RE: [newbie] office 2000 shares
Yes you can do this. Although why you'd want to is another matter. First the problems. Since Winblows constantly goes to different modules, doing this puts a lot of traffic on your network. Office is a big (and bloated) application in itself, compounding the problem. For 3-6 users this may work fine on a 100BaseT network, but beyond that, you are asking for trouble. That said You'll need to copy the ENTIRE Office CD(both CD's if you also want frontpage) to a directory, then "root" share that directory via Samba, publically. Also it must be browseable. It need not be RW, RO will suffice. Each workstation then performs an installation from the Samba share. During the install you are asked if you want to "run from CD". You select this. The installer will remember the path to the Samba share and add in the appropriate registry entries based upon this. A few files will get copied to the local Winblows directories however, so local disk space is still a must. That's it, other than setting up Samba itself. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Frank McKenna |Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 9:23 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares | | |I would like to try to share the application itself across the |LAN as opposed to just files and documents. | |Thanks in advance | |Frank McKenna | |Difficulties increase the closer we approach our Goals | |Plato ~ "It takes a minute to have a crush on |someone,an hour to like someone and a day to love |someonebut it takes a lifetime to forget someone." | |- Original Message - |From: "Anuerin G. Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:20 AM |Subject: Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares | | |> On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:54:42 -0700, "Frank McKenna" |> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |wrote: |> |>Hi All, |> |>Has anyone attempted to share Microsoft Office 2000 Pro from a |> share on |a |>Mandrake 8.0 using Samba. |> |>What would I have to do to set this up |> |>Thanks in advance, |> |>Frank McKenna |> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares
On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 08:22, Frank McKenna wrote: > I would like to try to share the application itself across the LAN as > opposed to just files and documents. > I have never done this, but... You should be able to just map a network drive in your Windows box, to the Samba share, and then install Office 2000 on that network drive. Windows won't know the difference between a "real" disk drive and a network drive, and so will happily run the program from the network. Dave -- Please take note: msg82462/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares
I would like to try to share the application itself across the LAN as opposed to just files and documents. Thanks in advance Frank McKenna Difficulties increase the closer we approach our Goals Plato ~ "It takes a minute to have a crush on someone,an hour to like someone and a day to love someonebut it takes a lifetime to forget someone." - Original Message - From: "Anuerin G. Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:20 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:54:42 -0700, "Frank McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hi All, > >Has anyone attempted to share Microsoft Office 2000 Pro from a share on a >Mandrake 8.0 using Samba. > >What would I have to do to set this up > >Thanks in advance, > >Frank McKenna > > > hi, > > are you trying to share the files or the applications themselves? if you are sharing the applications then i think wine would be more proper for this one. > > ciao! > > > > > > > -- > > "Programming, an artform that fights back." > > === > > Anuerin G. Diaz > Design Engineer > 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower > ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., > Ortigas Center, Pasig City, > Philippines 1605 > > Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 > === > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares
Hi Frank, use startoffice6 beta instead of using Microsoft office 2000 application - wine. If it's just office 2000 files, Staroffice works fine with all, includeing ppt files. cheers On Thursday 22 November 2001 19:20, you wrote: > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:54:42 -0700, "Frank McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Hi All, > >Has anyone attempted to share Microsoft Office 2000 Pro from a share on > a Mandrake 8.0 using Samba. > >What would I have to do to set this up > >Thanks in advance, > >Frank McKenna > > > hi, > > are you trying to share the files or the applications themselves? if you > are sharing the applications then i think wine would be more proper for > this one. > > ciao! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] office 2000 shares
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:54:42 -0700, "Frank McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Has anyone attempted to share Microsoft Office 2000 Pro from a share on a Mandrake 8.0 using Samba. What would I have to do to set this up Thanks in advance, Frank McKenna hi, are you trying to share the files or the applications themselves? if you are sharing the applications then i think wine would be more proper for this one. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
