Can't figure out Office 2007 deployment

[GregI]

So I am trying to get Office 2007 to work with a start up script from here. All virtual machines on VMWare Player.

I copied the CD folder to \\Server2\Shares\Office12

See here - http://imageshack.us/m/809/2583/41003062.jpg

The script I modified was - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179134(office.12).aspx

I customized the top part of the script to

setlocal

REM *********************************************************************
REM Environment customization begins here. Modify variables below.
REM *********************************************************************

REM Get ProductName from the Office product's core Setup.xml file.
set ProductName=Enterprise

REM Set DeployServer to a network-accessible location containing the Office source files.
set DeployServer=\\Server2\Shares\Office12

REM Set ConfigFile to the configuration file to be used for deployment REM (required)
set ConfigFile=\\Server2\Shares\Office12\Enterprise.WW\config.xml

REM Set LogLocation to a central directory to collect log files.
set LogLocation=\\Server\Shares\Office12Logs

I assigned this script to startup on my Group Policy, see below

http://imageshack.us/m/101/1817/15949697.jpg

I log in on my client (XP Pro) as a user (also shut it down and started up numerous times) and nothing......

I have also tried to share that Enterprise folder but still the same. The client just seems to bypass it.

Any ideas? Probably missed something or mistyped a path.... frustrating

 

[Matthew-1985]

What are the permissions on the share?

 

[chrislip]

back to basics I know, but is the GPO linked to the OU that the machine you are testing is in? What do the logs say? I notice you have them redirected to \\server\shares\office12logs. Is this location available ie do you have a server named server available online?

 

[GregI]

Forgot to update this, sorry.

I somehow got it working. I tried a "stealth" install with values to change in the xml file from a technet article and then office popped up. Defeats the purpose of a stealth install but at least I could install it from the server.