Deploying Microsoft Office 2000 Book

Symbols and Numbers
$ (dollar sign), hiding administrative share points, 216
. (dot) operator, 62
- (minus) switch for the Setup command line, 132
%i variable in a batch file, 208
%OS% variable in Windows NT, 218
? (question mark), adding to the end of a URL, 293
• bullet, 9
! (VBA bang) operator, 62
2-digit date values, interpreting in Access, 56
4-digit date values, setting Access for, 56
4-digit year format
    displaying dates in, 146
    forcing for Access, 147
10BaseT LAN, gathering network statistics, 270
16-bit ODBC source, re-creating as 32-bit in Access, 55
16-bit OLE Custom Controls in Access, 60
16-bit Windows
    converting API calls to 32-bit equivalents, 59
    Office 2000 and, 11
    viewers, 18
32-bit ODBC administrator, re-creating the link to a 16-bit ODBC source, 55
32-bit Windows
    converting 16-bit API calls to, 59
    viewers, 18

A
AAXA.ADM template file, 142
acceptance criteria, defining for the Northwind Traders deployment, 311
Access
    coexistence features of, 78-79
    converting databases, 16
    converting forms or reports with excessive controls, 56
    databases excluded from IntelliMirror management, 356
    enabling databases for Access 2000, 51
    migrating databases in, 55-57
    migrating templates and custom solutions, 60-62
    modifying tables with many indexes and relationships, 56
    policy settings for, 146, 147
    preventing the accidental conversion of older databases, 151
    read/write capability of, 78-79
    resetting report margins, 56
    year 2000 adjustments to, 67-68
ACCESS9.ADM template file, 142
Access 97, enabling databases for Access 2000, 51
Access 2000
    coexistence features of, 78
    converting database files to, 50-51
    creating custom menus, 60
    enabling databases, 51
    new error codes generated, 61
    run-time, 78
Access Control Lists (ACL), provided by NTFS, 347
access rights to discussion database, customizing with OSE Configuration Wizard, 337
ACL settings, issues caused in OSE by changing, 348
ACP (Active Code Page), controlled by system locale, 258
Active Desktop
    configuring, 119
    disabling, 119-22
    two-layer interface of, 27-28
Active Server Page (ASP) files, 293
ACWEB9.CHM file, 296, 297
Add, Modify, or Remove Shortcuts pane, 109
Add Files to the Installation pane, 108
Add-In Manager setting for Access, 147
Add-ins setting
    for Excel, 148
    for PowerPoint, 148
Add Installation And Run Programs pane (pane 13), 111, 318
    adding a command for chaining installations, 263
    adding a registry file to, 93
    adding registry settings to customize Office 2000, 157, 160-61
    in multilingual installations, 253
Add/Modify Program Entry warning in CIW, 112
:Add/Modify Registry Entry dialog box, 159
Add Registry Entries pane (pane 10), 108-9, 157, 158-60, 289
ADDUSERS.EXE utility, 221
.ADM files, 90, 142
administrative installation location, creating for Office 2000, 199
administrative installations, 100, 235, 250, 272
administrative install point, 196
Administrative mode, running Office 2000 Setup in, 196
administrative operations, effect on OSE, 350
administrative share points, hiding, 216
administrator-created registry settings, storage of, 139
advanced options, configuring for application deployment, 359
Advanced published or assigned option in the Deploy Software dialog, 358
after-inventory tasks, 188-90
Aggressive (/A switch) setting for the Office Removal Wizard, 126, 127
alerts, 279, 281. See also error messages
    customizable, 32
    customized, 282
    customizing, 290-94
    directing users to Web sites, 282
    documentation for Office 2000, 281
    error messages displayed by, 282
    installing simple static Web pages for selected, 292
    listing of Office 2000, 290
    ORK recommendations for customization, 291
    registering, 292, 294
    removing custom buttons in all, 291-92
A-links technology, 294
Analysis ToolPak, preloading for Excel, 148
Anonymous authentication for OSE, 343
Answer Wizard
    adding user questions to, 299
    custom content searched by, 283
    custom dialog for, 285
    customizing, 31
    incorporating pages stored on Web servers, 283
    linking queries to the Web, 294-95
    registering balloon text with, 297, 302
    registering dialog text, 302
Answer Wizard Builder (AWB), 31, 299
Answer Wizard (AW) file, 299, 300, 301
Answer Wizard Help, settings for implementing customized, 330
application GUIDs for Office 2000, 291
Application.Run, failure of, 61
applications
    assigning, 357, 358-60
    categorized for migration, 18
    chaining to Setup.exe, 112
    custom, 47-48
    customizing default settings, 107-8
    identifying mission-critical, 190
    logical entities in, 97
    managing in Windows 2000, 357-61
    publishing in Windows 2000, 357-58, 360-61
    restoring defaults with the Office Profile Wizard, 155
    self-repairing, 99
    tagging as DETECT, REMOVE, or KEEP, 127
app-reg freeware utility, 178
ASP files, 293
ASPSCRPT.XLS workbook, generating ASP files, 293
assigning applications, 358-60
Assistants. See Office Assistants
Assistant setting for Microsoft Office, 146
associative links (A-links) technology, 294
AT (Scheduler) service, 217
AUDIT.RUL file, 170
audit.rul method for classic SMS 1.2 software surveys, 177
authentication mechanisms for OSE, 343-44
authors, 346
AutoCorrect
    converting entries into Word 2000, 58
    settings, 146, 147
automated software distribution tools, 82
Automatic Configuration for desktops, configuring Proxy settings as a backup, 123-24
Automatic Configuration pane, 123-24
automatic resource scheduling, 229
automation library, converting from PowerPoint 95, 65
AutoNavigation pages, 338
AutoRecover, turning on in Word, 148
AutoShapes, converting to PowerPoint 2000 format, 58
AVS, using with IEAK, 318, 319
AWB (Answer Wizard Builder). See Answer Wizard Builder (AWB)
AWFeedbackBalloonLabel registry entry, 297, 302
AWFeedbackDialogText registry value, 297, 302
AWFeedbackURL registry entry, 297, 302
AW file. See Answer Wizard (AW) file

B
background services, using for large package installations, 205-6
back up and restore for OSE, 351
backup tool, using Office Profile Wizard as, 154-55
balloon text, registering with Answer Wizard, 297, 302
bandwidth issues, studying before Office 2000 deployment, 194
base 0, ParamArrays as, 64
Base URL setting, for Microsoft Office, 146
Basic authentication, 338, 344
Basic UI parameter, comparing to the /qb command-line switch, 359
Batch Conversion Wizard. See Conversion Wizard
batch file conversion, 52-53
batch files
    automating the installation of Office 2000 and the ORK, 310
    building language installation and default settings logic into, 261-62
    for disabling the keyboard and mouse, 210-11
    embedding inside packages, 204-5
    installing Office 2000 from the network, 214-15
binary Office file format, 333
bit copy software. See disk duplication
Boolean variable, comparing a string variable to, 65
boot disks, creating and providing for regional distribution, 226
broken installations, preventing in a mixed environment, 117
browsers, 346
    customizing support with OSE Configuration Wizard, 338
    upgrade plans for, 35
browsing load, OSE and IIS optimizations, 350
budget for deployment, 7-8
build lab, setting up, 38
build process, 36-37, 40
Built-in themes, customizing, 335
business case for deployment, 5
business critical applications, 18
business drivers for deployment, 7
Business Manager, 13
business model, 6, 7
bytes transferred for Office 2000 installation modes, 277

C
calendar, migration issues, 229-30
calendar delegates, 85
capacity planning for OSE, 348-51
capturing, effects of, 204
categories, creating for published applications, 361
CBT (computer-based training), 311
CD-equivalent installation for Windows 2000 Professional, 355
CD-ROM recorders, 224
CD-ROMs
    as distribution media, 215-16, 223-24
    using for regional distribution, 225
CD with this book
    Appendices A through E of this book, 1
    budget for deployment, 7
    build worksheets in Appendix B, 25
    chapter one of this book, 1, 3
    Guide to Deploying Office 2000 with Systems Management Server 1.2, 194
    Guide to Deploying Office 2000 with Systems Management Server 2.0, 194
    Microsoft Office 2000 Macro Security white paper, 145
    Microsoft Project Deployment Planning Template, 3
    Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Remote OS Installation Technical Walkthrough, 355
    Pilot Testing Checklist, 42
    requirements for Remote OS Installation, 355
centralized software inventories, 170
centrally managed scenarios for OSE installation, 341
central warehouse distribution scenario, 225
certificate. See SSL certificate
CFGQUIET.INI file, 338-39
/chained command, 263
/chained switch, 112
Challenge/Response authentication, 338
change and configuration management in Windows 2000, 355-57
Channels Bar, disabling, 122
CHAT.ADM template file, 142
CHM files. See HTML (CHM) files, storing custom Help content as compressed
Citrix MetaFrame, 312, 314
Citrix Metaframe Load Balancing services, 309
CIW (Custom Installation Wizard), 29, 101-16, 196
    avoiding profile conflict, 240-41
    changing installation states, 129
    configuring Outlook 2000 to import Schedule+ data automatically, 230
    creating .MST files, 39, 101
    creating transforms, 99
    customizing user settings for OSE, 335
    deploying default save settings with, 92-93
    distributing user settings in, 157-61
    documenting the steps for using, 36
    final screen of, 116
    registering custom help content, 288, 289, 290
    settings used in the Northwind Traders deployment, 317-18
    updated version of, 117
CIW (Custom Installation Wizard) panes
    Pane 7, 106, 233, 236, 317
    Pane 8, 318
    Pane 9, 233, 318
    Pane 10, 108-9, 157, 158-60, 289
    Pane 11, 318
    Pane 12, 318
    Pane 13, 93, 111, 157, 160-61, 253, 263, 318
    Pane 14, 113, 133-34, 240-41
    Pane 16, 240-41
    skipping to different, 233
classroom training, 312
/CleanSchedPlus parameter, 230
client computer
    hard disk space required for, 265
    installing Office 2000 on, 273
client hardware for gathering network statistics, 270
client installation
    for MultiLanguage Pack, 252-57
    for OSE, 335-36
client registration
    summary of methods, 290
    VBA methods for handling, 303
clients, configuring, 36
client security in OSE, 343
client side components
    hardware requirements for OSE, 333
    software requirements for OSE, 334
client software for gathering network statistics, 270
clip art, removing old, 127
CLIPGAL5.ADM template file, 142
Clip Gallery 5.0, settings for, 325
Close command, 65
CMW (Custom Maintenance Wizard), 237
code page. See ACP (Active Code Page), controlled by system locale
coexistence
    analysis, 79-80
    capabilities of Office applications, 73-79
    plan during implementation, 18-20
    with previous versions of Office, 71-94
    timeframes, 80-81
coexistence strategies
    general, 83-85
    guidelines for deciding, 82-88
    implementing, 89-93
    with Outlook, 85
    preparing helpdesk members for, 94
    specific, 86-88
    user education on, 93
collaboration databases
    backing up, 351
    creating, 337
    customizing, 335
    selecting, 346
collaborators, 346
CommandBar codes, correcting during migration, 60
CommandBars method, enabling or disabling shortcut menus, 64
CommandBars object, 62
command line
    customizing switches for Office Removal Wizard, 126-27
    definition for the Office 2000 SMS 1.2 package, 200
    for Setup, 132
communication plan for migration, 23-24
communication with users, 181
Complete installation, graphical representation of elapsed time and bytes transferred, 277
Complete Install test, 271
complete-system deployment, 218-26
component management, standard format for, 97
Component Object Model specification (COM), 33
components, 97
    identifying for installation, 308-9
computer-based training (CBT), 311
CONF.ADM template file, 142
config.pol file, 92, 144
configuration
    build process, 36-37
    management in Windows 2000, 355-57
    maximizing control for MultiLanguage Pack deployment, 260
    of Office 2000, 26-34
    refining during the Northwind Traders deployment, 315
    script for storing policies and restrictions, 121
Configuration Wizard. See OSE Configuration Wizard
Configure Web Discussion Settings dialog, 349
consultants, 13
controls for Access reports or forms, 56
conversion strategy, implementing for data files, 54-59
conversion time, estimating for data files, 55
Conversion Wizard, 52-53
converters, 18
    deploying, 89
    Excel and, 74, 75
    for PowerPoint, 77
Convert/Open Database dialog box, 50-51
CONVPACK.INI file, 84
Corporate Administrator role, 120
Corporate or Workgroup setting in the Customize Outlook Installation Options pane, 234
corporate standards, enforcing for language settings, 257
CRC numbers, checking instead of file size, 178
CreateLink method, 63
Create Menu From Macro in the Access 2000 Tools menu, 60
CreateObject function, 63
Create Package From Definition Wizard, 39
critical files, repairing, 99
current environment, documenting, 9-12
custom applications, 47-48
custom buttons, removing in all Office 2000 alerts, 291-92
custom configurations, minimizing for MultiLanguage Pack, 261-62
custom help content
    adding, 283, 294
    creating, 288
    distributing, 288
    registering on individual desktops, 288-90
    storing as compressed HTML (CHM) files, 295
custom installation files, adding for Outlook 2000, 233
Custom Installation Wizard. See CIW (Custom Installation Wizard)
CustomizableAlertBaseURL registry entry, 293
CustomizableAlertDefaultButtonText registry entry, 292, 293
customizable alerts, 32
customizable help, 31, 83
customization
    flow chart for, 37
    methods for alerts, 291-94
    third-party tools, 132-33
customization of help contents
    preview of, 288-90
    weighing the benefits of, 286-88
customized alerts, 282
Customize Default Application Settings pane, 107-8
    adding registry settings to customize Office 2000, 157-58
    Migrate user settings checkbox, 156
customized staged deployments, 133
Customize IE 5 Installation Options pane, 113
Customize Outlook Installation Options pane (pane 14), 113, 233-34
    overlap with Modify Setup Properties pane (pane 16), 240-41
Customize Outlook profile and account information option, 112, 113, 233
Custom Maintenance Wizard (CMW), 34, 237
custom menus, creating in Access 2000, 60
custom Office Assistants, 295, 302
custom scripts, creating for installation, 212-14
custom settings, used in the Northwind Traders deployment, 317-30
custom solutions
    converting, 17
    developing, 33
    migrating, 59-67
Custom themes, 335
custom user settings, capturing, 125
custom Web links for Help information, 284-86
Cyrix chips with SQL Server and MSDE Setup, 334

D
database files, converting, 50-51. See also data files; files
databases
    converting Access, 16
    enabling, 51
Database Server Administrator, 13
data files, 47. See also database files, converting; documents; files
    converting as they are used, 16
    estimating conversion time, 55
    estimating the size of, after conversion, 54
    implementing a conversion strategy for, 54-59
    migrating, 49-54
    selecting for conversion, 53
Date Fix Wizard, 68
date literals, converting 2-digit to 4-digit in Access, 56
date migration add-in tools, using with Excel 97/2000, 68
Date Migration Wizard, 68
Date setting for Excel and Access, 146, 147
Date Watch Wizard, 68
decentralized deployment of Outlook 2000 at Hanson Brothers, 245
decision tree for forming a coexistence plan, 20
default application for messaging, setting Outlook 2000 as, 234-35
default button text, registering, 293
Default Computer icon in the System Policy Editor window, 140-41
Default database folder setting for Access, 147
Default File Location setting
    for Excel, 146
    for PowerPoint, 146
default language, changing, 255
default path, specifying for Office 2000, 104
default printer driver, installing for an Access database, 55
default removal options, 125
Default Save, setting to any valid format, 73
default save feature, 83
default save format, 92
default save prompt
    configuring, 91
    text setting for Microsoft Office, 146
default save settings, 89-93
Default User icon in the System Policy Editor window, 140-41
Default User Properties dialog box, 141, 144, 289
Default User system policy, 90-91
delegate relationships, migrating users in, 229
delegates, assigning for calendars, 85
dependency relationships in SMS 2.0, MultiLanguage Pack and, 264
deploying out of the box, 171
deployment
    assessing user requirements and constraints, 195
    complete-system, 218-26
    considerations for Outlook 2000, 238-39
    development plan, 4, 25-41
    features of Office 2000, 27
    guidelines for Outlook 2000, 231-32
    image for Outlook 2000, 232
    preparation milestones, 4
    speeding by customizing help content, 287
deployment methods
    influence on coexistence strategies, 82
    information on, 219
    network bandwidth considerations for selecting, 267-78
deployment share, selecting for Outlook 2000 deployment, 231
Deployment tab in Windows 2000 Administration Tools Properties, 359
deployment tools
    installing for Outlook 2000, 231
    for the Northwind Traders deployment, 315-16
Deploy Software dialog in Group Policy, 358
Desktop Administrator, 13
desktop architecture, 10-11
desktop configuration image, creating for Windows 2000, 355
desktops
    locking down, 144-48
    registering custom help content on, 288-90
Desktop Shell Update version 4.0, effect on Terminal Server sessions, 310
desktop software, migrating from non-Microsoft, 16
DETECT, REMOVE, KEEP section of the .OPC file, 127
Detect and Repair command, 99
Detect and Repair feature, shared systems and, 309
developers, 13
development lab for the Northwind Traders deployment, 313
dialog text
    in AWFeedbackDialogText, 297
    registering with Answer Wizard, 302
digitally signing, VBA solutions, 69
Disable Active Desktop checkbox in the System Policies and Restrictions dialog, 120
Disable Features Not Supported By Word 97 setting for Word, 148
Disable items in user interface setting, 145
discussion database
    customizing with OSE Configuration Wizard, 337
    software requirements in OSE, 334
discussion items, effect of rendering, on OSE client performance, 350
discussion permissions, compared to publishing permissions, 347
discussions, deleting automatically, 349
disk duplication, 220
Disk Quotas feature in Windows 2000, 357
display section of SETUP.INI, 131
distributed regions distribution scenario, 225-26
distributed settings, repairing, 161-62
distribution
    decision flow for, 193
    mechanisms for companies, 203
    media for, 214-16
    performing with dynamic groups, 264
    plan for migration, 37-40
    preparing for, 167-90
    scenarios, 225-26
    selecting media for Windows NT 4.0 and Office 2000, 223-24
    supporting, 36
Distribution Administrator, 13
distribution flow chart, 37
distribution methods, 191
    combining for user settings, 162
    for Windows NT 4.0 and Office 2000, 223-26
distribution servers. See source servers
distribution software, taking snapshots with, 204
distribution strategy, identifying additional servers for, 110
DoCmd statement, 61
documents. See also database files; data files; files
    classifying legacy, 48
    converting, 50
    distributing, 333
    effect on OSE of the number and size of, 349
    getting onto the intranet, 331
    reading, 333
Documents setting for Word, 147
documents with tables, converting to Word 2000, 59
domain users, Northwind Traders deployment settings, 324-30
DoMenuItem action in Access, 57
Do Not Customize Outlook Profile And Account Information option, 233
Do Not Prompt To Convert Older Databases setting for Access, 146
dot (.) operator, 62
Download Office Web Components, disabling, 327
drilling down with PivotTables, 187
DriveImage, 220
drive letter, mapping by PCM, 197
drivers, substituting during image application, 221
dual-file format in PowerPoint, 76
dual-format feature of Excel 2000, 75
dynamic groups, 264

E
editions of Office 2000, 26
elapsed time for Office 2000 installation modes, 277
e-mail client, inventory of the type, 175
Enable four digit display for Excel, 146
end-users. See power users, encouraging early adoption of Office 2000 by; users
End User Technical Support Team, 13. See also helpdesk personnel
English, not installing, 263
environment, current and planned, 4, 9-12
environment variables
    creating Outlook 2000 settings, 234
    limitations of, 218
    in registry settings, 138
equipment, needed for m