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Solution
Before you use the Office 2008 installer, delete the postflight script file from Office
Installer.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Office2008_<language>_dock.pkg/Contents/Resources/. A
known issue
prevents network deployment of Office 2008 Dock icons. However, a postflight
script, which is in the package that attempts to install icons in the Dock, runs successfully. The
postflight script causes the Dock application to close and then reopen. To delete the postflight
script, perform the following steps:
1. Copy
Office Installer from the Office 2008 DVD to a writable volume.
2. Hold down CONTROL and click the
Office Installer icon.
3. Click
Show Package Contents.
4. Double-click
Contents, and then double-click Packages, and then locate
Office2008_<
language
>_dock.pkg.
Note Replace <language> with the relevant two-letter language code, such as en, ja,
or fr.
5. Hold down CONTROL and click
Office2008_<language>_dock.pkg, and then click
Show Package Contents.
6. Double-click
Contents, and then double-click Resources, and then delete postflight.
Mitigations
Mitigation refers to a setting, common configuration, or general best-practice, existing in a default
state, which could reduce the severity of exploitation of vulnerability. The following mitigating
factors may be helpful in your situation:
• Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) is not vulnerable to this issue.
• Restarting the client computers after the installation removes the vulnerability.
• If you use Apple Remote Desktop 3 or later to deploy Office 2008, choose the options
to lock the screens during installation. If the screen is locked during installation, then
this vulnerability is not exposed.
Note For an introduction to Apple Remote Desktop, see Apple Remote Desktop 3
on the
Apple Web site (www.apple.com/remotedesktop). For detailed information, see the Apple
Remote Desktop Administrator's Guide documentation available for download from the
Resources page in the same area of the Apple Web site.