Deploy master page in sharepoint 2007/wss 3.0

I used the sample master pages at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA102223711033.aspx in several Feature Stapling/Receiver demonstrations to update the master page on both site collections and Webs.

Usage:

Copy the Master Page solution file like Master.wsp to a location on a Web front-end computer.

Open a Command Prompt and change directories to %commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\BIN\.

Run STSADM -o addsolution -filename "\Master.wsp" and wait for the operation to complete.

Run STSADM -o deploysolution -name "Master.wsp" -immediate -force -allowGacDeployment and wait for the operation to complete.

Run STSADM -o execadmsvcjobs and wait for the operation to complete.

NOTE Existing site collections will not be affected and can be modified either through SPD or the SharePoint UI.

Newly created site collections and Webs will receive the Clarity master page.