What we've found is that if you want to upgrade, you can't have it remove the 
previous version, otherwise there is little to nothing left to actually 
upgrade.  Of course, then it becomes a true upgrade and you might have other 
"upgrade" related issues.

We've always removed the previous version and then deployed the next, and they 
will happen in succession if you do them in the right order.  If you do the 
deployment using security groups, you can actually have both packages deployed 
at once with each one denying the other to install (based on matching groups).  
Then, switch the group membership of the machines, gpupdate and reboot and the 
remove/install process all happens all at once.

-Bonnie

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:17 AM
To: Active Directory Admin Issues
Subject: Office 2007 GPO


Running Windows Server 2003, pushing out Office 2007.   Users currently have 
Office 2003.

Want to un-install Office 2003 and push out Office 2007.  On the Office 2007 
group policy setup, software settings, software installation, on the properties 
of the group policy, upgrade tab, there is a setting to select a group policy 
that can be un-installed with this GP.   I select the group policy for Office 
2003 to be un-installed.

The group policy un-installs Office 2003 ok, but does not run the Office 2007 
group policy correctly.

I can remove the Office 2003 group policy from the OU, which un-installs the 
app.   Then enable the Office 2007 GP and it installs correctly.   Would like 
to be able to do it in one step.

Any suggestions?

Thanks...
-Troy

Troy Adkins
Network Administrator
Virginia House of Delegates
804.698.1567 (O)
804.771.7917 (F)

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