Outlook 2007 install using GPO

bluestreak101 · 19 Feb 2008 at 13:07

Hey guys, another Outlook 2007 Question for you...

I want to roll out Outlook 2007 to multiple computers accross my domain, I have managed to get the machines to start the install process and it does the full install etc, but when you open Outlook it requests the Serial, how can I input the Serial from the Domain Controller so Outlook just opens on the machines ready to use.

I have looked at the config.xml and located this line

Code:

<!-- <PIDKEY Value="BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789B" /> -->

but when I un-comment it and change the serial it doesnt appear to work at all, and if i try to re-add the package it fails to add it.

Where am I going wrong with this?

CliffyG · 19 Feb 2008 at 17:17

Have you based your gpo off an admin install or just from the cd?

bluestreak101 · 24 Feb 2008 at 13:16

its from the outlook 2007 CD

CliffyG · 24 Feb 2008 at 13:33

You need to run setup /a or something like that and point it to a shared area on the network. You put the cd key in during that process and it doesnt need to be done again.

Sone · 24 Feb 2008 at 19:00

you can't do admin installs from bog standard OEM / Retail copys anymore (Took it out in 2003)

I pushed 2003 out to laptops using a bog standard image run from the office CIW (custom installation wizard from office tools). Appart from changing the key on the odd machine it went "okay"

bluestreak101 · 27 Feb 2008 at 08:44

So how can I do it? I have office enterprise 2007 as well but dont want the whole lot installing

and setup /a doesnt work for me for some reason