I created an Office XP SP3 by this http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/officexp_advanced.htm

and it says to rename the

TRANSFORMS=C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\Office2003\Unattended.MST /qb-

to...

TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

It won't let me rename that with the Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit Tools I downloaded = orktools.exe on same link. It it keeps that path it probably won't install correctly.

How do you get around this?

thank you for reminding me...

the site isn't too clear about that. It should be that you close out of the ORK tools, and then when adding it to your batch file or whatever you change it THERE to just unattend.mst

Thanks Alanoll

I tried every search I string could and couldn't find anything like that. Also some of my screens were a little different and I thought the version I had was the problem.

Tried everything to open it also and finally with VB and I don't see any path like the long one.

No, don't worry, it will install fine.

That

TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

refers to the command-line to use to install Office2k3.

I know this is quite an old thread, but I thought why opening a new one since this is the same problem I have now. My batch file looks like that and is taken from the above mentioned website:

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait "f:\Desktop Support\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe" TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

What is wrong that it won't allow me to install Office 2003? Below is the error message.

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TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST

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Windows cannot find 'TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

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OK

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Could someone please post the correct batch file content?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Edited June 14, 201214 yr by Mackhack

ECHO.

ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait "c:\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe" TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

ECHO.

ECHO Installing Office 2003 Professional

ECHO Please wait...

start /wait "c:\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe" TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

Thanks for your reply, but the installation files aren't on the C:\ drive. They are on network drive.

Maybe you need to check if the name you used is correct, mine is (whithout quotes):

Example with WPI:

'%WPIPath%\\Install\\Office2003\\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=UNATTEND.MST /qn'

Cheers

What name? From the unattended.mst file? I double checked that already. F2 on the file, copied the file name and pasted it into the batch file.

TRANSFORMS=Unattended.MST /qb-

TRANSFORMS=UNATTEND.MST /qb-

You see the difference?

So is that case sensitive? Attached is a screenshot of the directory.

thank you for reminding me...

the site isn't too clear about that. It should be that you close out of the ORK tools, and then when adding it to your batch file or whatever you change it THERE to just unattend.mst

Yes, it seems!

Create a new mst file and save as Unattend.mst! I always use successfully like that!

HTH

Edited June 15, 201214 yr by myselfidem

Just did, still the same issue

Have you tried whithout quotes and whithout space inside folder names ?:

.\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=UNATTEND.MST /qb-

Example, like this:

start /wait F:\Desktop_Support\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\install\Applications\Office2003\setup.exe TRANSFORMS=UNATTEND.MST /qb-

*Edit: The new link for the web site you told is here now:

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/50/

Edited June 15, 201214 yr by myselfidem

YOUR ISSUE IS WITH THIS!!!

\XPCD\$OEM$\$1\

It COPIES THE Office files to the c:\Install dir!!!

Office install WILL NOT look for your "network drive" without extra steps