. The file name is OFF95STD.PDF. To create the package do the following:

1. Open the Packages Window in the SMS Administrator.

2. From the File Menu, choose New. The Package Properties dialog box will appear.

3. Choose the Import button. The File Browser dialog box appears. Change directory to the MSOFFICE directory which was created by the administrative setup.

4. In the File Name box, select the OFF95STD.PDF. Choose OK.

5. Choose the Workstations button. The Setup Package For Workstations dialog box appears.

6. In the Source Directory Box, type the location of the MSOFFICE directory created by the administrative setup, or use the browse button to find it.

7. Choose the Close button.

8. Choose the OK button to close the open dialog boxes.

Distributing the Office 95 Package

Before distributing Office 95, ensure that your Site server and your distribution servers have sufficient space for the Office 95 package. The site server may need space for up to five copies of the Office 95 package. SMS stores packages in the following locations:

• The source directory created by the administrative setup. This may not be located on the site server. 180 MB
• Compressed copy of the package in SMS\SITE.SRV\SENDER.BOX\TOSEND. At most 180 MB, typically less.
• Compressed copy of the package in SMS\SITE.SRV\DESPOOLR.BOX\STORE. At most 180 MB, typically less.
• Temp directory in which the Despooler decompresses the package before placing on distribution servers. 180 MB
• If the site server is also a distribution server there is an uncompressed package directory in the SMS_PGKx share. 180 MB.

To distribute the Office 95 package do the following:

1. Open the Jobs window in the SMS Administrator.

2. From the File menu choose New. The Job Properties dialog box appears.

3. Select "Run Command on Workstation" as the Job Type.

4. Choose the Details button.

5. Select the Office 95 package from the list.

6. Select the Job Target

7. In the Distribute Phase select the appropriate distribution servers.

8. In the Run Phase select the appropriate command line from the package. The following command lines will be available:

         Compact
         Typical
         Complete
         Workstation
         Custom
         Uninstall
   

   The first 4 command lines are unattended. "Custom" and "Uninstall" require user input.

Installing Office 95 on Client Computers

To install Office 95 your users must run Package Command Manager and execute the supplied command line. If the users execute the 'Custom' command line, they see the Run From Network Server option in addition to the other installation options. This is the same as the 'Workstation' command line. If a user selects this option, the main Office application files are left on the server and run remotely.

NOTE: When network users use the Run From Network Server option, Setup places approximately five megabytes of files in the user's main Office folder. For workarounds that can reduce this disk space usage, see chapter 8, Installing Microsoft Office in the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit."

For further information on specific Office 95 installation issues please see the OFREADME.TXT and the NETWORK.TXT files included on the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 CD-ROM and Disks.

OFF95STD.PDF

[PDF] Version=1.0

[Package Definition] Product=Microsoft Office 95 Version=7.0 Comment=Microsoft Office 95 Standard SetupVariations=Compact, Typical, Complete, Workstation, Custom, Uninstall

[Compact Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe /Q1 /B2 CommandName=Compact UserInputRequired=FALSE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Typical Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe /Q1 /B1 CommandName=Typical UserInputRequired=FALSE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Complete Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe /Q1 /B3 CommandName=Complete UserInputRequired=FALSE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Workstation Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe /Q1 /B4 CommandName=Workstation UserInputRequired=FALSE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Custom Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe CommandName=Custom UserInputRequired=TRUE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Uninstall Setup] CommandLine=setup.exe /Q1 /U CommandName=Uninstall UserInputRequired=TRUE SupportedPlatforms=Windows95, Windows NT 3.1 (x86)

[Setup Package for Inventory] InventoryThisPackage=TRUE Detection Rule Part 1=File 1 ;Detection Rule Part 2=AND ;Detection Rule Part 3=File 2

[File 1] FILE=MSOFFICE.EXE COLLECT=FALSE Checksum= DATE=7, 20, 95 SIZE=365056 TIME=12, 00