MS Auto Data

What I've done is with the Office package itself when I create it I launch the applications once (except Entourage), set them up as needed, disable the automatic updates for office, and then do my differential on my package. I use the files in my user to Fill User Templates and our students don't get prompted for anything when they launch the software in the labs.

I don't launch Entourage so that it prompts when the package is deployed in offices for the setup of the email accounts. In labs I actually have a follow-up script that deletes the Entourage application from the machine so students can't use it.

Craig E

Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:59:19 -0500

IIRC, the setup is triggered by the lack of some Microsoft preference files
and a basic Microsoft User Data folder in the user's home folder (possibly
what's found in /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Office First
Run/MUD).

While it was designed to be used with my Exchange setup script, you might
find helpful the "Copy Entourage Files.app" script included with it
<http://entourage.mvps.org/exchange/exchangesetupv3.html>. It's purpose is
to pull together all the Microsoft preference files and a MUD for packaging.
Pushing these files to the User Template or a user home folder should
suppress the assistant.

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bill

William M. Smith, Technical Analyst
MCS IT
Merrill Communications, LLC
(651) 632-1492

I setup those products with a users account and then add the plist files to workgroup manager to manage them, works treat, I do that for other app settings as well

Criss