Comments on: How to silently install Office 2003 Service Pack 3 through GPO

By: Ann Printer

Ann Printer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:02:55 +0000

Good stuff.

I saw something like this in SE Michigan recently on machine in for repair.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:11:36 +0000

Does not work when put in the computer configuration as a startup batch script.

By: ZED

ZED — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:48:36 +0000

Thank You.

By: linglom

linglom — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:30:18 +0000

To Steve,
It depends on where you have placed the script in between Computer or User configuration. In the example, I place the script in LogOn/LogOff script so it is in User Configuration.
If it is in User Configuration, the script will run when the user has logged on to the system. If it is in Computer Configuration, the script will run when the computer has startup, regardless of who logs on to the computers.

For privilege issue, if it is a logon script, the script will run under current user logon privilege (user’s permission). If it is a startup script, the script will run under system privilege on the local computer.

One more thing, there is a policy which can elevated privileges. It is located in both Computer and User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Installer -> Always install with elevated privileges. I never try this policy so I can’t support on this issue.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:43:40 +0000

Does this script execute before or after a user signs in ? If after, does the user need to have Admin privilege ?

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:32:49 +0000

thanks for this guide. i just deployed sp3 and it was flawless. saved a lot of time.