[Casper] MS Office 2008 configuration

[John Wetter]

Here's what we're do:

Do rebuild of Entourage Db.

Run this script:

(Please keep comments intact if you use)

#!/bin/bash

#HOPKINS ISD 270 MS Office 2008 Migration Script
#Andy Hakala created and last revised 11/12/2008
#John Wetter revised 11/21/2008
#
# ****READ THIS FIRST****
#Here are a few quick notes about using this script. First, the JAMF agent (casper) must be installed for any of this to work because that agent is called
#several times in this script. Also, it is important that the following steps are followed...1.Cache the Office 2008 package. 2.Contact the end user and let
#them know that this will be happening. (The script will kill all office processes without allowing for a "Save" of current work) 3. Run the script
#(sudo ./Office2008_upgrage.sh) 5. Launch Entourage 2008 and upgragde the Identity. If there are errors the db will have to be repaired and reimported.


#Kill all running microsoft processes

kill -9 `ps -ax | grep "Microsoft Word" | cut -d' ' -f1`
kill -9 `ps -ax | grep "Microsoft Excel" | cut -d' ' -f1`
kill -9 `ps -ax | grep "Microsoft PowerPoint" | cut -d' ' -f1`
kill -9 `ps -ax | grep "Microsoft Entourage" | cut -d' ' -f1`

sleep 2

#remove all MSO 2004 Dock Icons
jamf modifyDock -id 5 -remove -leaverunning
jamf modifyDock -id 3 -remove -leaverunning
jamf modifyDock -id 2 -remove -leaverunning
jamf modifyDock -id 4 -remove

#remove all MSO 2004 apps
rm -r /Applications/Microsoft\ Office\ 2004/
rm -r /Applications/Microsoft\ AutoUpdate.app
rm -r /Applications/Open\ XML\ Converter.app
rm -r /Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/

sleep 2

#install MS Office 2008
#jamf installAllCached
jamf install -package MS_OfficeV12.1.4_NOUD.dmg -path /Library/Application\ Support/JAMF/Waiting\ Room -fut -feu -showProgress

#add MSO 2008 Dock items
jamf modifyDock -id 35 -beginning
jamf modifyDock -id 36 -beginning
jamf modifyDock -id 37 -beginning
jamf modifyDock -id 38 -beginning

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After the install, import the Db, then run the script to change the save format.  We did this in the original packages, but Office seems to change this on it's firstrun again which is quite annoying.

-John


On 12/12/08 9:39 AM, "Smith, William" <william.smith at merrillcorp.com> wrote:

On 12/11/08 4:14 PM, "Miles Leacy" <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> wrote:

I'm curious to see what customizations folks are using for their Office 2008 deployments.

[snip]

What modifications are you using?  Does anyone run into the "do fonts" issue that was present in Office 2004?  If so, how do you stop it?

I have to admit that we need to plan for our Office 2008 migration ourselves. We still have a dependency on VBA but I'm pretty sure that could be redone with AppleScript.

What's the "do fonts" issue you're referring to? I prefer to install a full application package and then use post-install scripts to customize for each of our group's needs. Microsoft did a great thing by putting all their fonts into /Library/Fonts/Microsoft for Office 2008. That makes manipulating their font install very painless.

I'll be visiting with the MacBU folks at Macworld in January and hope to get some insight from their Entourage developers for automating the upgrade process. They should know the right hooks. If I learn anything then I'll be sure to spread the wealth.

--
John Wetter
Technology Support Administrator
Technology & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373
john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us
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