Can't remove using GPO

[Steele]

I recently installed a new Windows 2000 domain, SP-4. I created a GPO to
install Office 2000 on my workstations, and it seems to work correctly,
except that if I go under:

1) Edit the GPO
2) Go to Computer Configuration --> Software Settings --> Software
Installation
3) Right click on the package
4) Go to Properties
5) Select the Deployment tab
6) Click on the Advanced tab

....there is only 1 checkbox for "Ignore language when deploying this
package".

I know I've seen a checkbox in that location for "Remove
previous installs of this product from computers, if the product was not
installed by Group Policy-based Software Installation", but that checkbox
doesn't exist in this instance. Does anyone know if that's due to SP4
being installed, or how I can remove the Office installations that are
already on the workstations?

 

[Dmitry Korolyov]

According to the answer I got regarding this issue, the option is no longer
relevant for WinXP SP1, W2k SP4 and W2k3 machines. GP engine there is
smarter and will automatically handle "previous versions" installs, as well
as "no-gp" installs, only adding and/or fiing files which are required by
the package being installed.

In case of Office XP and 2000, it will automatically uninstall previous
versions (ok, make it look so) for your case.

 

[Steele]

To clarify...

Basically, I have several different machines with several versions of Office
2000 (Professional, Standard, Small Biz, etc.) that have been installed from
several different sources. What I would like to do is move them into this
new domain, and have the old installations removed, and then install the new
installation from the administrative share, so that everyone is set up the
same. You're saying that with W2K-SP4 on my servers, it will remove the old
installations automatically?