How to deploy Office Tab by using MSI Package?

If you want to deploy the Office Tab to all computers in your company or organization (using Active Directory), please download the Office Tab MSI Package.

For detailed information about deploying MSI Package, go to How to use Group Policy to remotely install software in Windows Server 2003.

3 Steps to Deploy Office Tab with MSI Package:

Step 1: Create a Distribution Point.

1. Log in Windows 2003 Server with an administrator account.

2. Create a shared network folder. For example, create a shared folder d:\deploy on the server.

3. Set permissions on d:\deploy to allow all users to read.

4. Copy the file SetupOfficeTabMSI.msi to d:\deploy.

Step 2: Edit Properties of MSI Package.

1. You need to install the Orca tool before you can edit the properties of MSI package. You don't need to install Orca if you are using Server 2003 SP1 or higher. If you have not installed it, click Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK Web Install to install.

2. Right-click the file SetupOfficeTabMSI.msi in d:\deploy, and choose "Edit with Orca" from the popup menu.

3. Select Property in the Tables (on the left side). Enter the "PROP_LICENSENAME" and "PROP_LICENSECODE".

Step 3: Assign the Package.

1. Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. In the console tree, right-click your domain, and then click Properties.

3. Click the Group Policy tab, select Default Domain Policy or other group policy object that you want, and then click Edit.

4. Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings.

5. Right-click Software installation, point to New, and then click Package.

6. In the Open dialog box, type the full Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the shared installer package that you want. For example, \\MyServer\share\SetupOfficeTabMSI.msi ("MyServer" is the server name on the network. ”share” is the network share name of d:\deploy). Important: Make sure that you use the UNC path to the shared installer package.

7. Click Open.

8. Click Assigned, and then click OK. The package is listed in the right pane of the Group Policy window.

9. Close the Group Policy snap-in, click OK, and then quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

10. When the client computers in your company/organization start, the software will install automatically.