Important Concepts and Issues

This section is an overview of the technology issues related to Office XP deployment with SMS, including:

  • Package definition files.

  • System Files Update.

  • Multilingual User Interface Packs.

  • Windows Installer versions.

  • Windows Installer transform files.

  • Windows Installer patches.

  • How Office XP uses patches.

  • Using the Windows Installer Install on Demand feature.

  • Windows NT Workstation 4.0 low rights installation issues.

  • Using the SMS administrative rights installation context.

  • Office Resource Kit Tools.

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