Citrix, Office XP, and mirroring

[jamesey]

Here at work, we dont have an IT dept. I'm an accountant who also wheres the IT hat. We have a Citrix server, and now we just got another so we have a Citrix farm (or garden, cuz it's just 2 machines.)

When you install office to work with Citrix, you cant just load the CD and hit next. There are speical steps. I don't know these steps, but I do know they were followed when Office was installed on our first Citrix server.

1. Is there a way to mirror only the installation of Office on the first machine over to the second machine?

OR

2. does anyone know how to install Office on Citrix?

 

[jamesey]

a pity bump

 

[Apathetic]

Here are the steps you generally have to take to install anything onto a Citrix server.

1. Type "change user /install" from a command prompt
2. Install software
3. Type "change user /execute" from the command prompt

I'll see if I can find anything specific about installing MS Office. Oh, which version of Office are you installing?

Dave

 

[Apathetic]

Oh my is there a lot of "sutff" that you have to do. I talked with our Citrix guy here and he said you need to create a "Transform File" before you can install Office. You didn't say which version of office nor which version of Windows you're running so I can't get very specific as the details change for each combination of Windows/Office.

Check out this link:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011363351033.aspx

You may want to do a google search for "+"terminal services" +install +office +transform +file" to get some more information

I suggest you do LOTS of reading before you go any further.

I hope this helps.

Dave