Yesterday I attempted to deploy the Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 to an OU of users. I performed the extract command so as to extract the MSI file for deployment. I setup the software installation area in the OU assigned GPO for assigned and checked "Install at Logon". This however is where is gets interesting...The application was available for installation from within "Add/Remove Program" via the "Install applications from the network". However, the package was never installing on the workstations. I tested this on a Vista, XP, and Win 2000 machine with all the same results. I have found entries in the website "AppDeploy.com" that state people have deployed this package without issue via GPO. I even went so far as to add a install script in the Logon area to attempt to install the application but this didnt fully install the application to the workstation.
What am I missing here? Are the results I've received expected? Please explain the concept of Software installation via GPO if this is the case.
Take a lot at this Microsoft article on Office 2007 and make sure you have done all of the steps: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179214.aspx. It is for a full Office 2007 install, but it will give you the basic steps to follow and troubleshoot. Did you copy the whole install folder or just the MSI? This article suggests you need the whole folder: http://mkeadle.org/?p=113.
The installation I'm trying to get going is the one for the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack and not the Office 2007 installation. I do have the GPO pointing to the MSI file that is within a shared folder that contains all the other files from the extraction command.
