Step 2 – Create Network Installation Images

The next step is to create network installation images for each of the software packages. This places the installation images on a network file server that is accessible to the client computers. To complete this process, you must have write access to this location. The client computer should have read-only access.

A. Extract the Java JRE msi file:

1. Run the JRE installation executable file, jre-6u10-windows-i586-p.exe. The License Agreement screen will appear. Do not click either "Decline" or "Accept".
2. The installer executable will have placed a folder called "jre1.6.0_10" into the directory "C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Sun\Java". (In order to see this directory, you may need to select View | Refresh in Windows Explorer.) Copy the contents of this folder (an .msi and a .cab file) to a network installation point, which is a location on the network accessible to the client computers, such as
   
\\fileserver\net_install_images\jre1.6.0_10\

   Note 1: Earlier versions of JRE installation executable placed the .msi file into a subdirectory such as "C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}", where the name of the subdirectory depends on the JRE version. The .msi file corresponding to the JRE version can be located by looking in all subdirectories with names matching this pattern.
   Note 2: Neither the Java installer executable nor the .msi file support the “/a” administrative installation option.
3. Returning to the License Agreement screen, click "Decline". The installer will delete the Application Data\Sun\Java directory and then terminate.

B. Perform an administrative installation of the OpenOffice suite:

1. Run the OpenOffice installer, OOo_3.0.0_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe, with no parameters.
2. When prompted, enter a location to unpack the installation files, such as a subdirectory called OOo_installer_files in your current working directory.
3. When the next stage of the installer runs (“Welcome to the Installation Wizard for OpenOffice.org 3.0”), click “Cancel” and abort the installation.
4. The OpenOffice installer should have unpacked several executable and data files into the directory you selected. From the command prompt, launch the setup file using the following command line:
   
setup /a

   When prompted, enter a network installation point such as
   
\\fileserver\net_install_images\OpenOffice-3.0.0\

   and then click “Install”. The installer will create the directory you specified, if it doesn't already exist, and then unpack the file “openofficeorg30.msi” along with a handful of subdirectories into this location.
5. After creating the network installation point, you can delete the directory containing the unpacked installation files (i.e., OOo_installer_files in your current working directory).

C. Perform an administrative installation of the OpenOffice-Enterprise client software:

1. From the command prompt, launch the installer file using the following command line:
   
msiexec /a ooewin-612.msi

   When prompted, enter a network installation point such as
   
\\fileserver\net_install_images\ooewin-612\

   and then click “Next” twice. The installer will copy the .msi file to this folder and unpack several files and one subdirectory.

Before continuing, ensure that the client computers have read-only access to the network installation points that you used above.