I have reviewed the following Microsoft articles regarding the installation of Office 2007 from GPO.   Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office system        (Interestingly enough, as I am writing this post I can no longer access this article).   Config._xml_ file in the 2007 Office system   Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system We have Office Professional Plus 2007 with 2003 Professional currently installed.  2003 was installed manually wheras I am attempting to install 2007 from GPO. I have created an MSP using the OCT and setup my options as follows:   Remove All for all 2003 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2003.   Install All 2007 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2007. I modified the config._xml_ with only one option uncommented:   <SetupUpdates CheckForSUpdates= Yes SUpdateLocation= servershare Office2007Updates / I created the GPO and group to assign it.  I added a test machine to the group.  This is what happens: On startup the assignment of the GPO installation for 2007 occurs, however, when I log in the only shortcuts that appear in the Microsoft Office folder are all the 2003 icons and Outlook 2007 (which I specified not to install). When the Outlook 2007 icon is executed the configuration of 2007 occurs wherein it actually appears to install the 2007 software. After this the Outlook 2007 icon disappears and the 2007 icons for the applications I want are there and functional, however, all of the 2003 applications are still there and functional as well. All 2003 applications are still there and none where uninstalled. All of the 2007 applications are there except outlook 2007 so something went right and something went wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?

Hi Tim, The MS Installer that you're using with the GPO installation (bypassing Office setup) can't use .MSP files under a GPO installation process. GPO installation isn't presently one of the 'favored' methods for Office 2007 deployment.  As you've noticed you're doing manual work that is probably not something you'd want to inherit from someone else if you were just coming into manage a system set. ===========   MM Tim Frawley < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message I have reviewed the following Microsoft articles regarding the installation of Office 2007 from GPO.   Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007 Office system        (Interestingly enough, as I am writing this post I can no longer access this article).   Config._xml_ file in the 2007 Office system   Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system We have Office Professional Plus 2007 with 2003 Professional currently installed.  2003 was installed manually wheras I am attempting to install 2007 from GPO. I have created an MSP using the OCT and setup my options as follows:   Remove All for all 2003 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2003.   Install All 2007 applications EXCEPT Outlook 2007. I modified the config._xml_ with only one option uncommented:   <SetupUpdates CheckForSUpdates= Yes SUpdateLocation= servershare Office2007Updates / I created the GPO and group to assign it.  I added a test machine to the group.  This is what happens: On startup the assignment of the GPO installation for 2007 occurs, however, when I log in the only shortcuts that appear in the Microsoft Office folder are all the 2003 icons and Outlook 2007 (which I specified not to install). When the Outlook 2007 icon is executed the configuration of 2007 occurs wherein it actually appears to install the 2007 software. After this the Outlook 2007 icon disappears and the 2007 icons for the applications I want are there and functional, however, all of the 2003 applications are still there and functional as well. All 2003 applications are still there and none where uninstalled. All of the 2007 applications are there except outlook 2007 so something went right and something went wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?