Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit

Updating Feature Installation States and Application Settings

After you have deployed the Microsoft Office 2003 client to users, you can modify many aspects of the installation without reinstalling the product. For example, you can install applications or features that were excluded from the initial installation. You can also modify application settings on users’ computers to apply a standard Office configuration throughout the organization.

If you used internal tools or other management software to distribute Office, or if you deployed Office and other business-critical products together, Office tools still provide the most efficient means to update users’ Office 2003 configurations. Using tools such as the Custom Maintenance Wizard and Office ...