I got the paths and command lines to call upon setups etc. Well, it gets to office it starts the setup and it disappears. The batch file moves onto the next item to install without finishing office. Ideas? Here is what I have:

ECHO.

ECHO Installing Office 2003

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\OfficeXP\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

I've done the footwork in the search area and I didn't come up with anything helpful. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I think i left something out in the syntax...am I right?

should be?

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Office11\setup.exe TRANSFORMS="Unattended.MST" /qb-

this is what the office prep tool gives me:

setup.exe TRANSFORMS=C:\XPSP1a_ENG_PRO\$OEM$\$1\Install\Office11\Unattended.MST /qb-

this is what the office prep tool gives me:

setup.exe TRANSFORMS=C:\XPSP1a_ENG_PRO\$OEM$\$1\Install\Office11\Unattended.MST /qb-

Don't forget that the Office Prep tool is going by the directory structure you've got when you create the MST. In reality, your structure won't have the $OEM$\$1 in it (as we discussed in the other thread). Try the command below (make sure that setup.exe is in the Office11 directory and if it isn't, adjust the line accordingly):

start /wait "%systemroot%\Install\Office11\setup.exe" TRANSFORMS="C:\Install\Office11\Unattended.MST" /qb-

I think that is going to do it...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Not a problem. I'm home from work now, so you can IM at any time.

I'm still stuck at work setting up 2k3 servers... If I get in at a decent time I willl IM you.

So...I changed the line accordingly and it told me that it could not find the 'transform' blah blah. Any ideas?

So...I changed the line accordingly and it told me that it could not find the 'transform' blah blah.  Any ideas?

Is the path to the transform correct?

Yeah...the path points straight to the file:

start /wait "%systemroot%\Install\Office11\setup.exe" TRANSFORMS="C:\Install\Office11\Unattended.MST" /qb-

Path>HD C:\Install\Office11

you've probably had it sorted out by now, but

%systemroot% -->refers to C:\windows

Do you not mean %systemdrive% ?

you've probably had it sorted out by now, but

%systemroot% -->refers to C:\windows

Do you not mean %systemdrive% ?

AHHH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

Sorry, typo on my part

LOL sorry I wasn't around last night. I had to stay in at the office late to prep for a conference.