If you want to deploy Office 2008 from a file server, copy the disk image (.dmg) from the install DVD to the shared location on the file server. You can then ask users to copy the .dmg from the shared location and install Office on their local computers.
Install Office 2008 from a file server
Create the installation image in a shared location as specified in Creating the installation image in the Office 2008 Deployment section.
We recommend that you write an AppleScript to perform the steps for preparing the users' computers before deploying the installation image.
If you do not use a script to perform all the steps that are required to prepare users' computers, you will need to provide instructions for users to prepare their own computers immediately before Office 2008 is installed.
For more information, see the "Prepare a user computer for installation of Office 2008 from a file server" section later in this topic.
Users should drag the .mpkg file from the shared location to their desktops, open it, and then follow the Office Installer instructions. For information on how users can cutomize the installation, see "Install a customized version of Office 2008" section later in this topic.
ImportantInstallation under a volume license does not require that you enter a Product ID.
At the end of the installation process, users can apply all available service and security releases and updates to the installation image by running Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac.
Users also can run AutoUpdate at any time by starting any Office application, and then on the Help menu, clicking Check for Updates. The other option is to download updates from the Downloads
page of the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com/mac).NoteYou can customize the AutoUpdate settings to schedule the installation of updates. For more information about how to customize these settings, see Configuring AutoUpdate for Office 2008 in the Office 2008 Deployment section.
Install a customized version of Office 2008
Double-click the Office Installer.
In the Select a Destination page, select the destination volume to install Office 2008.
ImportantInstallation under a volume license does not require that you enter a Product ID.
Click Customize.
Select or clear the check box next to each component that you want to include or not include in the installation.
Click Install and follow the instructions to complete the installation process.
Prepare a user computer for installation of Office 2008 from a file server
If the computer is currently running the Classic environment (Mac OS 9), switch to Mac OS X, and then quit the Classic environment.
To quit the Classic environment, on the Apple menu, click System Preferences, and then click Classic. On the Start/Stop tab, click Stop.
Turn off virus protection software, and quit any applications that are running.
Back up any existing Entourage identity folders from /Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office<version>Identities/ in one of the following ways:
Create and deploy a script for renaming the existing Entourage identities on each computer.
If you are in a relatively small setup environment, you can instruct users to back up the Entourage identities that are stored in /Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office<version> Identities/folderName and copy them to another location on their computers.
NoteAfter you have deployed the Office 2008 applications, users can import information from their previous identities. For information on how to import from identities, see Entourage 2008 Help.
Remove any Dock icons for Office applications.
