Minimal Modification Method • (Using a Mac) Create a folder somewhere on the computer, name it 'Office 2008 - Mac' • Copy the Office Installer.mpkg from the install CD (or the disk image) to that folder. • Download the first service pack, and the last combo update (get them directly from the Microsoft Mactopie site, do not use Microsoft AutoUpdate): • You'll need to visit and check the system requirements for the latest updates. The idea is to grab the most recent combined update to help minimize the amount of updates that the customer needs to do. • The updates will probably arrive in the shape of a disk image. Open the disk image and you should see an 'mpkg' file in it.

• Inside 'Office 2008 - Mac', create a subfolder and call it 'Updates'. Resurrect Paradise Kap Slap Downloads here. Copy the mpkg from each disk image into the Updates folder. • Create a simple readme file and place it next to the Office Installer.mpkg • The readme file should: • Iinstruct the user to double-click 'Office Installer.mpkg' and follow the instructions that the installer provides. • When the installation finishes, the user should open the Updates folder and double-click the first update, follow on-screen instructons, repeat with remaining updates. • The contentes of your Office 2008 - Mac folder should look like this: Office 2008 - Mac Office Installer.mpkg README.txt Updates In this shape, the folder can be burned to a CD, or copied on a network drive.