What software are you trying to push out? Anything office-related (including Visio, Project, etc.) and you can download the Office Resource Kit, which includes the custom installation wizard for creating transforms. See http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#offsp2
Download the office resource kit core tool set. Otherwise you may want to look at 3rd party tools that will do this for you. I just got to start playing with Wise Package Studio (for a buttload of money!) and I absolutely love it. It includes an install tailor that will create a transform for virtually any app out there with an .msi file. Anyways, bottom line, more info, what apps are you trying to push out via GPO? And BTW, just a quick word, if it is something like Office 2000 or office XP, Microsoft will recommend against pushing it out via GPO if your company is larger than a couple hundred employees (came straight from our Microsoft rep). Anyways, I have done a lot of testing with GPO and .msi's, as have others here, I'm sure. Provide more info, and I, for one, would be happy to share my experiences with you. James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ Associate Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: W. Andy Roche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 2:43 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Creating Transform files I am working on the deployment of a .MSI file using the GPO approach. the problem is, if you try to use the Veritas WinSTALL LE software, you get an error about trying to set a null value in a non-null variable when trying to create a package. I would like to just use the .MSI directly, but there are settings that need to be input, and I don't want the user to answer any questions, just see and user the software. It appears that the key to this is using a transform file. That is all well and good, but how do I create one of these? MS says something about using the Windows 2000 Software Development Kit (Q236943), but then doesn't tell you anything more than that, like where to get it. Any thoughts? TIA, W. Andy Roche Systems Administrator Performance Tuning Team CSG Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Http://www.CSGSystems.Com ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
