Question : How do I install Project 2007 to about 20 users via SMS.

How do I install Project 2007 client to about 20 users via SMS? I can't seem to find a silent or quite switch when setting up the command line in the program properties. I have to enter a license key as well for this install.

I have heard that using the admin install package makes it difficult to update the software via WSUS but instead I would have to add the patches and then redeploy seems to be alot of overhead. Is this true?

Let me know if you need more information.

Answer : How do I install Project 2007 to about 20 users via SMS.

Office 2007 now uses MSP files created with the Office 2007 setup for silent installs.

See if this helps.  I did something similar this morning to pass our Enterprise key to Office 2007 silently:

http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=708899

I am sorry for the long time to reply. I have modified how i got this to work and maybe it will work for you also.

Try this for Project 2007 and Office 2007 installs:

1. Create a .msp file by running setup.exe /admin
- walk through the entire configuration
2. Once it is complete, you can open up the Package Manager and create a new project

3. in the package wizard select Unattended program

4. then point it to the setup.exe for the unattended program

5. for the command line parameters you will want to put the following "/adminfile PATH_NEWLY_CREATED.msp"

6. if there are other options that are not captured in the MSP file you can add a /config option and point to the config.xml

Here is a couple of links from MS that might help as well.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179097(TechNet.10).aspx (Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office System)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179195(TechNet.10).aspx (Config.xml file in the 2007 Office System)