office2003 "simple" unattended install

[brute force]

i am following the instructions for a test simple unattended install of office 2003. looks like it was going until it came to the product key. "not entered a valid key". obviously, i have a valid license but there are no instructions on how to incorporate this into the install. how do i incorporate the key into the install so there is no user input. thanks for your help

[mara-]

You can create Administrative install with /a switch and product key will not be asked again, or you can launch your installations with /pidkey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx switch. DO not use - in serial.

Cheers

[brute force]

You can create Administrative install with /a switch and product key will not be asked again, or you can launch your installations with /pidkey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx switch. DO not use - in serial.

Cheers

thanks. i knew about the /a switch but did not know about the /pidkey switch. what did you mean when you said "DO not use - in serial."

[mara-]

I meant on dash, "-".

Cheers

Edited June 17, 2008 by mara-

[brute force]

I meant on dash, "-".

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ok, sorry about that. thanks again. and thanks for the links in your signature

[mara-]

I meant on dash, "-".

Cheers

ok, sorry about that. thanks again. and thanks for the links in your signature

You are welcome.

Cheers

[brute force]

I meant on dash, "-".

Cheers

ok, sorry about that. thanks again. and thanks for the links in your signature

You are welcome.

Cheers

the pidkey switch does not work. im getting the windows installer 3.01.400 parameters about screen

[mara-]

I don't know why it don't work for you, but this works or me.

"H:\OFF2003\SETUP.EXE" /pidkey=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Cheers

[brute force]

I meant on dash, "-".

Cheers

ok, sorry about that. thanks again. and thanks for the links in your signature

You are welcome.

Cheers

ah yes. the pidkey switch works with the .exe, not the .msi

thx