Install with GPO

The process of deploying the SuperOffice Sales & Marketing Windows client in a domain can be made much easier by rolling it out using Group Policy Objects.

Using this technology consists the following steps:
1. Perform a regular server setup of SuperOffice
2. Download and prepare prerequisites
3. Create a new Group Policy Object or edit the default policy object
4. Add software packages and startup scripts to deploy prerequisites and the SuperOffice client

Preparation

1. Make sure you’ve uninstalled any previous SuperOffice installations on the target clients in your domain.
2. Perform a regular SuperOffice Server Setup and test your installation on a client computer to make sure everything is working as expected.
3. Perform an administrative installation of SuperOffice to a folder where all clients have access: SuperOffice7.exe /a.
4. Copy the MST file located in the SuperOffice Server folder into the location where you unpacked the SuperOffice files.

Prerequisites

Download the following pre-requisites:

1. Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system (version 3.0 Runtime) (x86): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=54eb3a5a-0e52-40f9-a2d1-eecd7a092dcb
2. Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (version 3.0 Runtime) Service Pack 1 (x86): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=D8EB4921-891A-4B5E-973F-0B96E6CCF376
3. For Office 2007 Microsoft Office System Update: Redistributable Primary Interop Assemblies: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=59DAEBAA-BED4-4282-A28C-B864D8BFA513
4. For Office 2003 SP3 Microsoft Office System Update: Redistributable Primary Interop Assemblies https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20923
5. Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29

How to deploy SuperOffice and prerequisites on logon

Since a Group Policy Object only support deploying MSI files, we need to unpack the MSI files from the prerequisites that support this:

1. Unpack the Primary Interop Assemblies MSI files by running the following command (replace c:\setup\prereqs\pias with a folder that clients can access):
   PrimaryInteropAssembly.exe /extract:c:\setup\prereqs\pias\
2. Perform an administrative install of the Visual Studio 2008 C++ Redistributables by running the following command:
   vcredist_x86.exe /a (Remember to install to a location that clients can access)

Deploying the VSTO 3.0/VSTO 3.0 SP1 packages must be performed by running them as startup scripts, since there is no way to successfully run the SP1 patch as a software package in a GPO.

1. Copy the files VSTOR30.exe and vstor30sp1-KB949258-x86.exe to a location where clients have access.

Creating GPO Software packages

Each of the above prerequisites must be packed in a separate GPO, and the VSTO 3.0/VSTO 3.0 SP1 must be added as startup scripts to be run for computers in the domain. To create GPO, open the Active Directory Users and Groups MMC:

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Select Properties to open the Group Policy Object properties dialog and then press the Edit button to open the Group Policy Editor.

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In this example we will edit the Default Domain Policy.

Adding software packages for the Prerequisites

1. In the Group Policy Editor, right-click and select User configuration -> Software Settings -> Software Installation -> New -> Package in the editor.
2. Browse to the MSI file you want to deploy. We will create Software packages for two of the prerequisites, so repeat these steps for the Visual Studio 2008 C++ runtime files and the Primary Interop Assemblies package (p2008pia.msi and VC_RED.msi). Remember to locate these files through a share that is accessible for all client computers.
3. Select “Advanced“in the first dialog:
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4. In the dialog box, select the Deployment tab and change the Deployment Type to Assigned and check the “Install this application at logon”-checkbox:
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Adding startup scripts for the Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 packages

The VSTO 3.0 packages must be run directly from their exe-files since it was very hard to unpack and patch these files correctly without any errors:

1. Open Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Scripts (startup/shutdown) and double-click on the Startup element in the right pane:
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2. Press the Add… button and browse to the file vstor30.exe (remember to browse through a share that all clients has access to) and enter /q in the parameter field.
3. Repeat the above step for the file vstor30sp1-KB949258-x86.exe as well. You should see the following result:
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Installing SuperOffice

The last thing to do is to create a software package for SuperOffice. Perform the same step as you did when you created software packages for the prerequisites:

1. In the Group Policy Editor, right-click and select User configuration -> Software Settings -> Software Installation -> New -> Package in the editor.
2. Browse to the MSI file you want to deploy. We will create Software packages for two of the prerequisites, so repeat these steps for the Visual Studio 2008 C++ runtime files and the Primary Interop Assemblies package (p2008pia.msi and VC_RED.msi). Remember to locate these files through a share that is accessible for all client computers.
3. Select “Advanced“in the first dialog:
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4. In the dialog box, select the Deployment tab and change the Deployment Type to Assigned and check the “Install this application at logon”-checkbox:
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   Now change to the Modifications tab and browse to the MST-file (Remember to browse to the file through a location that is accessible for the client):
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5. Press OK and you should be able to test this on a client by forcing a GPO-update. Open a command-line on the client and enter: gpupdate /force