You can configure Microsoft AutoUpdate for installing updates automatically at scheduled intervals from a central location. The changes that you make to AutoUpdate configuration is stored in /Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist. For information about planning your Office 2008 product updates, see Planning for Office 2008 product updates in the Office 2008 Planning section. For more information about configuring AutoUpdate preferences, see Configuring AutoUpdate for Office 2008 in the Office 2008 Deployment section.
After you configure your preferences in the com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist file, you can deploy your preferences to user computers by using Apple Remote Desktop or Workgroup Manager. Perform the following steps to distribute product updates.
Distribute Office 2008 product updates
Configure the preferences for AutoUpdate. For more information, see Configuring AutoUpdate for Office 2008 in the Office 2008 Deployment section.
Download updates and service packs for Office 2008 from the Downloads
page of the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com/mac) to a central location on your network.Use Apple Remote Desktop or the Workgroup Manager to distribute updates to user computers. For an introduction to Apple Remote Desktop, see Apple Remote Desktop 3
on the Apple Web site (www.apple.com/remotedesktop). For detailed information, see the
Apple Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide documentation available for download from the Resources page in the same area of the Apple Web site.For more information about Workgroup Manager, see Deploying Office 2008 preferences in the Office 2008 Deployment section.
