Importing Microsoft Office Updates in MDT
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Monday, January 14, 2013 3:17 PM
Hello,
I am having an MDT Task-sequence with Microsoft Office as an application.
In the time there are many updates available after the latest office service pack.
What is the best/easiest way to import the latest Microsoft Office updates in MDT without adding Microsoft Office into the reference-image?
Thx
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Monday, January 14, 2013 3:58 PM
The easiest, in my opinion, is to set WSUSServer in your CustomSettings.ini and then add a step in your deploy Task Sequence to use WSUS. There should be a "Windows Update" (actually, both a pre and post) step in the default Task Sequence. That's all you should need to do.
If you don't have an internal WSUS server (and don't want to set one up for this), then you could always download the individual patches/updates for Office and create an "Application" out of them and include it's running in your Task Sequence. But this is a LOT of work and overhead and is completely unnecessary if you go the simple WSUS route. : )
David Coulter | http://DCtheGeek.blogspot.com | @DCtheGeek
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Monday, January 14, 2013 6:22 PM
True, I would advise against adding updates which can not be imported as a package.
Too much work otherwise.Our WSUS does not have office patches AFAIK, it is only used for server patching. We switched to SCCM for clients.
If you are in the same scenario I suggest using Windows Update manually after deployment, it's not that much work if you monitor deployments and are able to rdp/vnc to a machine after successful deployment. -
Monday, January 14, 2013 6:58 PM
Hello,
we don`t want to use a wsus-server.
It`s not possible to import the updates as application? Howto?
What is an easy way to download all updates needed instead of doing this manually? Maybe there is a tool for this?
Thx
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Monday, January 14, 2013 7:10 PM
There should be an "Update" folder in the installdir where you should put all your updates and it will automatically be installed during instllation.
This is for Office applications..
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Monday, January 14, 2013 7:32 PM
Oh sure, you are right.
Totally forgot about this option because deploying office with updates more than doubled the deployment time.Really a hard trade off time-wise without WSUS.
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Monday, January 14, 2013 10:20 PMYeah, I've tried the "Update" folder and seen the extended deployment time with Office. My preference is to set up a WSUS server on my MDT server and use it ONLY for image building or MDT based deployments (it also lets me be selective about which patches go into an Image or out with Deployment). GPO can then set where updates are done later if you use SCCM or have a different WSUS (or use Microsoft) for the "deployed" machines.
David Coulter | http://DCtheGeek.blogspot.com | @DCtheGeek
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:33 AM
Thx For the answers.
So the conclusions are :
1) there Is no "easy" tool for downloading ONLY the Microsoft Office updates, but this must be done manually?
2) When adding the updates to the updates-folder the deployment will take a much more time.
In my situation I have added Office as an application, so I can`t install the office updates in the reference-image.
The only options are Wsus (we don`t want this), or a slow deployment using the updates-folder?
Thx
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:38 AM
Why would it be slower to install the office via the updates folder then through WSUS, seems very odd.
Download the updates: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=office%202010
You can put the updates in the update folder of the installdir in your Office 2010 Application. I dont think this will take longer and if you are making a reference image then its not a problem if it takes a little bit more time because after the image is done it will go much faster.
- Edited by Samus-Aran Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:44 AM
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