You are correct. If you deploy it with the ghost image, you will not have any sort of resiliency with office. Depending on the size of your organization, deploying Office via gpo is definitely a possiblity. I have done this before in a test lab environment - took all of about 5-7 minutes to deploy the entire office suite (full install) via GPO. I will tell you that you will need a lot of work if you want to try and deploy acrobat reader via GPO - they do not provide an .msi, and it is a major pain in the butt to try and create one. That one you may want to include in your ghost image. But as far as office goes, I would recommend assigning the app to the computer (so it is available to all users who log into the workstation). Just make sure you follow the proper steps for adding in the package in group policy - you will need to create an administrative install of office on a share on the network. Again, to be mentioned is the size of your company, and whether you have multiple locations to worry about. Our microsoft rep had advised against deploying office via gpo in our company due to size and multiple locations. He had indicated there is a hard limit in terms of group policy processing somewhere in the vicinity of a couple thousand users/computers.
James Winzenz, MCSE, A+ Associate Systems Administrator Peregrine Connectivity, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 9:12 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Standard Application Deployment Hello, When building a default build for my corporate workstations.... should I install the default applications, i.e. Office, Notes, Acrobat, etc on the ghost image, or should I deploy these via .msi and GPO after the ghost image has been deployed? I am looking along the perspective that if Office/any default applications became corrupt - they wouldn't be healed if they were on the default ghost image ? Thanks in advance all, Rob Robert Rutherford ******************************************************************** This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are in commercial confidence and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this E-mail in error please notify the Administrator by E-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of DEK Printing Machines Ltd., or its affiliates. ******************************************************************** This footnote signifies that this message has been checked for viruses using Norton and McAfee. ******************************************************************** ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
