Office 2003 Help Needed

[pontiacmn]

I used orca to edit my msi file to allow silent installs and it works fine with runonceex.cmd and also within windows. I can't get it to install with Xplode and was wondering if anyone knew if office 2k3 can be installed at the 12 minute mark. It acts like it is installing, but nothing installs. I noticed that with runonceex.cmd it doesn't actually install until the first logon. Would really appreciate some help on this one. I already posted on the Xplode forum, but was directed to this forum.

[Alanoll]

here's the thing....and I've tried to emphasize this on the rewrite.

RUNONCEEX.CMD INSTALLS NOTHING!

That being said, all it does, is add entries into the registry to SCHEDULE them to be installed at first logon.

Now on to the REAL issue, OFFICE will NOT install at T-12. The registry is no where NEAR complete. Office only installs at first logon, and perhaps T-9

[pontiacmn]

That's the exact information I needed. Thank you

Do you install Office silently and what method do you use to install it if you do? Just kind of curious as to what you think the best way to install it is. I use xplode for everything else I install.

[NomadCF]

Easyest way to install all software with out worring at what point it will install ok is to do the fallowing.

Have cmdlines.txt Call "RunOnceEx.cmd" like normal.

[COMMANDS]
"RunOnceEx.cmd"

Now Have you RunOnceEx.cmd look like this

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Presoftware Setup" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\000 /VE /D "Starting restart Counter" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\000 /V 1 /D "shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c \"Windows XP will restart in 1 miniute.\"" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Installing software script" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D"%systemdrive%\install\Install.cmd" /F

Now have your Install.cmd rerun all your normal T-12 installs

Example :

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Applications" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\002 /VE /D "Bonus Themes" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\002 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Themes.exe -o%systemdrive%\WINDOWS\Resources\ -y" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Office XP Corp." /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Office\XP.exe" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 2 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Office\XP.reg" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D ".Net Framework" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Netframe\netfxsp11.exe" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\Netframe\reg.reg" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Google Toolbar 2.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Google\GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe /q /d" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "FireFox 1.0.1" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Firefox\setup.exe" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Mega Codex Installer" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Codex\klmcodec118.exe /VERYSILENT" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\030 /VE /D "Java Start 1.5.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\030 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Java\jre_1-5-1.exe /s /v\" /qn IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 ADDLOCAL=jrecore REBOOT=Suppress\"" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\035 /VE /D "XP Antispy 3.93" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\035 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Antispy\xp-AntiSpy.exe +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +6 +9 +16 +19 +20 +21 +22 +25 +27 +36 +41 +44 +45 +46 +51 +52 +53 +61 +62" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\040 /VE /D "Adobe Reader 7.0" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\040 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Adobe\AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe /S /n /qn" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\045 /VE /D "Appyling gpedit Settings" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\045 /V 1 /D "gpupdate /force" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Appyling Regedits" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Regedits\Large.reg" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 2 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Regedits\IE.reg" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 3 /D "%systemdrive%\install\Regedits\Desktop.reg" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\055 /VE /D "Cleaning Up" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\055 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\cleanup.cmd" /f

What will happen is as fallows At the t-12 Marker it will start a restart option after 1 min. This will the system more then enough time to restart. And then on the restart it will run the RunOnceEx all over again. But this time it will install all your software. (no you don't have to install all your software here. But really it's just easyier to.)

Please Take note that the 1st Entry in the Install.cmd start with key name starting at 002.

[pontiacmn]

So are you saying to not use xplode? All my other apps install fine and I am rather fond of how it works. Mostly curious to know about the best office installation.